Some People Never Learn, Others Don't Realize They Are Learning

Freddy, I try and be nice to you, and then you go say something like this:

"Speed is my game and DC United's attack wasn't suited to my strengths," he [Adu] says. "I was playing out of position and I had to change my game around so much. Now, I'm so much more relaxed. My coaches and teammates are awesome. My confidence level is as high as it's ever been."

Well, I'm glad that more relaxed and confident as the Real Salt Lake #10.

Oh, wait, you're not the #10? Who is? Mehdi wha-now?

That's right, Jason Kreis has you playing the same position for RSL as you were playing with DCU last season: On the left, on the wing. The difference is, of course, that Jason Kreis is asking you to do it, and not Piotr Nowak, who you never really trusted. That's okay, I understand that. Piotr was a prickly and problematic coach for more than just one player, so the fact that you accept the same advice from a new coach and not an older one doesn't surprise me. Just... if you really thought about it, you might realize that Piotr and Jason were both right. That people you dislike can occasionally still see the truth of things. Of course, that's a profound insight, one that many of us don't accept even later in life. But if you were to accept that... well, it would say a lot.