When Eric Ramsay arrived at Minnesota United three matches into last season, the new head coach put his initial focus on the Loons defense. That foundational element is engrained in the Welshman’s ethos, and it won’t go away during his second season in charge of MNUFC.

Former Manchester United and Chelsea coach Eric Ramsay has ruled himself out of the running for the head coach vacancy at Swansea City. This revelation came about during an interview with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

A Welsh native, Ramsay has been listed as a 2-1 favorite by British bookmakers SkyBet and BetVictor to be named the next Swansea manager. Outside of being from the same country, Ramsay has other connections to Swansea. He got his coaching career started with the club, coaching Swansea's U-18 and U-21 teams over period of three-and-a-half years.

As Minnesota United opens its season Saturday, there are still some questions to be answered. For one: what are we going to call Bongokuhle Hlongwane’s position? Defensively, he’s the right back. He jumps into midfield at times on defense,