They’re written on paper or a whiteboard, or sometimes they’re just stationed in Peter Vermes’ head. Wherever the location, Sporting Kansas City’s coach plans out his starting lineups days in advance, with some last-minute tweaks if necessary.
His process in 2019 will carry a new theme, one that will first appear in Sporting KC’s MLS regular-season opener Sunday night at Los Angeles FC.
Variation.
“We’re going to have to move the team around a little bit,” Vermes said. “I think there’s an unselfishness within the group to understand that everybody is going to have their impact in the team if we’re going to continue to move forward.