On Wednesday night, Orlando City sent shockwaves through Major League Soccer with the announcement that they had agreed to amicably part ways with coach Adrian Heath. Heath had been, up to that point, the only manager the club had known since its inception in Austin in 2008.
“Yeah, no one had a clue,” said Orlando City defender Luke Boden on Heath’s departure. “It was a big surprise to everybody.”
The team turned to assistant Bobby Murphy, who was appointed interim head coach and tasked with steadying the ship as the team searched for its next head coach.