Looking a little red there in the pics. He may ultimately have the dark olive Italian complexion but he's going the route of the burn first.
NYCFC In The Media Thread - 2016
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We've had our fun with peeping Lampard... I now give you... sleeping Pirlo! Need to crop it better on a better pc, and think up some ideas, hehe.
Frank: "Ref... this guys sleeping on the field..."
Ref: "It only looks that way. He still makes a great impact"
PV: "Massive impact!"
Ref: "It only looks that way. He still makes a great impact"
PV: "Massive impact!"
Great stuff. Needs to be its own thread too. I will contribute.
http://nycfcforums.com/index.php?threads/sleeping-pirlo-thread.4610/
http://nycfcforums.com/index.php?threads/sleeping-pirlo-thread.4610/
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A few quotes ahead of the HRD.
http://www.empireofsoccer.com/while-the-red-bulls-play-nycfc-embraces-extra-practice-50391/
There are no rented spaces ahead of this weekend’s Hudson River Derby. No joint press conferences. No rushed travel. Just a week of practice for a New York City FC side who could not be any happier to remain in Purchase.
“We come in with a different week than we had when we played the [New York Red Bulls] a few weeks ago,” head coach Patrick Vieira said. “Physically, mentally we will be prepared and it will be a completely different game.”
NYCFC entered the May 21 match having played in Portland and Toronto in the prior six days while the Red Bulls played at D.C. hosted the Chicago Fire in the previous eight. This time, City gets eight days between matches while the Red Bulls will finish a stretch of five matches in 14 days.
“We come in with a different week than we had when we played the [New York Red Bulls] a few weeks ago,” head coach Patrick Vieira said. “Physically, mentally we will be prepared and it will be a completely different game.”
NYCFC entered the May 21 match having played in Portland and Toronto in the prior six days while the Red Bulls played at D.C. hosted the Chicago Fire in the previous eight. This time, City gets eight days between matches while the Red Bulls will finish a stretch of five matches in 14 days.
http://www.empireofsoccer.com/while-the-red-bulls-play-nycfc-embraces-extra-practice-50391/
Looks like we are trying to bring ruckus on Sunday...
by GLENN CROOKS
On Tuesday, I arrived at SUNY Purchase nearly 30 minutes after the start of the New York City Football Club training session. As I was walking through the gate, I sensed something distinctive. The crisp sound of the ball as it moved in one or two touches. The tone of the players in their small-sided competitions, admonishing one another when maximum effort and effectiveness had faltered. Assistant coaches acted as the referee and the players screamed in their direction or went face-to-face when disputing a call that affected the play.
Andoni Iraola put a crunching tackle on Andrea Pirlo – that is not the norm.
They were competing in a way I had not witnessed in the past two seasons. I imagined I was at a Red Bulls training session.
City’s next opponent on Sunday is the Red Bulls who have won all four life-time matches in the Big Apple Clasico, including the 7-0 drubbing last month.
I compared the training environments of the New York teams in this column earlier in the season. The Red Bulls, led by their captain, Dax McCarty, are motivated to compete at maximum energy in every session. If any individual fails to comply, they get a tongue-lashing from their designated leader. Conversely, New York City had been rudderless. While their sessions under first year coach, Patrick Vieira, had a plan and purpose, they lacked an internal element to push the team to be their best at every moment, every day.
On Tuesday, David Villa scolded teammate RJ Allen when Allen failed to close down defensively with enough energy and purpose. Villa is the anointed leader of NYCFC – he is consistently the hardest working player in training, a leader by example. His verbal lashing of Allen suggests he has taken another step in his leadership duties. Allen was not offended by the emotional directive from Villa. McCarty’s teammates are not slighted when he curses at them, either.
Vieira claimed that Tuesday’s practice was not any more intense than those he has conducted recently.
“No, I think its just about the period where we are,” said Vieira. “Players realize that you play the same way you train. If you want to compete on the weekend you have to compete the same very single day.”
“We train always competitive,” said the City captain, Spain’s all-time leading goal scorer. “Today was good, the intensity of the guys.”
I respectfully disagree that this was a repeat of past sessions. There was a singular occurance on Tuesday. Sessions I have observed this year were masterfully and enthusiastically guided by Vieira and the players catered to his demands on both sides of the ball.
On Tuesday there was a unique edge to the training. There was a bite. There was a super-charged energy that heretofore had been absent. NYCFC players have a high level of respect and trust for their head coach. Observing an enhanced spirit, drive and accountability in training indicates that the players are beginning to trust one another. The phrase, “mean no offense, take no offense” is the hallmark of trust within the unit.
Of course, there is additional motivation for the next match at Yankee Stadium.
“We need a win,” said Villa. “Obviously, our games in the derby is very bad for our supporters. Last game was a disaster for us but it was only one game. Now we are second in the table.”
NYCFC is a confident group. They have won two straight in clearly their two best performances of the year against Eastern Conference leader Philadelphia and Seattle on the road. City is one point in front of the third place Red Bulls and trail the first place Union by two points.
NYCFC supports were bereft of a rivalry standard in the first four matches against the Red Bulls and I asked their cult hero, Tommy McNamara, for a prediction.
“I’m not going there,” he chuckled. “I think the game could go a lot of different ways. It could be interesting and exciting.”
No final score from me for Sunday but I will leave you with this forecast – we are finally going to get our Clasico.
http://www.empireofsoccer.com/crooks-soccer-journal-nycfc-have-found-their-intensity-50046/?
by GLENN CROOKS
On Tuesday, I arrived at SUNY Purchase nearly 30 minutes after the start of the New York City Football Club training session. As I was walking through the gate, I sensed something distinctive. The crisp sound of the ball as it moved in one or two touches. The tone of the players in their small-sided competitions, admonishing one another when maximum effort and effectiveness had faltered. Assistant coaches acted as the referee and the players screamed in their direction or went face-to-face when disputing a call that affected the play.
