Dowd at LSM might be a stretch, but he can really play anywhere for Ridgefield, going where the top matchup is. If your best player is attack, he’s getting matched up with Dowd. If the bigger impact is from the midfield, that’s where you’ll see Dowd. His strength is that he just doesn’t buy head and shoulder fakes. A shoulder shake to send him the wrong way just doesn’t work. He sits on and follows his man’s hips and feet, staying in his position. He does his best cover work from below GLE, but make no mistake he’s a high-level LSM if need be. He plays the leverage game very well and understands when a well-timed shove to his man’s hips will drive him off his line and force him to move the ball or lose the ball.