The Major League Soccer playoff field had better take notice, because David Villa is on fire and he just might finally have a team around him to seriously challenge for an MLS Cup title.
The Spanish star has become a bit of a forgotten man in MLS circles after missing chunks of the season injured while other big names like Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have grabbed the spotlight. On Wednesday night, on the same day MLS announced the finalists for MVP and he wasn't among them for the first time since 2015, Villa provided a reminder that he's back to his best and ready to lead NYCFC against a stacked collection of Eastern Conference powers.