Hot Time In Old Town: There’s Reason To Be Excited About Fire’s Drafting Of Cory Gibbs
To many New England Revolution fans, Cory Gibbs was an aging, overpaid defender on one of the worst defense's in MLS. Few tears were likely shed when he chose to enter the Re-Entry Draft.
To Hot Time In Old Town’s Tweed Thornton, whose Fire picked Gibbs, there’s reason for excitement. The Fire, after all, are poised to lose a boatload of experience this offseason and that’s one thing Gibbs has plenty of.
The difference between the amount of soccer knowledge on the 2010 roster versus the 2011 roster will be staggering. You can't buy that kind of veteran experience (unless you are the Los Angeles Galaxy although we still aren't sure how they will be paying for everyone). Cory Gibbs has played in four different national leagues and has international experience with the United States National Men's Team. In fact, his 19 caps make him the most internationally capped player on the team.
Gibbs probably won’t be a huge boost to the Fire, but considering this is a team that was poised to roll out a defense that features almost no experience, it’s not hard to see how this is a step in the right direction.
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