Like Jose Mourinho, MLS pessimists may have called time on the German’s playing days a bit prematurely. Also, for all Sermanni’s concern early in the preseason, his team went out and signed Brazilian superstar Marta. ”There have been other pleasant surprises, like the federation’s online player health and safety resource and the facilities at the StubHub Center in LA. ”If the 31-year-old Englishman appears undaunted, his career trajectory has been meteoric.