“Pressing” matters for Sporting Kansas City from “In the Box”

It really is the question: To press high or not to press high.

There was a disagreement after Sporting Kansas City’s 2-1 win over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Wednesday evening. Even after the contentious way things played out on the field.

But this disagreement was likely posturing.

When asked in the post-match press conference by the thebluetestament.com’s Thad Bell about Sporting “sitting back” much of the match (instead of pressuring Colorado higher up the field) and whether that stemmed from match conditions or if it was the game plan, Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes was direct, “It was the game plan.”

Yet, later in the locker room, I asked Team Captain Johnny Russell how…