A technician of genuine quality—his left foot is a weapon, his pressing triggers are intelligent, and he genuinely enjoys playing in the half-spaces where he can thread passes that make defenders' heads spin. He's a metronome for New England's tempo, controlling matches through subtle positioning rather than dominating the ball. The trade-off is that he'll never drive a team forward on his own or beat multiple defenders in succession; he needs complicit runners and a settled structure, which limits his impact in chaotic, lower-table MLS environments where athleticism often trumps craft.
