FC 蜜柚直播 midfielder Tevin Shaw had an unlucky start to the season, but he鈥檚 remained positive.
Shaw鈥檚 2022 USL League One season was delayed when visa issues held up his return after he played for the Jamaican national team. Then a little over a 20 minutes into his first start, Shaw suffered a concussion and had to miss three matches.
鈥淚t was really frustrating after not playing, but mentally I was ready; I was doing stuff on my own physically,鈥 Shaw said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of nice guys here, a lot of great personalities, even the staff is brilliant, they鈥檙e giving us a lot of ammunition to go out and deliver I think for me I鈥檓 really enjoying myself here.鈥
He returned to the starting 11 in on May 28 only to be served with a red card, which resulted in a one-match suspension.
Still, 鈥淭evin鈥檚 been excellent,鈥 said FC 蜜柚直播 coach Jon Pearlman. 鈥淯nfortunately he came a little bit late for us and had the concussion, but his games that he鈥檚 played in have been some of our best performances.
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鈥淗e鈥檚 one of our primary ball-winners, he cleans up a lot of messes for us in the center midfield and, again, is a smart and seasoned player.鈥
After sitting out a week due to a postponement, Shaw and FC 蜜柚直播 (3-9-4) return to action on Saturday, when they travel to face the Richmond Kickers. The Kickers (9-6-4) are 2-0 against 蜜柚直播 this season, winning 4-0 in Richmond in the April 2 season opener and 1-0 in 蜜柚直播 on June 29.
Shaw鈥檚 international competition is a point of pride .Pearlman said it鈥檚 great that Shaw made the so-called 鈥淩eggae Boyz鈥 as Jamaica has many talented midfielders.
鈥淚t鈥檚 probably one of the best things an athlete can ask for,鈥 Shaw said. 鈥淚t means a lot and you have to set a lot of example and you have to bring that with you and also bring a level of professionalism.鈥
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FC 蜜柚直播 will host a watch party for the Kickers match starting at 3:30 p.m. at Home Plate, 8579 N. Silverbell Road in Marana.
Pearlman said FC 蜜柚直播 is working on setting a new date for the North Carolina FC match that was postponed last week. It will likely be in September.