That is correct the midfielder was a hit to the team.
Not diminishing the players who were cut/left the team but outside of the lefty attack, no one was critical to the on field success compared to new players on the roster.
The team has actually upgraded at Goal and at midfield. Defense is in transition but has the chance to be an improvement once new pieces gel.
Biggest issues IMO are A. some of the jumps in physical maturity amongst competing teams B. having to completely rework an offense with new pieces that are still being evaluated.
