One of the big questions surrounding Cristian Roldan heading into this season was if he could take his game to the next level. Cliché as that may sound, there was some truth in it.
Up until this year, Roldan had thrived as sort of a value-add player. As good and versatile as he has been over the past few seasons, I think his production was generally considered something that was nice to have but not necessarily an absolute necessity. He’d chip in with goals and assists, to be sure, but his role was more facilitating than leading.