We bring you the PART II of our conversation with Philadelphia Union’s young and talented Ghanaian defender Joshua Yaro:

Ghana Soccer US: What is it about Right to Dream and college soccer and MLS?

Joshua Yaro: To be a good player, you cannot get up and decide that in the next two years, I am going to be a good player. It takes a lot of time, a lot of development and sometimes you have to start at a young age to get to where we are now. So I credit that also to my time at Right to Dream where we trained at a very high level. The education level was high and the level of coaching and mentoring were high enough. It (RtD) kept pushing me to be a better player everyday and so having that development at RtD gave me an advantage over a lot of young talents in Ghana because Ghana as a country has a lot of great football players. How many of us do get the chance to develop our talents? Having RtD as a platform gave me that mileage to develop my talents to take it to the next level so I trace back a lot of my success to my time with RtD so I am grateful to all those that helped and coached me to get to where I am now.

Ghana Soccer US: You said your debut for Philadelphia was special, were you bothered by the fact that you lost on your maiden MLS game?

Joshua Yaro: It was a bitter-sweet moment for me because I was happy that I played the whole game but the loss took away some of the excitement but we always learn when we lose and there is always room for improvement so I give thanks to the Lord for getting my debut but as an individual, I look at my work rate and see where I can improve but I was happy to get my debut and hopefully, I will do well in our next game.

Coming into the league, I knew I will get the opportunity to play and do well, that has always been my dream; a lot of us come from the college system and don’t even get a contract and some of us don’t get to play in the league, so that was a special moment for me and it is a blessing to get to be part of a team like Philadelphia Union so it is a great feeling to wear the jersey and go to the field to represent the team. It was my dream and I will always cherish this.

Ghana Soccer US: Coach Jim Curtin has given you a huge thumbs up for your maiden performance, how influential is the Philadelphia coach in your young career?

Joshua Yaro: He is really influential, he is someone that I respect, trust and look up to. He is someone that when I speak to and walk away, I say to myself this is the kind of coach I need. He is always encouraging me and pushing me to do my best. He always point out my mistakes to me and give me guidelines that I need to proceed as a player. I know he has some vision for me and a way to develop me as a player and I trust him 100 percent. So far, he has proven that he has a plan for me and he will see to it that I reach my potentials.