Poll: Young Player of Year
by Dave Clark on Dec 3, 2011 12:56 PM PST
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Polling for the site 'awards' (no physical award actually given) for Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year weren't really close. It looks like Moment of the Year will see a run-off just like in 2010. Moving into the Young Player of Year the contest may be more about hope than performance. In the past there were a handful of players with large amounts of playing time that would qualify for a U-23 roster. The players in this age grouping didn't get as much playing time. For Steve Zakuani that was due to injury, for Servando Carrasco it was because he is a back-up to an amazing talent, for the rest their time came primarily in Reserve League Games. The other three included in the poll are the next three most used in all competitions including reserve matches. This means that David Estrada, Mike Seamon and Michael Tetteh (who is going to the Netherlands to train with the Generation Adidas team) make the cut. Miguel Montano, Bryan Meredith, Amadou Sanyang do not.
Reserve Stats are courtesy of Seattle Pitch.
Which player who started the year qualifying for a U-23 (ie Olympics) Squad had the best 2011?
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I really wanted to vote Zak
but unfortunately because of his injury just didn’t see the field enough for me. I voted for Carrasco because of how well he filled in for Ozzie and never really looked too out of his depth. The rest of the field just didn’t see the field enough IMO.
My heart's vote is for Zak
But my head clicked on Carrasco. Zak was primed to have a great year, but the injury cut it too short. Carrasco saw a lot more time than I had expected him to, and out side of a few “special” moments you’d expect from a player of his experience, he was pleasantly solid and showed developmental strides throughout the season.
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I voted Zak
He did more in his 453 minutes than Carrasco did in his 1098, and nothing Carrasco did made put me in awe of him as a player. I do not think Carrasco is a bad – I think he is a great asset and will serve us well down the road. But even in his very limited time, Zak was masterclass.
With Carrasco in the running...
…we should have reds earned and reds given as part of the stats.
by mrbs on Dec 3, 2011 7:36 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
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