Ex-Rangers coach Tommy Wilson has joined Charlotte FC as the club’s new technical director.
During his ten years with the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer, the sixty-two-year-old man was in charge of establishing routes for young players to advance to the starting squad.
He was a reserve team coach and the technical director for player development in the academy at Ibrox before.
Wilson and Miles Joseph, who will serve as associate head coach for the first squad, will formally join Charlotte FC next month.
“I’m excited to be joining Charlotte FC to begin a new chapter in my career,” he stated in a statement following the announcement of the position.
“The opportunity Zoran Krneta [Charlotte’s chief football officer] presented to work across all technical aspects of the Club is something I’ve wanted since I broke into coaching.
“It was a privilege to work at the Philadelphia Union and I’m extremely grateful to the leadership and all the players and staff I’ve worked with, but the position in Charlotte was an opportunity I was eager to embrace.
“The Carolinas have a rich history in the game, and I look forward towards adding to its legacy”
Meanwhile, Rangers captain James Tavernier is statistically “the best defender in Europe this season”.
SuperBettingSites reports that the Englishman has made “46 tackles, 43 clearances, 21 interceptions and scored 10 goals across 20 matches and 1791 minutes on the field” in the Scottish Premiership. This is based on Whoscored’s rating system and key performance metrics gathered from Opta.
Not only is Tavernier the highest-scoring defender in Europe, but he also tops the list of the 20 best defenders on the continent based on league statistics, outperforming players such as Virgil van Djik and Joao Cancelo.
Having scored the game-winning goal in the final, the Englishman has already assisted the Ibrox team in winning the League Cup this season.
In addition, he is presently two goals short of the all-time club scoring record of 120 set by Rangers great John Greig.
Moreover, Tavernier had already disclosed the strong relationship the two have.
Speaking to the Rangers Review, he said: “He reliably informs me he’d score all the goals I do with a broken leg.
“I got to see a lot more of Mr. Greig when I started at Rangers. He used to come into the back room at Dr Jackson’s when the stadium was a bit different. I’d see him before and after games and I’d get a lot of grief no matter how I played.
“He is a true legend of the club. It’s only right we have a statue outside to mark his contribution. Overtaking him would be a huge achievement but I could never compare myself to him. I just try to be a sponge around him.
“I’ve always appreciated whatever words I’ve had around him, even if it’s been grief, and keep learning because he has an abundance of knowledge.
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