New York City FC’s 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake Wednesday night at Rio Tinto Stadium is squarely on Patrick Vieira’s shoulders, the head coach said in a post-match press conference.
“The defeat today is mine,” Vieira said. “It’s me who is responsible for the loss today because the selection of the team wasn’t good enough to compete against Salt Lake and I take full responsibility for the performance of the team today.”
With three matches away from home in a seven-day span, Vieira went with a rotation for his starting XI and made five changes from the team that drew at FC Dallas on Sunday.