At this stage of the MLS season, you don’t get points for style and verve. You get them for wins and draws. It is ever a truism in this league that if you draw your games on the road, and win them at home, then come October, all will be taken care of.
New York City are doing just that. All eyes might be on Atlanta United — unbeaten in their last eight, pile-driving through teams like a thresher through the wheat. But still the Pigeons fly above, just out of reach. They may not be enthralling people with their play; it is, in fact, lackluster.