Our road trip is over and the squad returns to the New York area for a month of play across league and open cup competition.
First things first – a midweek tussle with New England Revolution where the boys in blue will look to bounce back from their defeat in Atlanta over the weekend.
Here are our Major Keys to the game…
Bouncing Back… Again
New York City FC made too many mistakes against a good team on Sunday, according to Patrick Vieira.
While the Frenchman was frustrated with NYCFC’s play during the seven-minute blitz by Atlanta that put them three goals clear with only 21’ played, he was “really pleased” with the character and attitude that was shown in the second half – as Ben Sweat and Jack Harrison combined to provide a lifeline with a 71st minute goal.