Like oppressive humidity and social media clogged with back to school photos, Sporting Kansas City’s annual summer slump and accompanying fan freakout have become familiar institutions.
The 2018 version came a little earlier than usual, but come it did, and now three consecutive shutout wins present an opportunity for boast — and a demand for more.
“We’re a better soccer team than we have been in the last so many years,” coach Peter Vermes said.
The conversation came in his office at the club’s training center. Vermes did not specify a time period, but the question referenced 2013, the last time Sporting won the MLS Cup.