New York City traveled to RFK Stadium today looking for their third straight win. Instead, they return to the five boroughs tonight hanging their heads after losing to DC United 2-1.
The Blues had their chances. Oh, so many chances. At first, it looked like New York City was reprising their game plan from the teams’ first meeting at Yankee Stadium. That game resulted in a rollicking 4-0 demolition.
Patrick Vieira is one of the league’s outstanding game managers. He’s quickly earning a reputation for tactical sharpness that’s on a different level from most MLS managers. That said, as the game wore on, it became clearer that DC manager Ben Olsen had planned just as deftly.