Sporting Kansas City enter the offseason in uncharted territory.
After missing the postseason in 2019 for the first time since their rebrand to Sporting KC nine years ago, they know it is time to change, time to evolve.
“When you underachieve, it makes you have to re-evaluate things,” manager and sporting director Peter Vermes told reporters. “I’m not saying we don’t do it at the end of each year. We do. But obviously you take … maybe a stronger look at it [this time].”
Sporting endured a hellish injury outbreak after advancing to the Concacaf Champions League semifinals at the start of the season.