Patrick Vieira's NYCFC side exited preseason play with five wins and just one loss. But none of those results matters a lick. The only thing that matters? Sunday, March 6th.
"I think the first game will be a really good test for us, to see where we are," the head coach said Thursday, "because we are going to be playing against a well-organized team that's got some really good players."
Of course, Vieira was quick to volunteer that he's got some quality on his own roster as well.
When asked about what to expect from his midfield rotation, for instance -- in which Andrea Pirlo is the only lock to start, with Frank Lampard nursing an injury -- Vieira beamed that he has seven players to choose from, and they all have something big to offer.