Away - December 15 - Tigres - CCL

[ZYanksRule]

Lick your wounds and go out and win the damn thing. Exorcise the playoff demons.
Then win MLS 2021.

We're probably going to have no more than six weeks between the end of CCL and the start of preseason. You use this game (or 3 games, hopefully) as a springboard for 2021. That's the right way to handle it. I can't imagine any first team player, after they take a few days to lick their wounds after Saturday, will ask out of the CCL resumption.

The only way I see guys getting held out is if someone is nursing a minor injury and they'd rather not risk it with preseason coming so soon.

 

[mgarbowski]

Despite this team's history, I usually find it easy to go into a tournament with optimism. But I will be legitimately shocked if we make a run in CCL this year. We can beat any of these teams, but I don't see us beating three of them in a row. We just don't score against quality competition. I had hoped that the goal flurry at the end of the season meant something other than bad opponents, but then we reverted to no goals from open play against Orlando. Our top 2 scorers from 2019 are hurt or gone, and frankly #1 played like he wasn't here when he was healthy.

Rank the MLS East by Goals Against. NYC's opponents when scoring 2 or more goals ranked: 4, 9, 10, 11 (2x), 12 (2x), 13, and 14. The top half of the table held NYCFC to 0 or 1 goals every game but one. I don't see how that suddenly changes for three games straight, and I doubt we can manage 3 consecutive clean sheets.

 

[VernonJohn]

Despite this team's history, I usually find it easy to go into a tournament with optimism. But I will be legitimately shocked if we make a run in CCL this year. We can beat any of these teams, but I don't see us beating three of them in a row. We just don't score against quality competition. I had hoped that the goal flurry at the end of the season meant something other than bad opponents, but then we reverted to no goals from open play against Orlando. Our top 2 scorers from 2019 are hurt or gone, and frankly #1 played like he wasn't here when he was healthy.

Rank the MLS East by Goals Against. NYC's opponents when scoring 2 or more goals ranked: 4, 9, 10, 11 (2x), 12 (2x), 13, and 14. The top half of the table held NYCFC to 0 or 1 goals every game but one. I don't see how that suddenly changes for three games straight, and I doubt we can manage 3 consecutive clean sheets.

They manage it cause Ronny is going to channel his inner Klopp and get this team humming.
Whooooooo!

 

[moogoo]

1) This team can beat Tigres, Olimpia and LAFC on a neutral ground and be the first MLS CCL champion ever. Its 2020. Can we think of a crazier more unlikely way to finish this weird-ass year. Sounds perfect.

2) With a 1-0 win we would go to a shootout against Tigres and no way would we lose the shootout, right?

1) I agree we can beat anyone on neutral ground. I'm just unsure how our mental strength will be going into it. Talentwise - I don't fear anybody. But mentally - we haven't shown we can show up for big games. if there is any time to change that, now would be it, as you said. No better way to erase our playoff losses than be the first MLS team to win modern CCL (as VernonJohn said).

2) Yes, as long as Maxi and Gudi don't take any. I give Johnson a good chance of making some saves.

 

[Kjbert]

Tinnerholm on Instagram said they’re going to put these guys in a bubble again

 

[adam]

Tinnerholm on Instagram said they’re going to put these guys in a bubble again

 

[Fantazma]

Tigres got eliminated yesterday in liga mx playoffs, offensively they were lacking lots and at times looked almost disinterested, there is alot of discomfort in fanbase with their coach. nycfc totally has a shot going up against them but nycfc has to really come out motivated.

 

[adam]

Tigres got eliminated yesterday in liga mx playoffs, offensively they were lacking lots and at times looked almost disinterested, there is alot of discomfort in fanbase with their coach. nycfc totally a shot going up against them but nycfc has to really come out motivated.

good thing we have all that time off and our Best player saying he doesn’t want to bubble again.

 

[Fantazma]

good thing we have all that time off and our Best player saying he doesn’t want to bubble again.

i dont think any team wants to bubble, especially liga mx teams that never done it.

 

[LionNYC]

Broadcast still to be determined but it will be on Fox Sports in English language...

2020 CONCACAF Champions League

New York City FC's interest in the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League is over for the 2020 season after a 5-0 aggregate defeat to Tigres UANL in Orlando on Dec 15, 2020. NEWS NYCFC Announces Travel Plans for the Resumption of 2020 CCL How to Watch Tigres UANL vs. NYCFC Photos: Focused on

www.nycfc.com

 

[danger]

What's up with Alex Ring? He has a photo on his Instagram in hospital garb, next to a doctor thanking him for patching him up

 

[ZYanksRule]

What's up with Alex Ring? He has a photo on his Instagram in hospital garb, next to a doctor thanking him for patching him up

Ahmad is the team doctor who did Heber's ACL repair. So maybe a knee scope? Hopefully it was something relatively minor, some sort of offseason clean-up operation?

 

[Fantazma]

Broadcast still to be determined but it will be on Fox Sports in English language...

2020 CONCACAF Champions League

New York City FC's interest in the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League is over for the 2020 season after a 5-0 aggregate defeat to Tigres UANL in Orlando on Dec 15, 2020. NEWS NYCFC Announces Travel Plans for the Resumption of 2020 CCL How to Watch Tigres UANL vs. NYCFC Photos: Focused on

www.nycfc.com

10:30PM? FOH

 

[Shwafta]

10:30PM? FOH

Tigres fans want to be able to watch too, probably. I think that makes sense to some degree. though I'd think 9:30 makes a lot more sense for that sort of compromise...

 

[mgarbowski]

Montreal-Olimpia game starts that night at 8pm.

 

[Fantazma]

Tigres fans want to be able to watch too, probably. I think that makes sense to some degree. though I'd think 9:30 makes a lot more sense for that sort of compromise...

i figure they would start it at 7 for first game since no fans will be in attendance, then have other start 9:30 ish. i guess since technically this was supposed to be tigres home game they will accommodate for their fans. still, 10:30 is way late and 9:30 local time in monterrey for a cup that their own fans seem to not give a crap about.

 

[Shwafta]

i figure they would start it at 7 for first game since no fans will be in attendance, then have other start 9:30 ish. i guess since technically this was supposed to be tigres home game they will accommodate for their fans. still, 10:30 is way late and 9:30 local time in monterrey for a cup that their own fans seem to not give a crap about.

:/ oh i don't disagree that 10:30 is ridiculous

 

[canchon]

Ahmad is the team doctor who did Heber's ACL repair. So maybe a knee scope? Hopefully it was something relatively minor, some sort of offseason clean-up operation?

Cacha Acevedo, please pick up the CCL white courtesy phone

 

[Rimil]

Tigres got eliminated yesterday in liga mx playoffs, offensively they were lacking lots and at times looked almost disinterested, there is alot of discomfort in fanbase with their coach. nycfc totally has a shot going up against them but nycfc has to really come out motivated.

I was snooping around the Tigres fan forum and found this post:

"Nycfc got eliminated yesterday in MLS playoffs, offensively they were lacking lots and at times looked almost disinterested, there is alot of discomfort in fanbase with their coach. Tigres totally has a shot going up against them but Tigres has to really come out motivated."

why it was in english i have no idea.....

 

[LionNYC]

Looks like it will be on FS2...

Checked my TV guide. Confirmed 10:30 PM FS2.