What? What?? USL's leading scorer, with 12 goals in the regular season. A fan favourite after scoring both of Vancouver's goals in last year's Championship win. He's 31, and isn't getting any faster, but surely he's still valuable to the club.
Earlier this year he was involved in an on-field bust-up with teammate Wesley Charles (since released), and then after this year's final loss to Montreal he was "misquoted" in a French newspaper complaining about not starting. I wonder if these incidents were a factor. And I will admit to not a little frustration with him at times, but he always pops up with a goal just when you dismiss his contribution to the game.
Also released were seldom used midfielder Vincente Arze and the speedy if seemingly lazy midfielder Lyle Martin. Arze impressed at the beginning of the season but was inconsistent. Martin, in my view, was at fault for the goal that Cleveland scored against us in the final game of the season, a goal that had no bearing on the season but did demonstrate to me his commitment to the game/team. Interestingly, after that game he was pushed back to right-back and Wes Knight was pushed forward to right mid.
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