Daniel Villegas

Our third spotlighted player will be the most wicked left foot on the squad, Daniel Villegas.  I experienced Daniel’s ability during the Wing’s open tryouts in late August.  He came to tryouts with previous professional outdoor experience having played in the USL and PDL.  His talent level was clearly higher than the others at Hartman Arena on the first day and he was pulled from the gobs of hopefuls and given a contract. 

As I have already mentioned, Daniel’s left foot has some serious power.  He is a defensive player, whether he is in the back or in the middle, but has a knack for creating offense as well.  Watching tape of Daniel shows me isn’t afraid to attack down the flank and provide support to the offense when needed.  All tape I have seen of him, of course, has been of his outdoor game.  He will have to make the transition to the indoor game and I think once he has comfortably made the transition he will be a fine player.  At the Wings open tryouts he was never hesitant to shoot.  Most of his shots were coming from a defensive position so they are a bit against the run of play but surprised the opposing defense and their keeper. 

Season Prediction: Daniel is still young, at the age of 21 he will among the youngest on the team.  Being a rookie to the professional indoor game it might take him longer than some would like to become accustomed to the line changes and constant change in possession.  One thing that will benefit the Wings immediately is his ability to force the game on the other team.  He can hit it from anywhere and as long as the other field players are aware when he is shooting, crashing the box will result in some sitters for the poachers on the team.  Carlos “Chile” Farias, the team’s most experienced goal scorer will benefit from Villegas’ power from the back.