As the Vancouver Whitecaps approach their Round of 16 match Sunday against Sporting Kansas City (10 p.m. CT | FS1, TUDN, FOX Deportes), head coach Marc Dos Santos is keenly aware of the threat Alan Pulido will pose.
The Designated Player has three goals and four assists through his first five MLS games, justifying Sporting ownership dishing out a club-record transfer fee.
“He represents a big awareness that we have to have,” Dos Santos said in the pregame press conference. “Alan is a player that links well, a player that is aggressive attacking the box, very aware of his movement.