Rocket
An excellent box-to-box midfielder whose technical range—progressive carries, incisive passing in the half-space, intelligent runs into the box—makes him a consistent creator from central midfield. He's rarely the most dominant midfielder on the pitch, and his defensive positioning can be reactive rather than anticipatory, but his energy and work rate paper over those cracks. At 28, he's precisely the sort of eight who performs the full job without being a standout athlete.