Summary: Phil and Anto are joined by former US U20 player Fafa Picault who has just come back from the Cagliari Calcio system to take on the next step of his professional career with Tampa Bay Rowdies of the NASL. This is the kind of grassroots story that we reach for in the sense that it gives a different perspective on youth players are developed overseas and Fafa provides a number of interesting takes on how things work in European academies and what he take from that experience back to America. We also get a look into what went into his decision to join Tampa Bay and what some of his future goals are now that he has returned. Picault spent the last four seasons of his young professional career playing for Cagliari Calcio in the Primavera, for the team owned by Massimo Cellino and once coached by current AC Milan first team manager Massimiliano Allegri. The Campionato Primavera is the top competition in Italy for the youth teams of Serie A clubs. Picault’s professional experience and overseas training coupled with his unique technical skills and speed made him the most sought after player at the 2012 NASL Combine. If you want to meet a young man in football who you can seriously root for as he makes the next important step in his career, Fafa Picault is the kind of story that you need to hear.
