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By Favian Renkel and Justin Ruderman
Welcome back to Week No. 14 of Justin and Favian’s Weekly MLS Awards where SBI staff writers Justin Ruderman and Favian Renkel bring you a glimpse at the best of each week in MLS.
With no Leo Messi to talk about because he was busy filming “Bad Boys” with Martin Lawrence and Will Smith, we have some old school MLS to talk about. Let’s jump right in!
Player of the Week
Justin Ruderman: Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati)
Replacing Alvaro Barreal in Cincinnati is no easy task but Luca Orellano is showing the ability to do so with his most memorable performance yet in the orange and blue.
He took some time to adapt to his new team (as did Barreal) but has seemingly found his stride with a huge brace in Cincinnati’s 4-3 win over Toronto to propel him to a fifth goal contribution in the last six matches. His two goals on Saturday, first from right-wing-back then left-wing-back, both resulted from Orellano’s game awareness. Twice the Argentinian had the ball fall to his feet after his assister was fouled in or around the box. As the referee allowed advantage for Orellano, he quickly dispatched both opportunities into the back of the net. Every youth coach in the country would be praising his ability to “play the whistle” and Cincinnati earned the victory as a result.
If that wasn’t enough, he completed a game-high five successful dribbles and won a game-high seven duels. What a performance!
Favian Renkel: Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF)
When all the stories during the week were about Lionel Messi skipping travel to Vancouver to get extra rest for his upcoming schedule, nobody expected Inter Miami to play well in Vancouver and come away with three points. The Herons’ remarkable performance in Canada owes much to Finnish winger Robert Taylor. It’s almost as if Lionel Messi transferred some of his powers to Taylor while staying home and ordering a questionable pizza to watch…
Source link : https://sbisoccer.com/2024/05/luca-orellano-fc-cincinnati-headline-the-best-of-mls-for-week-14
Author : Favian Renkel
Publish date : 2024-05-28 12:39:05
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