Predict the Lineup: Sporting Kansas City at Inter Miami FC

Honestly I want them to start mostly backups. They aren’t going to shutout Miami in Miami and they aren’t going to win by enough goals to get through so just deprioritize this competition and focus on the weekend game. With Miller and Shelton on the injury list this past weekend and Brody probably out of shape it stands to reason that SOME starters have to start but I’d go like Pulskamp, Leibold, James, Rosero, Davis, Bartlett, Bassong, Memo, Afrifa, Toye, and Shapi and give the armband to Davis. Then this weekend get as many your presumed starters, at least for this first little bit of the season, as you can together for a half with Pulskamp, Ndenbe, Voloder, Fernandez, Brody, Radoja, Garcia, Davis, Thommy, Jovelic, Salloi. Sub Brody off at halfime for Leibold or somebody and take Davis, Jovelic, and Garcia off at the hour for Bassong, Agada, and Memo and see where you are after that for your last sub.

The only way your best group right now is going to gel, find form, and get fitness at the same time is if you start putting them together. I know a lot of folks will argue that Rosero and Afrifa, at a minimum, should be starting over some of these other guys I’ve listed but whatever that 11 is to the coaching staff, should be out there together for as long as possible over the next few league games. CCC was always going to be a tall order but being down a goal and going on the road against that attack a multi-goal upset seems like a bridge too far.