For all of the conversation on where Graham Zusi fits into the Sporting Kansas City lineup, the club is subtly testing a positional change for another one of last season’s starters.
Jimmy Medranda.
After serving as Sporting Kansas City’s primary left outside back in 2016, Medranda has spent the bulk of his time in training camp in the central midfield.
During Sporting Kansas City’s 6-2 loss to New England in a preseason match Wednesday in Tucson, Ariz., Medranda exhibited both the pros and the cons of the potential move in a 75-minute sequence.
He provided an early goal.