Former U.S. national team assistant Mike Sorber has joined the coaching staff for the Montreal Impact, where he'll assist head coach Jesse Marsch when the club makes the leap to MLS next year. Sorber and Marsch were both assistants under Bradley for the national team from 2010-2011, and the two were teammates on the Chicago Fire playing under Bradley in 2000.

Sorber, a former U.S. international who competed in Mexico and MLS during his playing career, was previously an assistant at St. Louis University before joining Bradley's staff for the 2010 World Cup cycle.

Sorber joins Preston Burpo, who signed on as goalkeepers coach earlier this week, as Marsch's assistants.

Impact hunts for players in South America
Team focusing mainly on offensive talent

Impact sporting director Nick De Santis and head coach Jesse Marsch haven't been sitting with their feet up waiting for Major League Soccer to come to them.

The two recently completed an 11day scouting trip to South America for players who might be wearing Impact uniforms when the team joins MLS next year.

"We saw a lot of games, probably watched 15 in 11 days," De Santis told The Gazette this week. "We saw a lot of first-team reserve games as well as some Copa Sudamericana games that were going on. Basically, every night we were at a game."

De Santis and Marsch spent a week in Argentina, two days in Chile and two more in Ecuador.

"We have to evaluate and analyze everything, including the costs involved with bringing players from South America here, and compare them to the European market," De Santis said. "We also have to look at which players would adapt here and get to know their profiles and characteristics.

"We were able to sit down with a couple of players to get to know their personalities and motivation to come here," he added. "Now we're trying to put things together to see which players make the most sense and could help the team in the process of building it and, of course, we have to look at their price value."


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MAURO BIELLO REMAINS ASSISTANT COACH
WITH THE IMPACT IN MLS


MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact announced on Friday that Mauro Biello has been named assistant coach of the club's first team, which will play its first MLS season in 2012. Biello has been the team’s assistant coach in the North American Soccer League (NASL) since November 19, 2009, following a career that spanned 19 seasons as a professional player, 16 of which were with the Impact.

DEPARTURE OF GIL ORRIOLS JANSANA

The Impact also announced the departure of Gil Orriols Jansana, who was the physical performance manager with the first team since 2009. Orriols Jansana decided to return to his native Spain for personal reasons.


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Marsch returns from South America with open mind

Montreal coach keeping options open ahead of expansion draft

MONTREAL - With a little less than a week remaining before the start of the Expansion Draft, Montreal head coach Jesse Marsch told MLSsoccer.com what his plans are for next week’s first major step toward building the Impact's roster.

We watched them a bit more closely this time,” Marsch told MLSsoccer.com. “We evaluated different scenarios to see how they could fit into the team’s strategy. We also analyzed the financial aspect of bringing one or many players from South America.”

The gaffer explained that the Montreal faithful should not expect any news before the expansion draft scheduled on Nov. 23. “We want to keep all the doors opened,” he said. “That being said, we’re still looking for offensive-minded players.”

“We need players with a strong MLS background and experience,” Marsch said. “There are a lot of players on our radar. Although we have a good sense of what to expect next week, we want to have as many options as possible. It’s important to keep an open mind.”

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