Striker Willy Agada has shifted Sporting’s landscape.
Sunday evening after Sporting Kansas City’s 4-1 win over visiting Portland Timbers, striker Willy Agada was buoyant:
“Shout out for the boys. All the boys were working today,” said the Nigerian native to the media surrounding him. “You can see how everybody is so hungry today to play, and everybody knows we did it. We deserve these points, and I’m happy that everybody was working and that we did it. I’m excited for us.”
In just over a month with Sporting Kansas City, Agada has not only delivered five goals and one assist in the last three games (4 starts, 2 substitute appearances total), but, more importantly, the 22-year-old Agada has infused the side with an energetic mix of joy, wisdom, brotherhood, skill, and a perceptive and deadly execution of the fundamentals.