Yeah, He Missed, But Wow!

By Ben Knight Onward!

The inconsistency of youth
Ah, young soccer players.

Promise, potential – and won’t they just drive you nuts every now and then?

Or – in the context of Toronto FC’s 0-2 loss to Chicago on Saturday ….

Chad Barrett: Again, he missed a lot of shots and didn’t score. But I saw a couple of things I really liked.

For a guy famous for losing his focus when he gets close to opposing nets with a soccer ball on his feet, Chad showed some highly focused grit a couple of times in this one.

There’s actually a high-angle replay of the Amado Guevara shot that belted the Windy City crossbar after the Fire had taken a 1-0 lead. The ball comes back into play, but it’s a major-league pop up. Barrett is well behind the play, in heavy traffic – and his eyes light up like Christmas in Las Vegas. He forces his way in, never once taking his eye of the ball. Not only does he get there first, he does very well to head the rebound just over the bar. Yeah, he missed, but wow!

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