Here's probably the biggest long-term concern from this game:
The young players on NYCFC (Namely, Matarrita, Lopez, Shelton, McNamara) all completely s--- their pants today. The game was too big for them. Hopefully that's just an experience they all need, otherwise how can we trust this group to not s--- their pants during the big games we have to play later in the season?
I've learned never to question the effort and compete level of professional athletes. These guys care, you know they do. So in a loss like this, you have to ask why it looks like they didn't care. What happened out there that caused this team to capitulate so easily.