When Jason Kreis took over Real Salt Lake in 2007, one of his first decisions was trading then rising star, Freddy Adu.
He has been quoted saying that it was a move he wanted to make at least one year prior to when he took over, and history has shown that he wasn’t wrong about sending him packing.
Shortly afterwards, the club acquired Luis Gil, who Kreis and co. spent years shaping to be (what many thought) Javier Morales’ replacement in midfield. Although many would argue with me about the idea that Javi could have ever been replaced, I would argue that it wasn’t Javi who couldn’t be replaced, it was Gil who couldn’t step up.