Since his unveiling last August, both the Red Bulls and their fans have waited for Gonzalo Veron to break out into a star contributor. Unfortunately, Veron’s year in an RBNY shirt has been marked by a difficulty in securing a constant role within the team due to inconsistent opportunity and injury. A place in the starting XI is usually assumed for a Designated Player, but the 26-year-old from Moreno, in Buenos Aires, Argentina has found it tough to even carve out a consistent substitutes role.
However, Veron’s fortunes seem to be trending upward as he’s made his greatest contributions and beginning to show the sign that made Ali Curtis spend a reported $2.