One time it took me 12 minutes to figure out how to post an Instagram Story of my dog with the caption: “I AM VIRGIL VAN DOGK”.
In that same period of time, Ilsinho turned around a game against a team that had won six of its last eight and spent the first half asserting themselves on the road.
There was only one option for MLS Player of the Week after the Brazilian’s exploits. Rarely does a substitute change a game so drastically and so quickly.
After the match, Red Bulls coach Chris Armas said, “We talked about them bringing on Ilsinho, the task that that would be.