UAZipster0305 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 http://www.collegesoccernews.com/index_files/Page4754.htm "For four consecutive seasons the Zips have lost a big time goal scorer but it hasn't presented a significant problem since someone has always been on board who was capable of filling the gap. It went like this: Steve Zakuani to Teal Bunbury, Bunbury to Darlington Nagbe, Nagbe to Darren Mattocks. Zakuani left in 2008 after his sophomore season to enter the professional ranks. Bunbury did the same in 2009 after his sophomore season. Nagbe followed suit in 2010 after his junior season. Mattocks completed the cycle when he elected to take his game to the professional level in 2011 at the end of his sophomore season. The success that Zakuani, Bunbury, Nagbe, and Mattocks achieved at Akron speaks well for the program but the exit left enter right scenario of big time goal scorers looks to have at least temporarily come to an end heading into the 2012 season." I don't know who is next in the pipeline, but I believe someone will step up and leave yet another legendary impression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Already discussed here There are a couple of flaws with this theory though: 1.) This article says that our next big striker is not already here, but how do we know that maybe Akiel Barrett isn't our next big striker? I personally don't think he is, but he could be. He only had 2 goals this year, but Teal and Steve only had 6 their freshmen years. I'll be honest, I didn't follow the team as closely back then, but did everyone know they were going to have huge production their sophomore years before they got there? 2.) Really, if Alfred Koroma (or any other incoming player) is our next big striker, this wouldn't be the first time in four years we had to get a new target man. Next year would really mirror two years ago, when we lost Teal. Darlington isn't the same type of forward as the other three, and losing Teal didn't mean Darlington stepped up to score 20 goals that season, it was Darren who was our leading scorer. So as far as having a star forward waiting on our bench, maybe we do have one, maybe we don't. But even if we don't, it wouldn't be the first time we had to replace our leading scorer with an incoming freshman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Great analysis Yaz! I have been watching very closely.. well, for a long time. The breakout sophmore seasons of Zakuani and Bunbury were not surprises at all, at least, not to me. Barrett scoring double digit goals in 2012 would be a very pleasant surprise. Do not count on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisbee Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Great analysis Yaz! I have been watching very closely.. well, for a long time. The breakout sophmore seasons of Zakuani and Bunbury were not surprises at all, at least, not to me. Barrett scoring double digit goals in 2012 would be a very pleasant surprise. Do not count on it. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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