It took MLS expansion team FC Cincinnati 11 games to make a change at the top.
Manager Alan Koch has been fired, with FC Cincinnati president and general manager Jeff Berding citing a deteriorated team culture as his reasoning for parting ways with the coach who enjoyed plenty of success at the USL level.
“After a series of recent issues and a team culture that had deteriorated, we determined that it’s time to make a change to return a club-centered focus to the team,” Berding said in a statement. “This decision is not driven by recent game results themselves, but rather the underpinnings that have led to those results.