Revolution Choose Andrew Farrell In First Pick of 2013 MLS SuperDraft

With the 1st overall pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, the New England Revolution have selected defender Andrew Farrell of Louisville
(Courtesy of the New England Revolution)

In the first pick of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, the New England Revolution have selected highly talented Andrew Farrell, a center back out of the University of Louisville. Farrell is a promising pick for New England, as the club hopes he can tighten up a shaky defensive core with A.J. Soares, Stephen McCarthy, and Kevin Alston. Now that the generation Adidas player has been ‘scarfed’ as a Rev, head coach Jay Heaps will be eager to get the first round pick accustom to the club, and see how well he will fit into his squad this pre-season. After all, the Revolution did not trade up for the first pick in the draft for nothing. Andrew is excited about his MLS future, and when asked about being drafted first overall, he told the media “Obviously you want to be the first guy off the board and New England is a great club…a new journey begins with New England”. The biggest question Revolution fans are asking is what position Farrell will play and if his performance will meet the hype. “Obviously there is pressure on me as a rookie, but I have to prove what I can do” Farrell said, “I think that right back won’t be too hard, I played some right back in college”. Andrew went on explaining that wherever Jay Heaps has him play is fine with him.

Player Profile:

• Height: 5′ 11″
• Weight: 165 lbs.
• Birth Date: 04-03-1992
• Birthplace: Louisville, KY

Career at Louisville:

2012 Season:

-First-team NSCAA All-American,

-MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and

-Big East Defensive Player of the Yeae.

-23 Starts, 4 goals, 9 points

-As freshman, started all five NCAA Tournament games

Highlights: http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/andrew-farrell

Twitter: @louisville05

1-1 Interview With MLS: http://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2013/01/17/superdraft-13-andrew-farrell-selected-1

 

Revolution Snag No.1 Overall Pick In SuperDraft

Photo by David Silverman

News broke Wednesday night that the New England Revolution have traded up for the 1st pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. They have swapped picks with Toronto FC with undisclosed allocation money headed Toronto’s way. This is the first time in club history New England has held the number one overall pick in the draft.The decision has caught all Revolution fans off guard, who were pretty convinced a defensive pick was a lock with their 4th overall pick. Now that New England can literally take any player in the draft, one must question exactly who the Revs are sold on picking and why that player can not go to any teams before them.

Defenders Walker Zimmerman of Furman and Andrew Farrell of Louisville both look to be promising starters for the 2013 season and years to come, but for all we know the Revolution have been scouting local midfielders Carlos Alvarez at UConn and Kyle Bekker from Boston College for years now. Our questions will be answered at noon tomorrow, as the draft kicks off on MLSSoccer.com, ESPN3.com, and YouTube. Stay tuned.

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