This weekend, New York City FC will play their first Major League Soccer match since the team was ousted from the Leagues Cup. They were supposed to play last weekend, but poor pitch conditions at Citi Field led to the postponement of the Columbus Crew match. Therefore, the first game back will be against Nashville SC, and it will be critical.
To paint the picture, NYCFC is in a playoff position. However, the Boys in Blue sit in eighth place in the Eastern Conference. The team is coming off a poor Leagues Cup run, and they did not look like a team that could contend in the MLS Cup Playoffs.