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'I am an interpreter of space' - Bayern Munich legend Thomas Muller invented his own position, and now he can perfect the role for the Vancouver Whitecaps in one last ride

Thomas Muller was so good that he gave himself a new position. It's kind of apocryphal at this point, but in an interview in 2011, Muller was asked by a reporter who asked him what spot, exactly, he was playing for Bayern Munich. It was a fair question. Muller was a bit all over the place, at times a wide midfielder, at others a striker, occasionally a No. 10.

Basically, he played everywhere, just floating around everything, working off everyone else. Muller smiled, and, with that dorky grin, explained it: "Ich bin ein Raumdeuter."

Translation: "I am an interpreter of space."

It was a masterstroke in branding, mostly because it was a buzzword that meant so much yet simultaneously had no actual grounding point. What the hell is an interpreter of space? What does that even mean? Well, it stuck. "Raumdeuter" became an accepted part of the soccer lexicon, and was, to codify it all, a role added to Football Manager within a couple of years. If you can do it on a video game, it must be real.

And Muller has made a career off it. He is now the original - and pretty much only - "Raumdeuter." There is no one else quite like him. Yet as he has aged, changed and evolved, interpreting spaces all over football pitches around the world, Muller's quality has remained.

And in Major League Soccer, he has found the perfect spot for one last ride. Vancouver is not a glamorous destination. It's not Los Angeles. It's not Miami. It's not New York. But the tactical fit is wonderful, and the environment might just be ideal for Muller to see out his career in style.