2017 NYC Player/Team Predictions

[Midas Mulligan]

Correct answers added to the first post and repeated below.

How did everyone do?

1. Name the top 3 players in goals scored. Villa (22), Harrison (10), Maxi (5)
2. Name the top 3 players in assists. Villa and Maxi (9); Wallace, Sweat and Harrison (6)
3. Name the top 3 players in minutes (non-goalkeeper). Callens (3060), Harrison (2757), Ring (2604)
4. What will NYC's record be against RBNJ? 2-0-1 Baby!
5. Which City players will play in the All-Star Game? Villa
6. How far will NYC advance in the MLS Cup Playoffs? Conference Semi-finals
7. How far will NYC advance in the US Open Cup Playoffs? Did we play in this?
8. Wild Card - provide your own question and answer it!

1. Name the top 3 players in goals scored.
y Villa
y Moralez
y Harrison

2. Name the top 3 players in assists.
Y Morales
N Pirlo
Y Harrison

3. Name the top 3 players in minutes (non-goalkeeper).
N Villa
N Chanot
Y Ring

4. What will NYC's record be against RBNJ?
Y 1-1-1. Ahh, screw it. 2 W and 1 draw.

5. Which City players will play in the All-Star Game?
Y Villa,
N Pirlo,
N Harrison

6. How far will NYC advance in the MLS Cup Playoffs?
1/2 Y? Conference final - but I'm just splitting the difference. I actually think we go to final or lose in our first round matchup.

7. How far will NYC advance in the US Open Cup Playoffs?
N - Either 2nd round or final. If we win 2, we will go to final.
8. Wild Card - provide your own question and answer it!
Y Who will be the surprise standout performer? Herrera will boss some matches for us when he gets time, but ? (no credit either way, as he was just starting to come on when injury ended his season) I also think Camargo ends up becoming our best LW attacker.

Final score:
12.5 out of 16 max, but grading harshly you could make a case for 12 out of 17.

 

[Gotham Gator]

Okay, I will play too.

YYY 1. Name the top 3 players in goals scored. Villa, Maxi, Harrison
NYN 2. Name the top 3 players in assists. Pirlo, Maxi, Shelton
NNN 3. Name the top 3 players in minutes (non-goalkeeper). Villa, Maxi, Pirlo
N 4. What will NYC's record be against RBNJ? 1-1-1
YNN 5. Which City players will play in the All-Star Game? Villa, Maxi, Harrison
N 6. How far will NYC advance in the MLS Cup Playoffs? Eastern Conf. Finals
N 7. How far will NYC advance in the US Open Cup Playoffs? Semifinals
N 8. Wild Card - provide your own question and answer it! We will finish same as last year (4th) in Supporters' Shield Standings, but this time we qualify for CCL.

Started nicely - then faded.

 

[mgarbowski]

1. Name the top 3 players in goals scored.
Villa, Harrison, Maxi 3/3
2. Name the top 3 players in assists.
Maxi, Pirlo, Matarrita 1/3
3. Name the top 3 players in minutes (non-goalkeeper).
Chanot, Callens, Ring 2/3
4. What will NYC's record be against RBNJ?
1W 2L 0/1
5. Which City players will play in the All-Star Game?
Villa, Maxi 1/2
6. How far will NYC advance in the MLS Cup Playoffs?
Flame out like 2016 or win it all. 0.5/1
7. How far will NYC advance in the US Open Cup Playoffs?
2 wins 0/1
8. Wild Card - provide your own question and answer it!
Sami Khedira will not be joining the team this summer.
We will win at least 3 more home games than last year and 2 fewer away games.
GD will improve by at least 5 2/3

Totals 9.5 out of 17
Best prediction was being the only entrant to list Alex "perfect attendance" Callens in the most minutes category. Edit: My reading skills abandoned me. Completely off that I was the only one..
Worst is listing Pirlo in assists, or underestimating the record against RB.
Biggest shock to me is we did not get 3 more wins at home than 2015 (it was 2).