Andoni Iraola put a crunching tackle on Andrea Pirlo – that is not the norm.
They were competing in a way I had not witnessed in the past two seasons. I imagined I was at a Red Bulls training session.
City’s next opponent on Sunday is the Red Bulls who have won all four life-time matches in the Big Apple Clasico, including the 7-0 drubbing last month.
I compared the training environments of the New York teams in this column earlier in the season. The Red Bulls, led by their captain, Dax McCarty, are motivated to compete at maximum energy in every session. If any individual fails to comply, they get a tongue-lashing from their designated leader. Conversely, New York City had been rudderless. While their sessions under first year coach, Patrick Vieira, had a plan and purpose, they lacked an internal element to push the team to be their best at every moment, every day.
On Tuesday, David Villa scolded teammate RJ Allen when Allen failed to close down defensively with enough energy and purpose. Villa is the anointed leader of NYCFC – he is consistently the hardest working player in training, a leader by example. His verbal lashing of Allen suggests he has taken another step in his leadership duties. Allen was not offended by the emotional directive from Villa. McCarty’s teammates are not slighted when he curses at them, either.
Vieira claimed that Tuesday’s practice was not any more intense than those he has conducted recently.
“No, I think its just about the period where we are,” said Vieira. “Players realize that you play the same way you train. If you want to compete on the weekend you have to compete the same very single day.”
“We train always competitive,” said the City captain, Spain’s all-time leading goal scorer. “Today was good, the intensity of the guys.”
I respectfully disagree that this was a repeat of past sessions. There was a singular occurance on Tuesday. Sessions I have observed this year were masterfully and enthusiastically guided by Vieira and the players catered to his demands on both sides of the ball.
On Tuesday there was a unique edge to the training. There was a bite. There was a super-charged energy that heretofore had been absent. NYCFC players have a high level of respect and trust for their head coach. Observing an enhanced spirit, drive and accountability in training indicates that the players are beginning to trust one another. The phrase, “mean no offense, take no offense” is the hallmark of trust within the unit.
Of course, there is additional motivation for the next match at Yankee Stadium.
“We need a win,” said Villa. “Obviously, our games in the derby is very bad for our supporters. Last game was a disaster for us but it was only one game. Now we are second in the table.”
NYCFC is a confident group. They have won two straight in clearly their two best performances of the year against Eastern Conference leader Philadelphia and Seattle on the road. City is one point in front of the third place Red Bulls and trail the first place Union by two points.
NYCFC supports were bereft of a rivalry standard in the first four matches against the Red Bulls and I asked their cult hero, Tommy McNamara, for a prediction.
“I’m not going there,” he chuckled. “I think the game could go a lot of different ways. It could be interesting and exciting.”
No final score from me for Sunday but I will leave you with this forecast – we are finally going to get our Clasico.
http://www.empireofsoccer.com/crooks-soccer-journal-nycfc-have-found-their-intensity-50046/?
I enjoy reading this but I would have preferred reading it after Sunday because the article wasn't published until after Sunday. I want RB to go into the match not realizing we've taken on a new intensity - they may assume we have, but without confirmation then our gametime intensity would come as a surprise.
That is why practices should be closed.
This was pretty much what was discussed on the Soccer in the City Podcast.
I understand the element of surprise is a good form of strategy, but this isn't about giving away vital information. This is about intensity. This is about telling your opponent, "I'm coming at you hard, be forewarned". This win is going to be that much better because of it.
Tommy McNamara is the featured guest on the most recent episode of ESPN's "Over The Ball" podcast.
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=16619030
He talks about his favorite coach and his college playing experience, playing with Chivas USA, the possibility of playing for the Irish national team vs. the USMNT, playing with Pirlo, Lampard and Villa, the upcoming derby, playing at Yankee Stadium and growing up in New York.
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=16619030
He talks about his favorite coach and his college playing experience, playing with Chivas USA, the possibility of playing for the Irish national team vs. the USMNT, playing with Pirlo, Lampard and Villa, the upcoming derby, playing at Yankee Stadium and growing up in New York.
Why New York City FC have fared much better on the road this season
Spoiler: the theory is team has been unlucky at home and lucky on the road. I don't trust the expected goal stats as much as the article does. I think luck has had a role, but doesn't explain the results all by itself.
Spoiler: the theory is team has been unlucky at home and lucky on the road. I don't trust the expected goal stats as much as the article does. I think luck has had a role, but doesn't explain the results all by itself.
Yep, I agree with you, and I think the article does too. We've been a bit luckier on the road and also played a bit better on the road too. I think some of the later might be changing.
Think about games where we got a result perhaps better than we deserved. Portland on the road is the prime example, maybe the tie at Toronto as well.
Think about games where we did perhaps worse. Losing 1-0 to Orlando when bossing possession the whole game. Giving up stoppage time tying goals to Orlando and Montreal. Drawing Chicago when we had an 8-0 advantage in shots on goal. All of those were at home.
I think some of this is also how the team has evolved combined with the scheduling quirks. The team has taken time to gel and get going. We were pretty mediocre the first month or two, and that's when we had about 5 of our 11 home games.
Sporting KC coach says Kreis would have had us playing well this season too.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/07/07/vermes-no-doubt-jason-kreis-wouldve-done-better-nycfc-year
http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/07/07/vermes-no-doubt-jason-kreis-wouldve-done-better-nycfc-year
Kreis would still have us playing the diamond with Iraola at RB, sharing time with RJ. I guess shots fired, hope that motivates PV enough to strap his boots on and give a player some rest on Sunday.
Yeah, silly comment to make days before playing the team - that's real bulletin board material.
