{"id":34647,"date":"2015-05-13T17:37:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T21:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=34647"},"modified":"2015-05-13T17:37:30","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T21:37:30","slug":"caldwell-coming-of-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=34647","title":{"rendered":"Caldwell Coming of Age"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Through the first 62 games of Scott Caldwell’s career, the up-and-coming midfielder went largely unnoticed.\u00a0He had to fight for playing time early on, and much of it came in a role that saddled the attack-minded midfielder with a number of defensive chores.<\/p>\n

But after collecting\u00a0four assists\u00a0while searching for his debut MLS goal\u00a0in those first 62 games, Caldwell has started to\u00a0flash his attacking prowess in his last three appearances. During that span, the Braintree, Mass. native\u00a0not only\u00a0notched his first career goal, but\u00a0added three more assists for good measure, showing a supreme confidence in his game.<\/p>\n

“I always say he’s important, and a key player for this team,” Revolution midfielder Jermaine Jones said on Wednesday. “He does a lot of work, and now he starts to score some goals, too. And with (Andy Dorman) on the field, he has a little more of that freedom to go (forward) a little bit.”<\/p>\n

Caldwell is in the midst of his third MLS season, having appeared in all 10 games the Revolution have played in 2015. He has started nine of those games, and has already matched his career-high in shots while achieving a new career-high in shots on goal with two. Throughout this stretch, it has been clear that Caldwell’s confidence in his game, and coach Jay Heaps’ confidence in Caldwell, has continued to grow.<\/p>\n

This confidence was on full display during the Revs’ recent 2-2 draw with Orlando City SC. Caldwell made a key steal in the midfield on Amobi Okugo by stepping up from his defensive midfield role. The ball bounced free to Charlie Davies, who finished the goal to give the Revolution the early 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n