FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – English. French. Slovene.
Those are the primary languages spoken by the three players at the heart of the New England Revolution’s defense: goalkeeper Cody Cropper, and center backs Benjamin Angoua and Anonio Delamea. Three players, three different languages.
On the face of it, that presents a potential problem. Cropper, Angoua and Delamea rely upon communication at all times, as organization at the back is critical to success.
But in speaking with the trio – through an interpreter in the case of Angoua – it becomes apparent that communication is, in fact, no problem at all.