Away - 7/26 Orlando

[LionNYC]

New York City FC at Orlando City SC
Orlando City Stadium
Thursday, July 26 8 PM ET
ESPN, WNYE 91.5 FM, WQBU 92.7 FM

We have an off week following three games in seven days where NYCFC earned all 9 points. Then, it's at Orlando on a Thursday night (with at Seattle coming up on Sunday).

 

[Seven]

Orlando will be coming off a tiring stretch, as they play at Philly on Wednesday in the Open Cup, at Columbus on Saturday, then our game on Thursday. Plus they fly out to LA for a game against the Galaxy on Sunday.

They are also still dealing with injury on their back line, as Spector and Sané have not been training. And they are still starting RJ at RB


Villa should be back for this one...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1018489716591812609

 

[Kjbert]

We can win without Villa. I would like to see us use our YAM and go buy a better version of Herrera in this window. A true box to box who can score.

 

[S1ARK5]

Looking for two tickets for this game for me and my wife preferably sitting with some of u guys and supporters. Hit me up.

 

[LionNYC]

Looking for two tickets for this game for me and my wife preferably sitting with some of u guys and supporters. Hit me up.

This is a friendly reminder, this match is in Orlando.

I can't imagine on a Thursday night that many NYCFC will be traveling for this one.

(I'll be there.)

 

[Shwafta]

Yeah our next home game is (saturday) 8/4 against Vancouver- so I'd suggest looking for tickets for that one instead!

 

[NYCFC_Dan]

This is a friendly reminder, this match is in Orlando.

I can't imagine on a Thursday night that many NYCFC will be traveling for this one.

(I'll be there.)

He’s from Florida so I’m guessing he’ll be attending the game.

 

[LionNYC]

He’s from Florida so I’m guessing he’ll be attending the game.

Today I learned...

 

[NYCFC_Dan]

Today I learned...

I was going to go since I usually work till 2pm Thursday and 2pm - 10pm Friday’s but that week the boss is on a short vacation and i work at 5am Friday.
Are you just there for the game?

 

[Gotham Gator]

We can win without Villa. I would like to see us use our YAM and go buy a better version of Herrera in this window. A true box to box who can score.

Is this a new type of allocation money paid entirely in sweet potatoes?

 

[Taurus]

I like the 4-2-3-1 set-up but never thought I'd see Sweat legitimately beat Mata for the spot. Here's what I'd like to see.



Bench:
Stuver, Ibeagha, Mata, Awuha, Lewis,Wallace, Berget

 

[Shwafta]

Back when we had Iraola, what formation did we used to use? Because I somehow remember we used to do 4 in the midfield with iraola playing cdm... did we do a 4-3-2-1 or 4-4-2?

 

[ZYanksRule]

Back when we had Iraola, what formation did we used to use? Because I somehow remember we used to do 4 in the midfield with iraola playing cdm... did we do a 4-3-2-1 or 4-4-2?

Our first year (Iraola arrived midseason) was normally a 4-4-2 under Kreis. We were primarily a 4-3-3 under Vieira in Iraola's last season with us.

 

[Ulrich]

Our first year (Iraola arrived midseason) was normally a 4-4-2 under Kreis. We were primarily a 4-3-3 under Vieira in Iraola's last season with us.

What’s interesting, and I hadn’t thought about it until this discussion of Iraola, is that PV tried playing Iraola as a Sweeper/CB in those last few matches - just like he played Ring there this season - but Iraola just got run over, or maybe he wasn’t comfortable dropping so deep to start the break-out, and it was a failed formation back then, whereas Ring took better to it and it threw a wrinkle at our opponents until they realized they could run through our midfield with Ring dropped so deep. Still, fascinating the cyclical nature of what PV tried to install twice.

 

[Kjbert]

Is this a new type of allocation money paid entirely in sweet potatoes?

MLS will have a new program where they give teams $3 million in allocation money to purchase players younger than age 20 I think it is. May only be for South American players too.

 

[Shwafta]

Our first year (Iraola arrived midseason) was normally a 4-4-2 under Kreis. We were primarily a 4-3-3 under Vieira in Iraola's last season with us.

hmm... I seem to remember him slotting in almost as a 3rd central defender... or am I just misremembering?

 

[ZYanksRule]

hmm... I seem to remember him slotting in almost as a 3rd central defender... or am I just misremembering?

He might have played a couple games as a centerback -- he definitely played some as a fullback -- but he was primarily a central midfielder if memory serves.

 

[sundance]

MLS will have a new program where they give teams $3 million in allocation money to purchase players younger than age 20 I think it is. May only be for South American players too.

Pretty much. As reported in May, it’ll be $3mm to spend between now and 2022 on players younger than 20 from outside the league. No geographic restrictions reported at the time. Referred to as the “Youth Transfer Fund,” but of course we all know the proper taxonomy: YAM

 

[Christopher Jee]

Is this a new type of allocation money paid entirely in sweet potatoes?

The yam is the power that be. You can smell it when I'm walking down the street.

 

[Christopher Jee]

He might have played a couple games as a centerback -- he definitely played some as a fullback -- but he was primarily a central midfielder if memory serves.

Yeah I remember him playing as a CDM behind Pirlo and Lampard.

In the playoffs (or maybe a couple of games before) he had Iraola as a front sweeper, but that wasn't effective. He was a great pivot because he was able to make himself available for passes from the back 2 and wasn't defensively vulnerable. As a front sweeper, he had no one in midfield to pass to, so we had trouble transitioning from defense.