To some observers, Sporting Kansas City midfielder/winger Cristian Lobato may look lazy. He doesn’t float wide and use that space to run at defenders like his speedy counterpart wingers Gerso Fernandes and Latif Blessing. Nor does he specialize in making clever runs to goal for the ball like Daniel Salloi. Lobato is even more clever.
And, in time, the 28-year-old product of the renowned FC Barcelona La Masia Academy and veteran of over 200 games across Spain and Greece at various levels should be just as effective and lauded as his trio of teammates.