Changing coaches often means changing playing styles, and the decision to hire Oscar Pareja as
head coach means the Colorado Rapids of 2012 may look quite different from the teams of
2010-11.
Giving Pareja the reins of his first MLS team is going to create a roster shakeup. The
Colombian, a veteran of MLS campaigns from 1998 through 2005, has already talked about the need to
find a Carlos Valderrama-type playmaker for the Rapids.
Steven Emory makes a scissors stop while practicing with the Rapids on Feb. 25, 2011, in
Commerce City. Emory, the two-time RMAC player of the year, became the first former Roadrunner to
make it to the MLS. (Photograph by Joel Baud/ColoradoSoccerNow.com.)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Steven Emory, became the first Roadrunner
to make it into the top flight of U.
