For Sporting Kansas City, mired in a down season featuring just 12 points in 14 games (2-6-6) since March 30, questions have abounded.
Has the veteran core lost a step, their quality surpassed in an ever-evolving league? Is Sporting’s 4-3-3 possibly passé? Are the injuries wholly to blame, or have egregious errors been made in talent evaluation? Is Roger Espinoza integral to the system? Was Wednesday night’s 5-1 home loss to LAFC the bottom?
Questions happen when a team falls from the catbird seat in the West in 2018 to a dank, sometimes lifeless, cellar in less than a season.