“It’s difficult,” said United States under-20 and former Orlando City B center back Tommy Redding after replacing Jose Aja last weekend in OCSC’s first loss of the season to Columbus Crew SC.
The 20-year-old center back came on for Aja just before halftime in the 2-0 defeat after the starting center back picked up a grade 1 hamstring strain, which will require between two weeks and month to heal.
Redding will quickly have to make the jump from Orlando City B level to the first team, and adapt to having a bigger role with the first teamers.