NYCFC meet Atlanta United once again on Sunday afternoon, looking to make it two wins from two against the 2017 Expansion Team.
Managing Editor Mark Booth picks out five Major Keys to the game…
Round Two
NYCFC’s first-ever trip to Atlanta will mark the second meeting between these two teams following an emphatic 3-1 home win at Yankee Stadium just two weeks ago.
All the talk leading up to the game was regarding a potential clash of styles, between Patrick Vieira’s possession-based gameplan and Atlanta’s high-pressing counter-attacking.
On the day, however, NYCFC just simply didn’t allow Gerardo Martino’s men to get into their stride, dominating the game on both sides of the ball, fully meriting their comfortable victory.