As Sporting Kansas City and its fans take a quick breather during the club’s well-earned bye through the knockout round of the 2018 playoffs, here are five quick thoughts on the team’s 2-1 victory yesterday over Los Angeles Football Club, and the game’s implications for the club’s upcoming playoff run.
It’s Salloi-Shelton-Russell or bust at this point
With apologies to Diego Rubio, who has been downright surgical in mostly appearances off the bench for SKC this season, and Gerso Fernandes, who likewise in many substitute appearances and starts has continued to show flashes of the ability that fans saw during the first half of 2017, it sure looks like the success or failure of Sporting Kansas City’s front line in the playoffs will come down to the triumvirate of Daniel Salloi, Khiry Shelton, and Johnny Russell.