The Orlando Pride announced yesterday afternoon that the club and Head Coach Tom Sermanni have “mutually agreed to part ways.” The decision is bound to received mixed reaction as the team disappointed in 2018, but did make the playoffs last year. However, of all of the coaching dismissals the club has had, Sermanni’s departure had the best timing.
While Sermanni has been the only head coach of the Pride since the team’s inaugural season in 2016, Orlando City has seen three different coaches. The first two coaching changes in club history occurred during the middle of the season.