Being on a team is a tricky thing. On one hand, relationships must be cultivated and nurtured to develop cohesion and chemistry amongst teammates. Teams, however, can only field so many players each week. There’s only eleven spots in a starting lineup, and not everyone can have one.
For second-year left back Gudi Thorarinsson, seeing New York City FC sign not one but two other left backs this past offseason was surely a tense experience. But despite the arrivals of Malte Amundsen and Chris Gloster, the Icelandic full back is ready to compete for his share of minutes in 2021.