Sporting KC have made it through the first phase of their preseason in Miami, and we try to make something of what has happened there over the past few weeks. There is some instructive information regarding the depth chart, and apparently a few players have made positive strides. One player who has not, Marinos Tzionis, has made us question both the philosophy and execution of the club's player acquisition strategy

SKC traded two international roster spots for a cache of General Allocation Money, in a transaction you can only find in MLS. We will break down what it may be telling us regarding SKC's player acquisition strategy going forward especially in regards on one player the team has been linked with.

Tactical corner focuses on how to create high quality chances(those with higher percentage chance of creating a goal), and how the most recent tactical strategy has been a bugaboo for allowing that to happen with the regularity we would all like to see.

Finally, some discussion around the manufactured parity in MLS and how your finishing position in the league often defines your offseason.

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