What happened: Rui Modesto said Friday that getting time on the field matters to him and that he expects to settle into the game plan over time. He added that he likes the group, casting his early run of minutes as part of a longer adjustment rather than a finished transition.

Why it matters: The update lands a few weeks after his first start and debut, a sign that his role is still developing late in the MLS regular season. For a player still learning the system, continued minutes matter because selection trust usually shows up before bigger tactical responsibility does.

What to watch: The next marker is whether his minutes keep rising over the final weeks of the regular season. Back-to-back starts would be the clearest sign that the adaptation he described is carrying into a larger role.