Though one player doesn’t make a team, there are often talismanic players who are the fulcrum.
Lionel Messi at Barcelona would be the easiest of examples, Harry Kane at Tottenham is another and, prior to the season just gone, Virgil van Dijk at Liverpool could be considered vital to the way the Reds play.
Then you have Iago Aspas at Celta Vigo.
Frankly, he is Mr. Celta, and when Aspas plays well so do the Galicians. It’s as if he elevates the whole squad to a level above that which they normally play, and it’s happened on more than one occasion against Barcelona.