If you’re anything like me, you’ve been discussing Khiry Shelton with your Sporting Kansas City friends and family. Shelton, and Croizet, are the two major pieces added to Sporting over the off-season for which success or failure has not been attributed. The other additions, Felipe Gutierrez and Johnny Russell, are clear successes; they are in a 8-way tie for 3rd place in the (albeit, very early) golden boot race with 5 goals each.
Croizet had it rough at the beginning. I’m still not sure he’s contributing at the level he needs to be to warrant the investment, but I continue to see flashes (of what I assume Vermes sees) and hold out hope that those flashes continue to be more frequent and result in a significant contribution to the team.