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Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake Match Thread
Sporting Kansas City host first place Real Salt Lake in a midweek rivalry match. Come talk about the match with us!
Sporting Kansas City vs Real Salt Lake
Time: 7:30 pm CST
Location: Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS
How to Watch: Apple TV MLS Season Pass
The Teams
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Sporting Kansas City
3-10-5, 14 points
13th in the West
Head Coach: Peter Vermes (16th season)
Injury Report:Â
- OUT – Logan Ndenbe (Torn ACL), Remi Walter (knee), Felipe Hernandez (administrative leave), Daniel Salloi (ankle), Danny Flores (concussion)
- QUESTIONABLE – Alan Pulido (knee)
Real Salt Lake
9-2-7, 34 points
1st in the West
Head Coach:Â Pablo Mastroeni
Injury Report:Â
- OUT – Kevin Bonilla (knee), Justen Glad (ankle), Erik Holt (hamstring), Pablo Ruiz (knee), Marcelo Silva (hamstring)
- QUESTIONABLE – None
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The crowd is pretty sparse compared to what it used to be a few years ago…..
I know this is an unpopular opinion but Radoja is trash. The only player we’ve had who was brought in to be a starting 6 worse than him is Claros but not by much.
Agreed. I’ve only heard about what he apparently does off the ball, but I’ve yet to see it. He’s a net-zero to the team
He’s an ok passer but his positioning defensively is abysmal. Constantly leaving acres of space in the middle of the pitch and top of the box.
I find that interesting, because I think his passing is bad. he completes a lot of passes, but they are always backwards. he hardly ever passes forward or splits line. the amount that a winger is running, and he pulls the ball back is ridiculous. he is very press resistant, so they can play the ball to him to get out of a defensive play, but he is a major reason, Sporting is never on the break running at the ball
I would definitely like someone who can be a deep lying playmaker and defensive solid but I think he’s ok at what he does do and is usually pretty accurate. You’re right, not really trying anything too difficult, but a lot of dudes mess up the easy passes too and he doesn’t often do that. As we’ve seen today though, his touch is awful
Afrifa is just the shot in the arm we need right now!
swiss cheese defense….is Rosero really that slow?
He’s actually pretty pacey, Julio is just faster
The defense sucks!!! But let’s bring in a mid fielder. We scored 3 tonight at home which should be good enough to win. Our center backs are trash.
This is the worst defensive soccer team I’ve ever seen
Thommy needs to cut this hero shit out
Luna is slicing up this midfield like butter. Passing and Dribbling.
Another break right where Radoja should be and he’s nowhere to be seen
Every RSL break goes right at goal. Every SKC break they hold up possession waiting for the entire defense to recover and then pass 30 yards backwards.
So I don’t think Radoja is a bad defensive midfielder, but I think one thing is very clear: he is getting exposed without Remi to cover ground. Radoja has never been a player that covers ground, in La Liga or MLS, so without a player who does that defensive work, you can see a lot of his deficiencies. I think PV brought him to SKC mostly for his ability in possession, and a little bit less for his ability out of possession. I would bet alot of money that when Remi gets back, he will look alot better in the defensive midfield. But as a lone pivot, without a ground covering 8? He’s not looking good.
I dunno, it seems like there’s is always empty space behind the 8s and Radoja is nowhere to be found. The top of the box is open on dang near every set piece or cross as well. If he happens to be where he’s supposed to be here can make some plays but he’s just rarely there
So about Fontas……
He’s terrible
The slowest professional athlete I’ve ever seen
And the most unathletic!!
ngl that was a beautiful chip shot from Gomez
absolutely inexcusable that Rosero and Fontas did not track back to their defensive positions after the corner kick. I have not a clue what they were thinking but that is as dumb as it gets. Compounded by whatever the hell that bad looping pass from davis was that gave the ball back to RSL for the break on goal
I guess this ref just doesn’t care if a guy might have a head injury?
really, that’s not a yellow for katranis??
Russell should have had 3 pretty easy goals tonight
Edit: right after his dink of a shot right at Beavers, they go and score.
SIX MOTHER FLIPPING DEFENDERS IN THE BOX AND ONE DUDE SCORES. Absolutely GARBAGE ass defending. Brian Bliss needs to be fired into the sun for this awful, awful roster. Just disrespectfully bad.
Peter needs gone as well!!
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a defender who is worse at tracking guy in the box when the ball is in the air than Voloder.
Our offense is breathing some life into this team, but the defense is gonna keep us anchored to the bottom of table for the foreseeable future