KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Given the conditions, the Gyasi Zardes right back experiment was a relative success for LA Galaxy head coach Sigi Schmid.
Zardes made his first-ever appearance at outside back in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Sporting Kansas City, going 90 minutes in the loss. The 26-year-old forward turned outside back made the appearance with only limited practice time over the last few weeks.
With the Galaxy conceding an astounding eight goals in their last two matches, Schmid felt the time was now to give Zardes a run out in defense.
“We needed a right back.