Alecko Eskandarian? Hopefully, he'll still be on the board when it's our turn to pick: "He is not your typical big, strong type of college player," said Octavio Zambrano, coach of Major League Soccer's MetroStars. "He is more like a really creative, imaginative, very savvy player who knows what to do with the ball." "He's got the stuff required to play at our level," Zambrano said. "He has the vision and the understanding about how to play in tight situations like his father had. He also has a very good shot, a very good left foot, and a lot of flair and imagination." His description of Alecko could also apply to Brad Davis. http://www.bergen.com/page.php?level_3_id=165&page=4943785
He might as well add that "if I am still coach next season I will make sure to use him sparingly in the first few games, until he demonstrates that he clearly deserves a starting spot. Once he has done that, I will continue to keep him on the bench until the second half -- preferably after the 70th minute -- of each game, unless he is hurt and unable to play. By keeping him off the pitch and replacing him with a defensive midfielder, I think I can limit our creativity, decrease our ability to possess the ball, and add to the pressure on the back line. Basically, I want everyone to see how acrobatic Tim Howard is."
"Eskandarian was dissatisfied with the referees during Sunday's 4-2 loss to Penn State, prompting him to smack back at an attacker, which led to his first collegiate ejection. His red card will force him to miss Saturday's ACC matchup at Wake Forest." Geez, not another Mathis-like referee yaker...
Oz was also quoted as saying: "When I was in Italy, I bought a very expensive slice of pizza. It was so good. If Alecko would allow me, I would have little bits of him every game. But Alecko is too much of a competitor. I wish I could have, like my pizza, alecko every now and then and bite into it a little bit and make sure it lasts for a long time."