Rapids Coaching Search: A Look At Robin Fraser

If he comes to Colorado, what could we expect from him? I asked Alicia from The Goat Parade to give us a rundown of his tactics and style during his time in California.

It's interesting how many comparisons can be drawn with Oscar Pareja's first two seasons as a head coach in this description. Playing players out of position, holding onto substitutes and picking favorites were all criticisms that were thrown at Pareja in his two years as Rapids coach, and all were things that we were hoping would continue to get better in his third year.

In other words, moving from Pareja to Fraser wouldn't seem to be much of a step up. One young head coach trying to improve in his third season of head coaching to another, with both having similar issues with their coaching styles. The main differences are Fraser's more defensive style of soccer — if there's a reason to think that he won't get the Rapids job, it's probably that reputation, since I doubt that Paul Bravo and Tim Hinchey will want a complete 180 in style with a decent team already built — and the fact that he never seemed to have a talented team at his disposal like Pareja did in 2013.

It would be an interesting hire, and assuming that the front office could convince him to take a more attacking style into Colorado, could be a decent gamble with a talented team at his disposal in 2014.