Represent Springfield Soccer

ESPN/Soccernet has a nice article on former Missouri State Bear's goalkeeper, Matt Pickens. It covers his professional experience, and there's a great quote by Diego Gutierrez (a long time favorite of mine at Chicago, and a KC native) that every player should consider:

"Often times when young players get the opportunity to step in and contribute, they fail because the moment gets to them, put too much pressure on themselves, or perhaps they have a run of bad luck.