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 […]