When Orlando City traded Luis Gil to Colorado for Dillon Powers, the Lions’ midfield was supposed to get a big boost. Gil featured often for Orlando City Head Coach Jason Kreis, making 17 appearances, and Powers plays in a similar role but adds a veteran presence to the team. Logically, Powers should have been a like-for-like change in the lineup. However, this has not been the reality.
With the Lions’ season slowly crumbling, the fact that Powers has played in just one game is not reassuring. The midfielder started his MLS career as one of the league’s best youth prospects, winning the 2013 MLS Rookie of the Year along the way, but the past two years have seen him drop in form.