Going on form alone, New York City FC is not in a good place right now. They haven’t defeated a playoff team since July 14, and since Ilsinho put Ronald Matarrita in the spin cycle and gave Ben the night Sweat-s, the City Group-funded club has but a single win, and that came over lowly Chicago.
In the 2018 playoffs, Philadelphia Union could face any of the following four teams in the knockout round: New York City FC, Columbus Crew, DC United, or Montreal Impact.
The latest chapter in the story of Mark McKenzie’s stellar rookie season will be written just a few miles from where he was born.