An Twitter friend of mine (SB Nation user mysterui) is a performance analyst with Sporting KC, and he had this to say about our new friend Simon Dawkinsr:

@lazyrasmus I like Dawkins a lot, man. He can drift in and out, but the dude has so much skill

— Rui Xu (@rui_xu) February 1, 2013

I've been following soccer for less than two years now, so I am still learning. But this sounds like at least a sliver of hope.