Who's in Arena's League?

Soccer America Magazine recently put out a list of possible successors to Bruce Arena should the U.S. national team coach not retain his position. The list is a good start but it fails to mention Peter Nowak who, call me crazy (and maybe I am), should at least be a dark horse to get the job.

Since retiring from the Chicago Fire, Nowak has entered the management side of MLS with great results. Nowak won the MLS Cup in his first year as coach of D.C. United and last year guided the team to its most regular season wins since 1999. This year, he's got the team running away with the Eastern Conference regular season title. A short but very sweet track record.

Nowak played overseas for years, most notably in the Bundesliga. He also earned 24 caps for the Polish national team.

I know he seems relatively green but he actually has more coaching experience that Jürgen Klinsmann had before taking over the German side that just advanced to the semi-finals. Nowak wasn't nearly the player that Klinsmann was, but Nowak's brief time as a coach tells you he has the potential to be as good of a coach.