Brad Friedel won’t be remembered particularly fondly in New England, but, for all the mistakes he made while leading the Revolution, no one can argue with his decision to sign Carles Gil.



Gil didn’t arrive in MLS with the resume or the price tag of fellow 2019 newcomers Pity Martinez, Alejandro Pozuelo or Marco Fabián, but he has out-produced them all this season, transforming from a relatively under-the-radar signing into one of the best No. 10s in the league.



Acquired for what was then a club-record transfer fee from Spanish second-division side Deportivo La Coruña in January, Gil has nine goals and 10 assists in 25 regular season games for New England. A product of the Valencia academy who also played at Elche and Aston Villa, he’s one of just three players — Pozuelo and surefire league MVP Carlos Vela are the other two — to be in the top-10 in MLS in both goals and assists. His 19 combined goals and assists...