It was an early afternoon at Sporting Kansas City’s training complex, and coach Peter Vermes was making a point he has tried to drive home several times this year: Krisztian Nemeth is unlike any striker he’s coached. If Nemeth’s arrival in Kansas City had been coupled with a multimillion-dollar transfer fee, perhaps he would be more appreciated, Vermes continued.
“It just makes me laugh,” he said.
When pressed for the evidence — how Nemeth differs from his predecessors — Vermes was prepared. In fact, midway through an explanation, he stood up from his desk chair.