My opinion is that this is definitely a good thing. Berhalter had a consistent track record of success both with the Crew — on a much smaller budget than he’s likely to receive in Chicago — and then with the USMNT. He’s a good coach, with the teams playing cohesive, if sometimes dull, defensively strong football (although with Hans Flick’s Barca on the loose and Berhalter with a marked penchant for emulating the latest in Europe, “exciting, defensively suspect football” may now be on the menu).
Should that worry Berhalter in the dual role of manager and head coach? Maybe a little, but to borrow a line from a friend, “I think the job titles matter a lot less than the processes, and I would trust Gregg to make good decisions there.”
In other words, I think he would create an organization that works.