Eric Goodman looks for accountability from Austin FC's captain in this week's Verde Report.
Let's establish something.has been terrible lately. Not opinion. Not spin. Fact. No goals scored in nearly four full games, no wins in the last five. Last weekend against then-winlessand company, who sailed to a comfortable, confidence-boosting 2-0 win.
Bingo. At best, it's a clumsy, tone-deaf post. At worst, it's a condescending dismissal of some fully deserved heat the club has taken from fans and media in recent weeks. Listen, it's clear what Driussi wasto say. The sky is not falling. The team is not crumbling. The hard work is being put in . But that's not what heIt mattered whatsaid when he served as the club's captain during years one and two.
Then again, adversity always reveals more about a person's character than success. Driussi hasn't scored in MLS play since a cage-rattling 3-2 loss to expansion sidein the season opener more than two months ago, his longest stretch without a goal since joining the club. His teammates – the ones who have avoided injury – have not picked up the slack in any way. These are frustrating times. Not everyone is built for them.is.
"When you guys [the media] ask to talk to players, I will always put my hand up to give you the answers and what I'm feeling," said Stuver, the lone ATX player made available after the Galaxy match. That attitude shouldn't go unnoticed. Accountability matters, and it shouldn't fall entirely on Stuver to provide it. That responsibility should fall to the captain.
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