Dominic Kinnear’s San Jose Earthquakes arrive this afternoon in the Bronx as one of just a select few MLS clubs never to have defeated NYCFC. The two teams fought to a goalless stand-still in August of 2016, but who could forget the day Ned Grabavoy disemboweled the Quakes in Year One?
Lucky Ned may be among the ranks of the retired these days, but New York City has somehow found a way to create more and still-more chances without him. New boys Maxi Moralez and Rodney Wallace have looked lively and lethal three games into the 2017 campaign, while the two Alexes — midfielder Ring and center back Callens — have been utterly ruthless on the pitch since making their MLS debuts on March 5th.