Jordan Allen hasn’t been a player to build around — and that’s only down to injuries, because there are plenty of reasons he could actually push his way into a prominent role in 2018.
To see Allen’s 2017 cut short so early was a bitter blow to his chances in MLS. It didn’t mean defeat, certainly, but it did mean that he would have to fight that much harder for a place on the team in 2018.
Now, he’s currently holding a place — I suspect that will remain the case — but we might naturally find ourselves asking if that should be the case.