There is no difference maker on Sporting Kansas City’s roster. Johnny Russell? Too inconsistent. Daniel Salloi? See Russell, and not yet dominate enough through his attitude and physicality. Roger Espinoza? Ilie Sanchez? Not the type of goalscoring, change-the-game-on-his-own-Bradley-Wright-Phillips/Wayne Rooney type of player. Tim Melia? Defensively, yeah. But still not the man. There is no player on the Sporting Kansas City roster that can take the team on his broad, capable shoulders and pull them through in times of struggle by being likely to score in any moment, someone that is often the difference in tight, fiercely-contested, maybe not-so-tactical MLS playoff soccer.
2018 MLS Coach of the Year: Peter Vermes the difference for Sporting Kansas City
