Sporting Kansas City must address defensive frailties New York Red Bulls – Major League Soccer news
Major League Soccer franchise, Sporting Kansas, finished third in the 2010 season under the name of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Kansas-City-Wizards-c39666. The team underwent a name change at the start of the season; the 2011 MLS campaign started with the name ‘Sporting Kansas City’ on their
jerseys. The new name seems to have jinxed their luck as the team resides at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. With a solitary win and four points to show for their efforts, the wizards are the worst performers in both the Eastern and Western Conference
combined.
While the name incorporates a strong word, Sporting, the team lacks the same effort especially in its defence. The Wiz have conceded a whopping 12 goals in just five games, averaging 2.4 goals per match.
In the last game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jimmy-Nielsen-c18573 failed to produce any noteworthy saves. “You get depressed
when you look up there,” Nielsen said. “Twelve goals in five games is, of course, not satisfactory. We’re going to work on that.” The shot-stopper admits to the team’s short-comings.
The team’s lack of focus, which often results in goals conceded in spite of the team dominating the run of play, frustrates the Sporting the most; The Wiz were made to pay in their last game when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marko-Perovic-c24211 benifited from a poor clearance to score a goal.
“That’s one of the most frustrating parts about playing defence,” centre back http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Matt-Besler-c24771 said. “You can play 85 minutes really well and something happens, whether it’s your fault or not, and then that 85 minutes kind of goes down the drain and everyone
is looking at you like you’re the one that let in a goal. That’s the nature of the beast playing in this league and playing defence.”
The next match against New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena exerts more pressure on the team, as The Red Bulls are enjoying rich vein of form. Their fearsome forward line-up of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thierry-Henry-c34918 punish even slightest
of mistakes.
Sporting will have to synergise their potential in the defence and avoid any hiccups in the run of play and close down the space in which Agudelo and Henry thrive.
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