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New York City FC Vs Orlando City: 3 things we learned – Good teams win; bad teams lose

Orlando City hosted New York City FC on Thursday night as they desperately hoped to turn-a-round a season that was spiralling out of control. Predictably, they couldn’t.

The 2-0 defeat was not all that deserved, with NYCFC far from their fluent, flowing best, especially in attack, but it was enough to send Orlando home among a growing chorus of boos as fans wait for something, anything, to cheer in what is quickly becoming a miserable campaign.

Here are three things we learned.

3. David Villa not necessary

David Villa has missed large portions of the season through myriad injuries.