Yea, Revs training may not be up to snuff -even by US standards but they haven't brought ZH to mediocrity. (Maybe Fagundez, but that is not the academy coach's blame).
ZH
1. has played and even scored for Revs in MLS
2. wasn't tied to MLS academy/ Revs til he was late teens.
3. played and trained overseas,
4. even played for another country's national team
5. has significant ties and access to overseas training[/QUOTE]
And he's played less than ten minutes in two years; was on the U16 and U18 teams. From Revs website:
MLS CAREER: The Homegrown Player is in second season with the first team…Signed first professional contract in May 2015 and made one MLS appearance through June 2016, logging four minutes…Spent four years in the Revolution Academy beginning in the 2011-12 season…Named the inaugural Revolution Academy Player of the Year in 2014.
2016: Through the month of June, has appeared in one game and logged four minutes of action…Appeared in two U.S. Open Cup matches…Made first professional start against the Carolina RailHawks on June 15…Scored the game-winning goal, his first score as a professional, in extra time…Played 58 minutes as a substitute in the club’s U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 match against the New York Cosmos…(3/20) at PHI: Made MLS debut to become the third Revolution Academy and Homegrown Player signing to log minutes with the first team.
2015: Became New England’s third ever Homegrown Player when he signed his first professional contract on May 2…Did not appear in an MLS game…Made professional debut in a U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round match vs. Charlotte Independence when he replaced Daigo Kobayashi as a substitute in the 87th minute.
REVOLUTION ACADEMY: Played four seasons with the Revolution Academy and made 92 appearances with the U-16 and U-18 teams,[/QUOTE]
That is a very unimpressive start to a pro career
ZH
1. has played and even scored for Revs in MLS
2. wasn't tied to MLS academy/ Revs til he was late teens.
3. played and trained overseas,
4. even played for another country's national team
5. has significant ties and access to overseas training[/QUOTE]
And he's played less than ten minutes in two years; was on the U16 and U18 teams. From Revs website:
MLS CAREER: The Homegrown Player is in second season with the first team…Signed first professional contract in May 2015 and made one MLS appearance through June 2016, logging four minutes…Spent four years in the Revolution Academy beginning in the 2011-12 season…Named the inaugural Revolution Academy Player of the Year in 2014.
2016: Through the month of June, has appeared in one game and logged four minutes of action…Appeared in two U.S. Open Cup matches…Made first professional start against the Carolina RailHawks on June 15…Scored the game-winning goal, his first score as a professional, in extra time…Played 58 minutes as a substitute in the club’s U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 match against the New York Cosmos…(3/20) at PHI: Made MLS debut to become the third Revolution Academy and Homegrown Player signing to log minutes with the first team.
2015: Became New England’s third ever Homegrown Player when he signed his first professional contract on May 2…Did not appear in an MLS game…Made professional debut in a U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round match vs. Charlotte Independence when he replaced Daigo Kobayashi as a substitute in the 87th minute.
REVOLUTION ACADEMY: Played four seasons with the Revolution Academy and made 92 appearances with the U-16 and U-18 teams,[/QUOTE]
That is a very unimpressive start to a pro career
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