With the MNUFC Development Academy’s fall phase in the books and winter training and the spring phase ahead, we sat down with U14 captain Cullen Connaker and U13 captain Merrick Schaefer to find out how things have gone so far and get to know them a little better. Both play center back and they agree on several important things: their favorite movies are comedies, their favorite subject is math, and they’re both fans of Sergio Ramos — no surprise there, given their position.
MNUFC: Have you always played center back?
Merrick Schaefer: No, I used to be a forward for my last club, but [Coach Seidel] changed me to center back, and I just work there.