Ottavio Palazzo

This humble Italian engine combines delicate touches with a terrifying, unrelenting aggression that once saw him tackle a stadium groundskeeper for trying to reclaim a ball during his warm-up. Though he occasionally struggles to launch himself into the air for headers, his box-to-box stamina and blistering pace make him a nightmare to pin down in the open field. He treats every pitch like a battlefield but plays with the quiet focus of a monk.