Dean Vitez

This Croatian master operates with an icy, surgical calm that belies his ruthless ability to dismantle any attack through elite tactical intuition. After a shattered ankle from a freak treadmill incident fueled a relentless comeback, he returned with a newfound hunger that made his tackling and jockeying virtually impenetrable. Though he remains remarkably indifferent in the air, his pitch-wide intelligence dictates the tempo of every game he dominates.