FCTP 2007 MLS Rookie of the Week...Week 3...
I seem to be getting slower and slower at posting these Rookie of the Week posts. We'll see if I can make it all the way through the season without the help of another contributor. That being said, if you are interested in being the FCTP Rookie of the Week specialists, please email me.
This week we didn't have a full slate of games and with a couple teams resting we had a low number of rookies seeing the field. 7 of the 135 MLS players were rookies this week, the lowest number of the season and the lowest percentage so far. Add that to the fact that only one player, Michael Harrington, played the entire match while only three players started their matches.
Let's take a look at the rookies who played (starters in bold):
Dane Richards
Michael Harrington
Osei Telesford
John Cunliffe
Adam Cristman
Wells Thompson
Brad Evans
This week's ROTW is awarded to Adam Cristman from New England. Cristman got his second assist of the season and played well for New England which earned an important point on the road. Cristman has played well up top with Taylor Twellman and is proving that he can hold up the ball against physical MLS defenders. With Christman playing the target forward, Twellman and the other NE forwards are getting a lot of opportunities to run off the ball looking for space. Once Cristman starts scoring some goals he'll be getting a lot more notice around the league.
This week we didn't have a full slate of games and with a couple teams resting we had a low number of rookies seeing the field. 7 of the 135 MLS players were rookies this week, the lowest number of the season and the lowest percentage so far. Add that to the fact that only one player, Michael Harrington, played the entire match while only three players started their matches.
Let's take a look at the rookies who played (starters in bold):
Dane Richards
Michael Harrington
Osei Telesford
John Cunliffe
Adam Cristman
Wells Thompson
Brad Evans
This week's ROTW is awarded to Adam Cristman from New England. Cristman got his second assist of the season and played well for New England which earned an important point on the road. Cristman has played well up top with Taylor Twellman and is proving that he can hold up the ball against physical MLS defenders. With Christman playing the target forward, Twellman and the other NE forwards are getting a lot of opportunities to run off the ball looking for space. Once Cristman starts scoring some goals he'll be getting a lot more notice around the league.
Labels: Adam Cristman, MLS Rookies, Rookie of the Week
posted by Bonji at
8:16 AM
4 Comments:
I'm a bit surprised with 3 new teams in the league the last 3 years that there aren't more rookies playing in the MLS.
By
Allen, at 10:43 PM
A couple of idea':
It would be neat to see which teams have already used their rookies so far this season and which teams haven't, and what that says about the picks so far (were they suppossed to be developmental players, etc...). I find it surprising that a player like Wells Thompson or Dane Richards is getting weekly 1st-team playing time and a player like Nico Coaluca hasn't come close to playing on the 1st-team.
By
FC Denver, at 1:09 PM
Also, I'd like to get your thoughts/idea's/review of the "academy" youth system that is being discussed. And your thoughts about the 95-point letter over at TopDrawer Soccer.
By
FC Denver, at 1:11 PM
Best MLS rookie = Harrington
By
Anonymous, at 2:04 PM
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