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Minnesota coach Adrian Heath: Sporting and Loons were best teams before MLS suspension

The COVID-19 break, among other things, allowed Minnesota United head coach Adrian Heath to watch each game from the 2020 season’s early days.

From that process, one major takeaway was being impressed by Sporting Kansas City, the way-early Supporters’ Shield leaders with a 2-0-0 record and plus-six goal differential, one more than Minnesota.

“I had plenty of time to watch everybody, and certainly I thought along with ourselves, the most impressive team was Sporting,” Heath said on the latest Behind the Loon podcast. “I thought their opening day performance away at Vancouver was outstanding, exceptional.