Legitimate MLS top 2/3rds starters

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SKC players who would rank about the top 2/3rds of MLS starters

Poll closed Apr 29, 2026.
  1. Lasse Berg Johnsen

    5 vote(s)
    83.3%
  2. Jake Davis

    5 vote(s)
    83.3%
  3. Calvin Harris

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. John Pulskamp

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. Jansen Miller

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  6. D. Borges

    1 vote(s)
    16.7%
  7. Ian James

    1 vote(s)
    16.7%
  8. Wyatt Meyer

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. Justin Reynolds

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. Ethan Bartlow

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  11. Jaden Reid

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  12. Zorhang Bassong

    4 vote(s)
    66.7%
  13. Shapi Suleymanov

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  14. Stephen Afrifa

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  15. Jacob Bartlett

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  16. Others (name in comments)

    1 vote(s)
    16.7%
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  1. mschofield

    mschofield Member+

    May 16, 2000
    Berlin
    Club:
    Union Berlin
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Okay, so we're only 8 games into the season, but we've seen enough of most players to make some decisions. Who do we have on the roster who plays at the level of a top 2/3rds MLS starter?
    I use that because it's about the top 2/3rds who make the playoffs.

    I'm starting us off with Dejan Jovelic (who I assume would be unanimous) and Manu Garcia (who I think would be near that (disagree in comments)). I'm including Capita in this group because we haven't seen enough of him to make that call.
    So, to make up a playoff calibre team, we only need eight or nine more, if they're in the right spots.
     
  2. SportingKCFan

    SportingKCFan Member

    Sporting KC, KC Current
    Sep 2, 2010
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    I voted for players that are, or have a realistic shot at becoming within 1 year of development, a top 2/3rd tier player.
     
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  3. lukeD

    lukeD Member+

    Jul 7, 2011
    Olathe
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As Doyle pointed out, 8 games = approx. 25% of season.

    I'm only including Dejan and Manu as top 2/3rds MLS on the roster, and they're considerably better than that. Salloi would have been the other but he's gone. Besides those two, we don't have anyone that is a top 2/3rds player (IMO) and I'd actually say most of our roster wouldn't start on a mid level MLS team.

    I'm not closing the door on the internationals, who all could be in the top 2/3rds of the league. That said, I haven't seen enough of them to say they are.
     
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