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| (above) DU Alum Nat Borchers may be the most under-rated defenseman in Major League Soccer |
From: ESPN.com
by Jeff Carlisle
by Jeff Carlisle
Several weeks ago, in a casual chat with an MLS assistant coach, the
topic of Jamison Olave's exceptional ability came up. The assistant
concurred that the Real Salt Lake defender is perhaps the league's best
but quickly added, "Nat Borchers, with his ability to organize, is the
guy that really makes that defense go."
That
discussion could be held up as a microcosm of Borchers' career. Sure, he
was an MLS Best XI selection in 2010 -- as was Olave -- when Real set
an MLS single-season record for conceding the fewest goals. But in a
discussion of the league's top defenders, Borchers always seems destined
to be an afterthought, especially when compared to his club teammate [read entire article].
2 comments:
DU has three alums in the MLS:
Borchers, goalie Joe Willis of DC United and Sam Garza, who started at DU but finished his college career at UCSB. He is playing for the San Jose Earthquakes.
Real Salt Lake sucks. Any American team coloring themselves Real anything should kick themselves in the nuts.
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