 

[Sabo]

1. Name the top 3 players in goals scored. Y Y Y
Villa, Harrison, Moralez
2. Name the top 3 players in assists. N Y Y
Pirlo, Moralez, Harrison
3. Name the top 3 players in minutes (non-goalkeeper).
Villa, Ring, Harrison N Y Y
4. What will NYC's record be against RBNJ?
2Wins 1 Loss N
5. Which City players will play in the All-Star Game?
Villa, Harrison, Pirlo Y N N
6. How far will NYC advance in the MLS Cup Playoffs?
Eastern Conference Finals N
7. How far will NYC advance in the US Open Cup Playoffs?
First piece of silverware for the Club N
8. Wild Card - provide your own question and answer it!
Will Villa score as many goals as last year? YES Y (Because playoff goals count)

9 Y 7 N

Proof that Pirlo was my biggest disappointment of the season.

 

[LionNYC]

1. Name the top 3 players in goals scored.
- Villa, Harrison, Moralez Y,Y,Y
2. Name the top 3 players in assists.
- Pirlo, Moralez, Matarrita N,Y,N (Damn overestimating Pirlo and injuries to Mata)
3. Name the top 3 players in minutes (non-goalkeeper).
- Chanot, Callens, Villa N,Y,N (Damn injuries to Chanot and Villa)
4. What will NYC's record be against RBNJ?
- 2 W, 0 T, 1 L Y,Y,N (Damn underestimating our ability versus RB)
5. Which City players will play in the All-Star Game?
- Villa, Matarrita, Pirlo Y,N,N
6. How far will NYC advance in the MLS Cup Playoffs?
- MLS Cup Champion N
7. How far will NYC advance in the US Open Cup Playoffs?
- Win 2 games N
8. Wild Card - provide your own question and answer it!
- Who will NYCFC sign this summer? Sami Khedira Still praying...

8/17

 

[adam]

1. Name the top 3 players in goals scored.
Villa, Harrison, Camargo (2/3)
2. Name the top 3 players in assists.
Maxi, Pirlo, Wallace (2/3)
3. Name the top 3 players in minutes (non-goalkeeper).
Chanot, Villa, Callens (1/3)
4. What will NYC's record be against RBNJ?
2W-0L-1D (nailed it)
5. Which City players will play in the All-Star Game?
Villa, Pirlo, Maxi, Mata (1/4)
6. How far will NYC advance in the MLS Cup Playoffs?
Cup champs of course! (Darn it)
7. How far will NYC advance in the US Open Cup Playoffs?
Now that we have all those green cards? USOC Champs too! (Double darn it)
8. Wild Card - provide your own question and answer it!
How many matches this season will the club hand out free chicken buckets? 3 (no freebies this season)
*double bonus: Will I ever be rewarded for chanting "Scotch & Steak"? No

2.91 out of 7. And Wiff on the WC.

 

[Midas Mulligan]

Worst is listing Pirlo in assists

Even those of us who weren't enamored expected at least moderately competent production. Instead, we got complete disinterest.

You can't predict giving a shit. Or, at least, the lot of us couldn't predict it well in the past. I bet we'll be better going forward.

 

[Falastur]

Not bad really...

1. Name the top 3 players in goals scored.
Villa, Jack Flash, Maxi 3/3
2. Name the top 3 players in assists.
Maxi, Jack, Ring (depending on just how exactly he ends up being used) 2/3
3. Name the top 3 players in minutes (non-goalkeeper).
Maxi, Chanot, Villa 0/3
4. What will NYC's record be against RBNJ?
1W, 1D, 1L, the win coming at home. 2/3
5. Which City players will play in the All-Star Game?
Just Villa, amidst claims from the forum that at least one other (Jack/Maxi?) was worthy of a selection Correct
6. How far will NYC advance in the MLS Cup Playoffs?
Conference Final Nope
7. How far will NYC advance in the US Open Cup Playoffs?
Quarter-finals, with us feeling disappointed by our exit Wrong stage, but entirely accurate
8. Wild Card - provide your own question and answer it!
Couldn't think of a good one, so I'll pass. Poor creativity, must try harder next year

8/15

 

[The Toe]

Wow we had a ton of confidence in Pirlo for some reason.

 

[mgarbowski]

Wow we had a ton of confidence in Pirlo for some reason.

To be fair to him, and us, he led the club with 11 assists in 2016. By the way, behind him with 9 each in 2016 were Khiry and Tmac. Didn't expect to find that.

 

[Gotham Gator]

To be fair to him, and us, he led the club with 11 assists in 2016. By the way, behind him with 9 each in 2016 were Khiry and Tmac. Didn't expect to find that.

Exactly. People forget that Pirlo was pretty good in 2016.