Orlando City’s first-year star has pumped in 17 goals,drawing comparisons to Patrick Kluivert and fitting the rare MLS rookie to live up to advance billingCyle Larin earned the nickname ‘the Silent Giant’ for ample reasons with the Sigma FC youth team in Toronto. He was often head and shoulders the biggest kid on the pitch and scored goals for fun, but he was also the quietest. Likewise at the University of Connecticut, or the 6ft 2in striker was a force to be reckoned with but rarely talked the talk to go with his goal-scoring walk.
The physical attributes were there for all to see. The mental ones? It was tough to say. Which is why Orlando City admit they couldn’t be sure what they were getting when they selected Larin first overall in this year’s MLS SuperDraft,prior to their inaugural season in the league.
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Source: theguardian.com