The Montreal Impact and head coach Jesse Marsch have agreed to "part ways," coming to a mutual agreement to end his tenure at the helm of Major League Soccer's newest franchise. Marsch's assistants will take over the club on an interim basis.
At a press conference yesterday Marsch said that while he and and ownership had the same long term goal for the club, they differed significantly on how to get there. Also in attendance was Impact owner Joey Saputo, who called the situation an "amicable parting ways." Saputo didn't comment on any exact philosophical differences between the front office and Marsch other than just to say that sometimes it's the "little things" that get in the way.
For his part, Marsch was asked if "philosophical differences" had iced the relationship between himself and star players Marco Di Vaio and Alessandro Nesta. He responded only with, "I'm not going to comment on that.
The Montreal Impact finished 12-16-6 on 42 points. They were 11 behind Houston for the final playoff spot in the east. Saputo said the failure to make the playoffs was not the reason Marsch was leaving. This was echoed by Mateo Ferrari, who told reporters that while the Impact should have made the playoffs with the team they had, the fault did not all reside with Marsch.
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