There we were, feeling good about four wins on the spin, and then Sporting KC’s Peter Vermes’ mused on a bit of MLS alternate history. Specifically: would New York City be doing as well as it currently is under Patrick Vieira had they decided to stick with Jason Kreis instead of firing him days after the season ended.
"I think if Jason would have stayed there, there's no doubt in my mind that he would have gotten them in a better place this year than they were last year," said the Kansas City head man after practice on Wednesday.