""But I've always believed if you can get good people in terms of the collective buy-in, and how we like to do things, and when it clicks, it becomes a really good, dominant force. And I've seen a very good click very early on, and just by showing a lot of belief and conviction in people, that's almost like my payback to get this award. But it has really nothing to do about me.""
""I think there's almost three parts; happy for the club, happy for the players, and obviously then there's a side story for me where I try and fit myself in,""
""I think the first thing I did was when I found out [I won], I sent Jesse a message," ... "I said, 'Jess, this is all your signature.'""
Bradley Carnell won the 2025 Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year after guiding Philadelphia Union to the Supporters' Shield. Carnell received 37.78% of the weighted vote, ahead of Vancouver's Jesper Sorensen (26.53%) and San Diego's Mikey Varas (19.82%). Philadelphia posted the largest points increase from 2024 (+29), six more than the next-closest club. Carnell emphasized collective buy-in, belief and conviction in players as keys to the club's dominance. Carnell earned the nickname "Pit Bull" as a player at VfB Stuttgart, began coaching as a New York Red Bulls assistant in 2017, served as interim manager in 2020, and was St. Louis City SC's first manager.
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