Matt Poland
Sports
‘Can be a challenge’
FC Naples coach strives for ‘team culture’ with 12 nationalities on roster
The members of FC Naples, the city’s first professional soccer team, are all highly proficient in the many fundamentals of the game and have notched individual achievements. Yet, perhaps a more important shared characteristic is that virtually all of them have been integral parts of winning soccer programs, either in Southwest Florida, around the United States or overseas. For while the dazzle of ball control or a booming free kick may be electrifying to watch, what counts most is putting the ball in the opponent’s net, with teamwork being the paramount ingredient to such success.