New first-team coach & "defensive co-ordinator"

[Injury Time]

Almost missed this buried in another "prospect gone crock" article but had seen him a couple times in reserves...

Former Arsenal defender Ryan Garry has been forced to retire from football at the age of 27.The versatile full-back, who featured in Arsenal's 2001 FA Youth Cup Final triumph, has called time on his playing career at Bournemouth after failing to recover from a persistent nerve-related problem in his lower leg and will become first-team coach and defensive co-ordinator at the club.A former scholar at Highbury, Garry signed professional terms with Arsenal in July 2001 and made his first-team debut in Arsenal's 3-2 Worthington Cup Third-Round defeat at home to Sunderland in November 2002.His only Premiership appearance was in a 6-1 victory over Southampton in May 2003, the game that started Arsenal’s 49-game unbeaten run.

Okay football gurus what is a "defensive co-ordinator"?

[Niall_Quinn]

If I had to guess and based on the article above, I'd say it was a role taken very seriously at any club that's not called Arsenal.

[Kano]

it's an american football term

[Injury Time]

it's an american football term

Meaning... & how does that apply to a "soccer" team?

[Kano]

not sure

http://www.soccercoachingnotes.com/c...m-defense.html

[hymppi]

Almost missed this buried in another "prospect gone crock" article but had seen him a couple times in reserves...Okay football gurus what is a "defensive co-ordinator"?

at arsenal or at bournemouth?

[Letters]

Interesting, and perhaps encouraging. It's good to see we recognise the NEED for a defensive co-ordinator. Some sign maybe that the problems there are being addressed or at least they're attempting to do so?

[server too busy!]

I'm pretty sure thats at Bournemouth

[Özim]

Interesting, and perhaps encouraging. It's good to see we recognise the NEED for a defensive co-ordinator. Some sign maybe that the problems there are being addressed or at least they're attempting to do so?

You are kidding right?

Ryan Garry wasn't even a decent player, so making him a defensive co-ordinator has to be a wind-up surely?

I'm amazed how easily pleased you are, how you could be happy for us to employ (if indeed it is for us) someone who was never any good and has no experience to handle the defence is beyond me.

This is in no way addressing the problem. Anyway hopefully this is for Bournemouth a more suitable level for him.

[Marc Overmars]

I'm pretty sure thats at Bournemouth

Must be.

What credentials does he have to land a job like that here?