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2016 Player Review: Warren Creavalle

2016 Summary: Coming into the season, Warren Creavalle seemed to round out a central midfield depth chart that had Brian Carroll, Maurice Edu, and Vincent Nogueira all sitting above him. By October, Creavalle set career highs for starts and minutes played. Injuries to Carroll and Edu and the sudden departure of Nogueira opened up plenty of minutes for Creavalle, who was the only constant in an unpleasantly eventful midfield. As a sort of plug-and-play guy, his role in the central midfield was dictated by his partner. When he lined up next to Brian Carroll, he operated a bit further up the field as the No.