Eddie Ababio: Heir apparent to Kosuke Kimura?

In my interview with Charlie Wright he mentioned to me that Ababio was the pick partially because at the combine the Colorado scouts and coaches saw more athleticism and talent coming from Ababio than Tetteh. I have another theory for the Ababio pick which is perhaps not true and not something that crossed the minds of the Rapids front office as they made their selection, but I think could perhaps give some more purpose to the pick in the minds of some of the more disgruntled Rapids fans.

For anyone who knows Kosuke Kimura's life story, it's fairly obvious that as a boy who just wanted to grow up and be a professional footballer his life dream certainly culminates in caps for the Japanese national team. With the newfound press and the newfound skills that have come into Kosuke's career, it seems inevitable that there may be a call for our beloved right back to come to his native land of Japan's J-League. It may not be soon but as the 26 year old comes into the prime years of his career it may be sooner than we'd like. I hate to keep the old "MLS is a poaching ground for other leagues" meme in play but in this case it is perfectly justified.

Kimura came up through the developmental league to be on the first team, Ababio's chance to do the same with at least a full year before he is needed has already given him a great shot at being Kosuke's heir to the proverbial throne.