The Blue Statement · Nov 7, 2021
What We Want to Happen Today 11/7
Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports It’s Decision Day around MLS with playoff spots and seeding on the line around the league. For Sporting KC a win clinches a top two seed in the Western Conference and a CONCACAF Champions League spot. A loss or a draw and they could drop to third in the conference. Their opponent Real Salt Lake needs a win to clinch themselves a playoff spot. For “What We Want to Happen Today” we won’t be taking a look at the Eastern Conference match ups, true there could be personal preferences for who people may want to face in a hypothetical MLS Cup, but in the standings, nothing that goes on in the East matters for Sporting. In the event Sporting make MLS Cup, they’d host every team in the East other than the New England Revolution. So with that out of the way, here’s what Sporting want to happen in today’s other Western Conference games.