Sporting Kansas City is a perennial contender in the Western Conference. It's not just that Peter Vermes' team keeps the talent it develops, it's that Vermes has consistently built new and interesting ideas onto a consistent set of principles. A high line, a team-based attack, and putting numbers into the box once you get in position to serve it in.
Since they sent Dom Dwyer to Orlando City in a move that netted enough MLS money to re-sign the rest of their core, KC has been able to create a powerful attack without a true centerpiece. From Kei Kamara to Benny Feilhaber to Dom Dwyer to Russell-Salloi-Espinoza-Rubio.