Ethan Erhahon

Erhahon is a midfielder who looks to run with the ball rather than release it at the first opportunity, picking up possession deep and driving through midfield until a defence is forced to react to him. He once scored from exactly that pattern, collecting the ball inside his own half and dribbling the length of the pitch before finishing the move himself. That comes from a technical education built around close control at a specialist school in Scotland.

The question is whether that willingness to carry the ball works as consistently at a higher level, where opponents close down space quicker and cut off a runner before he builds momentum. It is a high risk, high reward way to play in central midfield, since losing the ball there can leave a team exposed. Watch how often those driving runs end in a final pass or shot rather than a turnover.