Ahead of tonight's match between Toronto FC and New York City FC, Waking the Red caught up with Jake Gofman of Hudson River Blue.
It has been eight months since that fateful night in New York, where TFC dropped a five-spot on their hosts, leading to the most lop-sided aggregate victory in MLS history and a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals against Montreal.
Tonight's game should be a good one, though both sides are missing key pieces.
On to the questions...
Question the First
With the conventional wisdom stating that the unique nature of MLS makes it nigh impossible for foreign coaches to succeed, especially those with little-to-no experience in North American soccer, what is it about Patrick Vieira that has seen him persevere and rise above that impediment so early in his coaching career to find success at NYC FC?