Brenden Aaronson to Faris. The former’s fourth assist of the season, the latter’s third goal. That’s a 17-year old setting up an 18-year old to help Bethlehem Steel FC push for the 2018 USL playoffs. This is how it has been all season on Brendan Burke’s team: A solid backbone of veteran talent providing the platform for developing talent to dip their toes into professional waters. But while Burke readily admits that, “our job is to get guys prepared to play for the first team, first and foremost,” the opportunity to get those bright young stars valuable, high-pressure, postseason minutes is incredibly difficult if the balance between youth and experience isn’t spot on.
Regardless of age, Steel FC executing on the pitch
