Last year, Colorado Rapids head coach Robin Fraser offered his box-to-box midfielder, Kellyn Acosta, some sound advice: play with a type of arrogance. The 25-year-old Acosta heard his skipper loud and clear.
Acosta spoke at length with the Burgundy Wave and members of the media last week via virtual press conference while he was in the USMNT camp in Bradenton, Florida.
“What really has resonated with me, Robin has told me to play with a type of arrogance,” he said. “Just be decisive and go out there and show my qualities to the best of my abilities, don’t try to overthink too many things.