Musket Rounds: 5 bold coaching options for the Revolution and more stories

We’re still reading (and writing) about life after Jay Heaps, though there’s plenty else to uncover in this week’s Musket Rounds. Get started here:

Revolution News

5 bold coaching options for the Revs / Steve Davis, FourFourTwo
From Giovanni Saverese to David Moyes, Steve Davis has a big ideas for the Revolution.

Heaps firing: Revs lost “part of the family” / Nick Hemming, The Bent Musket
Interim gaffer Tom Soehn took a moment to reflect on his former boss.

Should Revs hire a club legend as next coach? / Nick Hemming, The Bent Musket
Ralston, Joseph, Reis—could a former Revs player make the cut? Share your thoughts this week’s open thread.

Major League Soccer News

Crew SC is the best MLS team nobody’s watching / Andrew King, FourFourTwo
Columbus has flown under the radar in 2017.

Villa rallies fans ahead of match in East Hartford / Alicia Rodriguez, mlssoccer.com
The NYCFC star called for support from fans during Saturday’s “home match” at Pratt & Whitney Stadium.

Albert Rusnak, newcomer of the year? / Matt Montgomery, RSL Soapbox
RSL’s creator has shined in his debut MLS season. But has he outshined the likes of Victor Vazquez and Josef Martinez?

Belser debuts unconventional new book / Seth Vertelney, goal.com
The Sporting KC and USMNT defender spoke about No Other Home, a book he describes as, “not your typical sports biography.”

U.S. Soccer News

6 MLS pros named to U.S. U-17 World Cup roster / Alicia Rodriguez, mlssoccer.com
These rising stars are headed to India.

Is Tab Ramos the favorite to replace Bruce Arena? / Rob Usry, Stars and Stripes FC
It’s all speculation, though U.S. Soccer could view the former MetroStars midfielder as the next USMNT coach.

Cincinnati a soccer outlier for club and country / Charlie Hatch, cincinnati.com
After the USWNT drew a crowd of 30,596 for its friendly with New Zealand, its time to recognize Cincinnati as a special soccer city.