Fayettenam
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Fayettenam...what are you seeing from the freshmen?
And where's ACM?
ACM has been out with what has only been said is an upper body injury with no timetable for a return. Honestly, I thought the GK battle was going to be the biggest battle going into the season. ACM was the clear cut starter, but Panny had a MONSTER summer winning the USL2 championship with some great performances. I thought he's been pretty good in the two matches so far, but ACM is such a good reactionary shot blocker and great with his feet at the ball. I assume ACM will move back into starting once he's healthy, depending on where we are in the season.
For the freshman, Nico Benalcazar has looked good being thrown into a starting CB role as a freshman. I think one of the biggest issues with him will just be getting his comfort levels up playing alongside DeShields. I'm not really sold on Folds and Johnston at wing backs, but obviously they must be practicing well and showing that they can get down the field as well as defend. Both have seemed pretty out of position on quite a few defensive mishaps. Suzuki has been starting as well in the diamond, but it still looks like he's getting a feel for the college game.
Calvin Harris has been GREAT off the bench in my opinion. Good speed and size and seems like he can play a couple of positions well. I'd like to see more of Omar Hernandez as well.
Seems like we are still trying to find the right combos of who plays well with who and who can be dominant up top.