With the offseason in full swing giving us sad faces (good luck in Austin, Matt!) and hopeful signings, let’s have some fun reviewing a pillar of Sporting Kansas City’s attack over the last three seasons. Johnny Russell has won over the hearts and minds of SKC faithful through a gritty work rate, flashy goals, unselfish assists and a Scottish accent that makes every post game interview must-hear tv. Also, I recently discovered he’s an incredible human to boot (The Athletic paywall disclaimer).
I won’t rehash the stats from 2020, and you can find the breakdown here, but suffice it to say the metronomic output of goals and assists over the last three years bears revisiting (this season’s output would get to almost 10 goals/10 assists prorated over a full slate of games).