Positive No. 2 – Vicente Sánchez
The Uruguayan ranked among the Rapids’ top producers in 2015, with four goals and five assists in 30 games played.
When the Rapids handed out team awards earlier this month, Sánchez garnered the MVP honor for his play.
Too often, Sanchez had to put the team on his aging back. Like in this effort against Houston:
At 35 years old, there’s only so much heavy lifting still left in those legs.
Mastroeni talked not only of Sánchez’s prowess on the field but of his leadership abilities as well. The coach noted that during the second half of the season, Sánchez had been “a real catalyst in not only his individual performance, but the performance of the group moving forward.”
Sánchez is the oldest player on the roster and his future with the Rapids is murky. Regardless, it was a productive season for the wizard, though his performance feels wasted on the Rapids.
