A newly-hired manager enters a club with his own tactical ideas and preferences. Signings will be made, and the existing players are forced to adapt or leave. Sometimes the result can be the reinvigoration of a once promising career, allowing for a somewhat dormant talent to thrive with new responsibilities.
Since being signed to a Homegrown contract prior to the 2015 season, New York Red Bulls midfielder Sean Davis has arguably not been utilized to the best of his abilities or lived up to his initial promise. While more of a vertical playmaker at the academy and college levels, he settled into a link-up and defensive role as a professional.