“He Is Utterly Obsessed With Winning:” Delving Into What Is Really Going On With Ted Lasso

Well, hey there! In case you missed it, over at the Ringer, I wrote about Ted Lasso’s place in the grand tradition of “players coaches” like Joe Gibbs and “Sparky” Anderson: men whose front-facing kindness and constant self-effacement was the thin veneer obscuring a competitiveness on overdrive. Check it out in advance of the season premiere if it sounds like your cup of hot brown water.