Chad Ochocinco suited up for Sporting Kansas City on Monday and made his playing debut in a reserve match. Granted, it was against a PDL side, and he was at times playing alongside a 15-year-old, but there’s no denying that it gave the world the first chance to see how Ochocinco looked in a reasonably competitive environment.
Chad Ochocinco Makes Reserve Game Debut; Is The ‘Experiment’ Over?
What the world saw was a player who still looks largely tentative when playing against even lower level soccer players. Playing mostly on the right side of the midfield, he never really showcased his speed, looked less than confident on the ball and generally didn’t look much like the kind of player who is capable of contributing to a Major League Soccer team.
The speculation all along has been that if Ochocinco was going to really make an impact on SKC, it would have to be at forward where he could potentially be used to track down long passes over the top of the defense. Ochocinco never really was tested in that way.
Ochocinco’s original four-day trial ended on Saturday, so it wouldn’t be particularly surprising if this is the final time he suits up for SKC. Of course, the game was live-streamed at the Sporting KC website and there were about 3,000 people online for most of Ochocinco’s appearance. Considering the trial isn’t really costing SKC anything, maybe he’ll be back after all.
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