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“In the box”: How Sporting KC’s midfield creates a vicious cycle

The Blue Statement | October 23, 2021

Related Topics: Sporting Kansas City, Rémi Walter, José Mauri, San Jose Earthquakes, Portland Timbers, Khiry Shelton, Johnny Russell, Seattle Sounders FC, Major League Soccer, Chad Smith

So… (forgive me @playfor90).

For all the grief #SportingKC get for a leaky defense, they are still 6th in the league in goals allowed. And 2nd in goals scored. pic.twitter.com/Og17nDbuGo

— Chad Smith (@PlayFor90) October 21, 2021

And Sporting Kansas City won the West in 2018 (with a 1.17 Goals Against Average, 3rd in MLS); then they dropped out of the playoffs in the conference finals after surrendering three goals in the home leg against Portland Timbers. Kansas City’s GAA in the 2018 playoffs was 1.

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