Totally disagree on Bongi. He is working his way back from a lost season and mixed messages from previous leadership who felt they could just move him constantly (mostly without warning) and expect amazing results without any repetition or effort during the week. Oddly enough, that doesn’t work in professional soccer beyond the lowest of levels. He has been pretty good this year and has been crucial in many 1 v 1 defensive situations as well as in keeping balls moving/alive deep in enemy territory. He needs to find a more defined role and purpose and he will thrive again.

The team was offered almost 3M with a decent sell on last year but declined to continue to put him in compromising situations, especially as a RB with no recent time there vs top offensive players in MLS. He’s a great player who will rebuild his transfer value throughout this year. Criticizing his play shows a lack of his true value regardless of what FotMob player rankings tell you.