ANNA MURREY LEADER. DISCIPLINED. DOWN TO EARTH. “She is a footballer for sure,” Coach Patrick Kabano says when describing his center back Anna Murrey. “She is an amazing young lady and my goodness, she has incredible placement.” The role of the center back in any team is all about assurance and confidence. They are one of the last people back on the pitch, so they can see everything happening in front of them. For 00 Purple Rain player Anna Murrey, that position is helping her understanding of the game develop into something great. “She is very valuable to the team in so many ways I couldn’t even begin to describe,” Coach Kabano explains. “Her communication skills and the way she makes her teammates valued is what makes her stand out.” Anna plays primarily as a center back, but she also can be deployed as a holding midfielder. Her versatility and calmness on the pitch have helped her team to three finals this me to focus and allows our team to succeed.” Coach Kabano describes Anna’s vision season, and Coach Kabano describes her as “a Her partner in defense was also full of praise and style of play as that of legendary dream player that every coach wants to have for her friend and teammate. "I think that Barcelona player Sergio Busquets. She has the on his or her team.” But Anna’s coach is not Anna and I work well together because we have ability to connect passes and keep the play the only one relieved to have her on the team. been together for almost 9 years now,” player moving with the ball, while also working She is also the kind of teammate a goalkeeper Dora Weirdl says about Anna, “I think that hard off the ball to create space and offer loves to have. When asked about Murrey, playing next to her consistently has allowed her teammates support in areas. Also like her goalkeeper Anna Morgan replied, “It’s us to form a sense of trust which is the most Busquets, Anna is a staple of the Purple Rain important that I have confidence in my defense important thing about our partnership. I think club. “She has been at Purple Rain Soccer and their ability to communicate and respond that fact alone helps us both become better and Club for 10 years,” her coach explains. “Other when under attack. Anna is a very strong more confident players individually and as a kids bounce from club to club, but she has player and the confidence I have in her allows team in the back." always been a Purple Rain girl.