"He's almost like the brain of the team" is the way Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell describes new signing Tom Carroll.
"He dictates the tempo we play at, when we play fast, when we slow the game down and control the game - he has that understanding and experience," Caldwell adds.
The 31-year-old, who broke through at Tottenham and went on to have spells at Swansea City, Queens Park Rangers and Ipswich Town in the English Football League moved to Exeter this summer.
He has returned to the game after a year away building up his fitness and reflecting on a career that has seen him win England Under-21 honours and make more than 50 appearances for Spurs in all competitions before a £4.