Of Sitter Misses & #1 Draft Picks
By: chris | August 24th, 2009I am guilty of knowing precisely nothing about MLS, but I gather this – Zakuani was selected by Seattle Sounders FC as the number one pick in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft on a Generation Adidas contract. – from Steve Zakuani’s wiki means that he is supposed to be a fairly decent player. He was also once a part of Arsene’s fabled Arsenal youth setup, but let go some years back.
Moments like this are probably why. Although this still probably makes him a better pound-for-pound (or dollar-for-dollar…just anything where we don’t have to compare the two) value than Arsenal super-reject David Bentley.
 |
Soccer Forums | Team/International Results |  |
 |  |
Category: World Football
Subscribe
|
Print
|
Share
      |
Comments | Add your comment
-
Having watched Every Sounders FC game, and all Home games in person I can tell you that if Zakuani had some sort of finishing ability he would not be in MLS. His pace on the wing is excellent. This is a snippet of a problem that has faced him all season. That said he forces the other teams defense to often put two men on him, and gives us a ton of corner kicks. So I take his positives with his negatives knowing that if he was a more complete player…..he would be with his brother at Peterborough United.
Posted from
United States
-
a snippet of his finishing touch throughout the season. I have seen every Sounders FC game, and this is par the course for Our team and Zakuani. That said I take it with a grain of salt that if he were a more complete player and had a finishing touch to match his pace and agility than he would not be a Sounder he would probably be with his brother at Peterborough United.
Posted from
United States -
I keep telling myself, “He’s only twenty-one. He’s only twenty-one. Surely he can overcome this. He’s only twenty-one.”
Sigh.
Posted from
United States -
Also, #1 draft pick in MLS doesn’t necesssarily mean “best,” at least in the case of Generation Adidas kids, i.e. the younger, non-college grads who’ve come through the GA program. Instead it frequently means “He has potential and since he’s GA, his salary doesn’t count against the cap.” That was the case here.
I still have hope, though. The problem is, he’s not quite good enough to be a regular starter, and when you’re not a regular starter in MLS, you don’t get the experience to become good enough to be a regular starter, since there’s no longer a reserve league. It’s kind of a Catch 22.
Posted from
United States
Leave a Reply
If you have not commented here before, please take a moment to peruse ourCommenting Guidelines.
Home 
