Defense has always been a staple of Peter Vermes’ coached teams during his tenure as head coach of Sporting Kansas City, which changed slightly in 2018 as Kansas City pushed forward more and set a club record for goals scored in a season. At the other end of the field, KC leaked goals and led to a number of questions during the season about the leaky defense and how maybe the age of the backline is catching up with them. While it’s true that Kansas City did allow 11 more goals in 2018 (40) verse 2017 (29), Sporting still finished the season with the third fewest goals conceded in MLS this past season behind New York (33) and Seattle (37).
Looking at Sporting Kansas City’s Roster - Defenders
