Matt Gaschk with Charlie Davies The full interview goes into more on Fucito, recovering from injury, how Seattle helped and Steve Zakuani

I chose the selection on Mike Fucito because new readers often wonder why I write about him so much. The above quote is just one example. Below is another from their high school coach.

Together they may well have been the best striking pair in the entire nation in the fall of 2003. Though Parade Magazine named Charlie the top high school striker in the USA that year, there were a number of coaches who thought Mike was at least as effective and dangerous a player. There was no question of Charlie's upside. He was lethal with the ball in the box, a clinical finisher. His pace was unbelievable. Mike was a total dynamo all over the pitch. He had great touch and could hit a ball from the left side with uncanny accuracy and tremendous force. He scored brilliant goals through high work rate, sheer determination and brilliant strikes.