Looking back over the past 15+ great and not-so-great years Sporting Kc/Kansas City Wizards/The Wiz have compiled a great stock-pile of players. Some good, most bad. Some of them that put on the coveted blue jersey were merely here with us for awhile and there names have been forgotten. But some players stick with us in our minds and carry on with us in our day to day lives. How many of you seriously don't remember when Jimmy Conrad jumped into the Cauldron to celebrate his now infamous header goal? How many of you don't remember Claudio Lopez's 60 yard goal against the LA Galaxy? How many of you don't replay Miklos Molnar's game-winning goal in the MLS Cup at least once a week? How many of you don't remember the classic digecel crawl? Or Ryan Smith's tricks and flicks? Those are the moments that make players legends and club-favorites. And that is what this post is about; a dedication to the best players ever to play for a Kansas City soccer team. To commemorate those players I can't just right a brief bio of them and show a picture can I? No. Instead I will tell you who I think were/are the best 11 players that have ever graced the Arrowhead, CAB, or LSP grounds.
Without further Adu here's the best ever Sporting Kc Starting XI:
The Legends
GK: Tony Meola
LB: Michael Harrington
CB: Jimmy Conrad
CB: Peter Vermes
RB: Chris Klein
CDM: Kerry Zavagnin
CAM: Preki
LM: Ryan Smith
RM: Davy Arnaud
ST: Eddie Johnson
ST: Josh Wolff
Subs: Kevin Hartman, Jose Burciaga Jr., Nick Garcia, Jack Jewsbury, Sasha Victorine, Claudio Lopez, Mo Johnston, Carlos Marinelli, Alexandru Zatinca
***Did I leave anyone out? Tell me in the comment section below.***
Diego Gutierrez is a must.
ReplyDeleteI can't agree with R. Smith's inclusion. Didnt do nearly enough for the club.
IMO I thought Smith was a huge part of last season's campaign. He was probably the most creative player on th field and was probably the best dribbler this club has ever seen. Also, I forgot about gutierrez. He was a winger right?
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