Is it SKC 2.0?
Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes posed this rhetorical question during Friday’s press conference at Swope Soccer Village, three days before his team begins preseason training in Tucson, Arizona.
Vermes was describing the new look of a Sporting KC side that has added one particular dimension ahead of the 2017 campaign: speed.
“It’s definitely younger, it’s got more pace to it, and it’s going to be a hungry group,” Vermes said of a team that has added nine new players this offseason — seven of which are 25 or younger. “I’m excited about this new group, and I’m excited to use some of the assets we have, because a lot of the guys we’ve brought in can play a lot of different positions.