The start of a new season means Sporting Kansas City captain Matt Besler is back on The Border Patrol.
Besler joined Sports Radio 810 WHB on Tuesday morning for his first radio appearance of 2019, catchup up with Border Patrol hosts Nate Bukaty and Steven St. John ahead of Thursday's colossal matchup with Deportivo Toluca FC in the Concacaf Champions League Round of 16.
Entering his 11th season with his hometown club, Besler shed insight on a meticulous and accelerated preseason campaign and shared his thoughts on the challenge of facing Toluca.
"In a way we were forced to speed up the process and push through things quicker from a fitness and tactical standpoint," Besler said.