  The last time I remember really watching Maurice Edu was in
August, 2012. You probably remember watching him, too, because
the US were playing Mexico, in Mexico. And the US won, 1-0.
Your gut instinct is to rack your brain, trying to recall any
central midfield challenges from that day. After all, that's
where Edu plays, right?  Nope. Drop it back a bit further, all
the way to the backline, and that's where you'll find Edu's heat
map:  He did work during the Aztecazo, the 1-0 US win that sent
Mexico into a year-long tailspin. Edu was paired with Geoff
Cameron -- another converted central midfielder -- and they led
the Yanks to their first-ever win at the Azteca. It was a big
day, even if he (they) spent it largely on the back foot,
dropping the line of confrontation all the way to the 18 and
displaying the timeless American art of emergency defense.  He
hasn't played much, for club or country, since.  If that's my
most recent Edu memory, my favorite Edu memory came from the
2008 Olympics. He'd been the MLS