Ok, time to rail on PV and the subs. This is the second game in a row where he lost the plot trying to protect a lead/tie and got ran off the field because he conceded the midfield. Taking off midfielders to put on "extra" defenders kills your shape, and quite frankly for the last 20 minutes, Toronto practically did what they wanted with their backups.
In the game, it was clear that most of Toronto's danger came from Vazquez in zone 14 distributing and they let him basically do that all night. It got worse when "super" Mikey Lopez came on and went to complete hell when Ethan White came on.
Bring on some fresh legs, run at their back line (screaming for Lewis) or bring on Okoli to save Villa and hold up the ball. If you want to bring on another MF, put Maxi on the wing, but keep his energy on the field.
And finally...you have one of the most technical midfielders of all time sitting on the bench. You want to hold the ball and slow down the game, and you are telling me you'd rather have Mikey Lopez on the field? You're not asking Pirlo to play the 6, he'll have Ring and Herrera behind him. Put him in the game and have him manage it out...and also, if you put some fresh legs up front, Pirlo can drop a dime over the tired D and end the game. It is a disgrace that Andrea Pirlo has found himself behind Mikey effing Lopez on the depth chart. Come on.
Sub 1: Pirlo for Tommy Mac, move Maxi to wing
Sub 2: Lewis for Harrison (or Maxi)
Sub 3: Okoli for Villa. Or sub Okoli for TMac and put Villa on the wing earlier.
Oh, and we have to talk about that egregious Herrera miss in the 82nd minute. Come on son!
So now basically NYCFC needs to win against CHI, at least tie TOR again and beat RBNY to have any success on this homestand. Shield is done, folks. And frankly if PV can't figure out how to manage a game, top 2 seed is gone too.