Patrick Vieira pulled no punches after his side's defeat in Toronto, making no excuses after a disappointing performance at BMO Field.
"It was a game we lost against a better team tonight," said Vieira, frankly. "It will be important for us to put that on the side, because we're going to have a massive one next week."
This week, NYCFC simply weren't up to the task, according to Vieira, who refused to blame his squad's performance on the tough calls that went against them for the second week in a row.
"The call today went against us, admitted the gaffer.