In the past DC United has netted certain rookie prodigies (*cough cough* Ben Olsen, Bobby Convey, Alecko Eskendarian), however, in all fairness to the kid, I personally do not think Kpene falls into that category.
Aside from sporadic moments of obvious talent (he assisted a goal by serving an excellent through-ball to Emilio) the only thing I've seen the kid do is lose the ball.
This may have something to do with the coaches who've been putting him in for Moreno, which is a move that I never saw reap any benefits. Perhaps, in trying to fill Moreno's spacious shoes, Kpene simply gets overconfident. But whatever the reason, he seems to feel he has to take on the entire opposing team, and after faking out two defenders the nine other players boat him off the ball.
That, in my mind, is overconfidence.
Someone needs to tell Kpene "Hey, look. You're not Moreno. You can't go trying to dribble through the whole other team, you're just going to lose the ball."
Until that someone comes along, Kpene is a liability for United.
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