New York City FC qualified for the MLS Playoffs as the second seed on Sunday, thanks to a 2-2 draw with Columbus Crew SC.
Here, Managing Editor Mark Booth picks out Five Things we learned from a dramatic evening at Citi Field…
Back in the Groove
Due to injuries/returns, a run of road games and an international break, the last couple of months have been somewhat fragmented for the Boys in Blue but there were signs of fluency being recovered in Queens yesterday.
In the first half especially, Patrick Vieira’s men looked horrible to play against, suffocating Columbus with high intensity pressing and then stretching the visitors with intricate and sweeping attacking moves.