Sporting Kansas City may have secured the right to play in a winner-take-all second leg at home following their 0-0 draw with the Portland Timbers in Leg 1 of the Western Conference Championship at Providence Park on Sunday.
However, just because SKC will be at Children's Mercy Park doesn't mean anything about Thursday's return fixture (980 p.m. CT on ESPN) will be an easy job, says manager Peter Vermes.
“Being in that position, for both teams, is not an easy one,” Vermes said. “Because it’s not easy to always say, ‘you’re at home, you’re gonna drive the game, you’re gonna be the team that has more possession,’ all those other things.