NYCFC as mentioned sits at 47 points with 2 games remaining on the season.
Sometimes the chips fall your way from the get go. Not always, but on nights like the New York City Football Club had in their annual Hudson River Road Derby, this was one of those nights as the club put up 5 on their New York rivals, coming away from Harrison with a 5-1 win […]
NYCFC With 3-2 Win Over FC Cincinnati, Remain In Hunt For 4th in the East (plus 5 stats)
The New York City Football Club pulled out a thrilling (and somewhat anxiety inducing) 3-2 win at “home” at Red Bull Arena over playoff bound FC Cincinnati, moving themselves closer to a possible first round at home as the season is nearing a close. The team got the scoring underway early as 19 year old […]
NYCFC Keeps Rolling, Breaks 50 Points in a Season For the 7th Time (Plus 5 Stats)
The New York City Football Club came out of the gate like a team possessed on route to a 3-1 win over visiting Nashville SC as the regular season comes to a close, breaking the 50 point mark in a season for the 7th time in their 10 year history. It took literally 17 seconds […]
Decision Day Disappointment For NYCFC: What Can We Expect For the Playoffs Against FC Cincinnati? (10 Questions/Stats)
I you had told me going into a match with CF Montreal that they’d end in a shut out loss I would be hesitant to believe you. The ONE team that NYCFC has faced with overwhelming success over the years has been Montreal, going 13W-2L-5D and 6W-1L-4D when playing north of the border. And with […]
NYCFC Adds Late Goal After Nail-Biter, Head Back To Cincinnati at 1-1 (Plus 5 Stats)
The New York City Football Club’s season is not yet over as the team scored two in the first half and one late penalty kick to hold onto a 3-1 win over FC Cincinnati to force a game 3 in the best of 3 MLS Playoffs. On a night in November that’s finally beginning to […]
Fans Might Disagree, But To Me, Being In A Playoff Spot Matters ANY Time Of The Year
Sherman, set the wayback machine to NYCFC’s third match of the season. The team had just lost their home opener in a brutal 2-1 loss to visiting Portland and had ZERO points in their first three. Fans were, shall we say, relentless in their opinions of the squad. And I get it. After missing the […]
10 Stats, 5 Questions and a Prediction for the 2024 NYCFC Season
10 STATS FROM THE 2023 SEASON Stat 1 – The team made the playoffs 7 straight years until last year. Last year saw the departure of a number of key veterans, include Goalkeeper and captain Sean Johnson, midfielder and veteran Maxi Morales (who later did return at the end of the season), popular striker Heber & former captain and defender Maxime […]
10 Stats For The New York City Football Club Before, Including and Since Portland
I talk sometimes about Catalyst Moments in sports. Those moments in a game which suddenly can change a team for a season or sometimes in a player, even a career. In the case of the New York City Football Club this season, weirdly what might have been the best thing for this squad was the […]