Thanks to conditions attached to the acquisition of Kwadwo Poku’s MLS rights from Seattle in early 2015, New York City FC had to surrender its first round SuperDraft pick to the defending champs this year. Considering that former first rounders Khiry Shelton and Jack Harrison are among the brightest talents in all the Five Boroughs, you’re not wrong if this feels like drag.
Luckily, a native son is here to bewitch your hearts and jolt you back into good humor— that is, if Claudio Reyna and the front office choose to follow Hudson River Blue’s advice for the second round of the SuperDraft.