The MLS Player You Should Philosophically Fall in Love With

Tom Bogert

27th April 2018 | 11:00 PM

Our favorite players may reveal subtle or obvious values and biases we have. In the 2018 edition of the MLS, there is a wealth of worthy candidates that could be our ideal philosophical match. Here are some great options. The MLS Player You Should Philosophically Fall in Love With

The way that a team is a reflection of its manager, a fan’s favourite player is a reflection of the fan itself.

It’s a revealing choice that is often not a choice at all: Sometimes, we are magnetically pulled in by a player. We have no say in the matter.

What is it that draws us in? What obvious or subtle traits uncloak our biases?

Maybe it’s a player who is a lefty, like us. Maybe it’s a player who’s successful yet slow, like us. Maybe it’s a player who looks like us. Or maybe it’s a player who fights with a tenacity that we might show should we ever be given the chance to represent our favourite club.

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