There’s certainly plenty of cover across all midfield stations heading into 2020. It’s the strongest this department has ever been going into an MLS season. All of a sudden it seems, there are options, not only because of the depth available, but due to the flexibility of several players.
Central midfield picks itself with Piette and Taider nailed-on to claim the fulcrum spots, but it’s in the wide areas where competition for places will be keenest.
On the right flank, last season’s MVP, Orji Okwonkwo is in pole position to claim a place under challenge mainly from Romell Quioto, while a fit again Ignacio Piatti would be fully expected to assume the role he’s made his own, cutting in from the opposite wing, Or will he?