Positive No. 1 – They’re still young
The boys in burgundy are actually quite green, despite Vicente Sánchez’s advanced age. If you look at the players that took the field in the loss to the Portland Timbers, the average age was about 26.
The 23-year-old rookie Dominique Badji had the lone goal in the loss and was recalled from the Rapids’ USL affiliate at the end of August.
A slew of Argentines in Lucas Pittinari and Juan Ramírez also performed well. Pittinari looked strong, having played in 29 games this past year and starting in 25 of those at the midfield.
Ramírez produced similar numbers (one goal, three assists) through 27 games. And this kid is only 22.
Then, of course, there’s Dillon Serna, who doubles for the U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team and also scores goals like this:
Another season under the belt of some of these youngsters could go a long way in acheiving long-term goals for this club.
