NYCFC to Play at NJ Red Bulls in U.S. Open Cup
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Oh man, I think we have to go A team for this, right? Knocking NJ out of the USOC would be too sweet.
Game will be either June 13 or 14. Coin flip later today will decide which team hosts.
This would be on a Tuesday or Wednesday before our game against Seattle the following Saturday. There is no game the prior weekend, as that's an international date for World Cup Qualifying. I would expect both sides to be at full strength, minus anyone who is called up for international duty (Matarrita, Wallace, Kljestan).
This would be on a Tuesday or Wednesday before our game against Seattle the following Saturday. There is no game the prior weekend, as that's an international date for World Cup Qualifying. I would expect both sides to be at full strength, minus anyone who is called up for international duty (Matarrita, Wallace, Kljestan).
Some notes regarding the "coin flip" and who will host.
- US Open Cup 4th Round is Wednesday, June 14 and may be moved up a day
- Yankees last game that week is Sunday, June 11 with a 1:05 PM start time
- NYCFC hosts Seattle on Saturday, June 17
- Yankees return Tuesday, June 20th with a 7:05 PM start time
- Red Bulls host 2 MLS matches this year, NYCFC hosts 1.
- I don't think that the attendance even at a US Open Cup match would merit using Yankee Stadium if we get to host. The grounds crew would have 3 days from the end of the Yankees games to the start of the Open Cup match to get the field ready.
- US Open Cup 4th Round is Wednesday, June 14 and may be moved up a day
- Yankees last game that week is Sunday, June 11 with a 1:05 PM start time
- NYCFC hosts Seattle on Saturday, June 17
- Yankees return Tuesday, June 20th with a 7:05 PM start time
- Red Bulls host 2 MLS matches this year, NYCFC hosts 1.
- I don't think that the attendance even at a US Open Cup match would merit using Yankee Stadium if we get to host. The grounds crew would have 3 days from the end of the Yankees games to the start of the Open Cup match to get the field ready.
It being an international date definitely hurts us more than it does them. You list Matarrita and Wallace, but we could also be without Ring, Chanot, and potentially Herrera (and even maybe Callens?). As well as Camargo, though after his performance last night I'm not certain many tears will be shed here.
So...
Given no: Matarrita, Wallace, Ring, Chanot, Herrera, and Callens
---Harrison--Villa--Lewis---------
-------------Maxi--Pirlo--------------
----------------Lopez------------------
--Allen--Sewat---White--Gomez--
----------------Johnson----------------
Bench: Johanson, McNamara, Stertzer, Awuah, Shelton, Okoli, Camargo
That would literally mean the only player not in the lineup aside from international absences (and loans, Mena) would be Rawls
For the record, I think we will have Callens. But he has been called up in the past to the Peru national team, and Transfermarkt listed him on the bench for their last WCQ though I can't remember that actually happening.
Herrera is obviously playing great for us now, we'll see if his U20 performance earns him a call up to their senior national team for their WCQs.
The others I expect to be gone.
we could be a holes and say matarrita is not fully fit yet for WCQ and then he plays this game.
venezuela is eliminated already...but you are right he may get called up so he can get enough caps for his workers permit ( or visa? ) to play in PL at somepoint
Tinfoil Hat Time:
The coin flipped went T T T T H T T H H ? T T H T T T
The ? is the host of the match will be determined based on the winner of the 3rd round, so let's ignore that.
73% Tails. RIGGED!
The coin flipped went T T T T H T T H H ? T T H T T T
The ? is the host of the match will be determined based on the winner of the 3rd round, so let's ignore that.
73% Tails. RIGGED!
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situations like this just makes players like piatti, valeri, maxi, villa that much better. They are really really good for their clubs and they dont get called up to national team duty. We need more players from powerhouse countries that are great but don't get called up because their national teams are already stacked (i.e Argentina, brazil, spain italy germany ect.). Getting great players from central america, Luxembourg finland just hamstring us during international break. I personally get no joy from knowing our player is playing a friendly in Luxembourg. I want them home helping our Defense not suck.
i dont think so....i think they say before hand if they dont want to host. I think they have to send in application to host and that happens before we know who we play.
Hell no. If I was NYCFC, I would host at a middle school rather than give Red Bulls a home game.
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