May 12, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – New York City FC News Release
New York City Football Club welcomes Columbus Crew to Yankee Stadium on Saturday night.
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Bright Lights, Big Game
To a man, the players and staff have all spoken about how much they’ve appreciated this run of consecutive home games in MLS.
The consistency, both on and off the field has helped the group immeasurably. One thing that is also consistent is the great atmosphere at Yankee Stadium. At times both players and staff have struggled to articulate just why Yankee Stadium has such a positive impact on the team’s results, but after seeing the atmosphere and many of the intangibles on show it becomes clear.
Saturday will see the team under the bright lights as the sun sets, and it’s with that special backdrop that the team have the chance to make more marvelous memories. We can’t wait to see you there.
Making A Case
At the start of last season, Ronny Deila stressed the need for his roster to have strength and depth in all areas.
The prime reasons for this were twofold. Firstly, it allowed the coach to have options when the rough and tumble of an MLS season took its toll on the team; be it injuries, suspensions, or fatigue. Secondly, while a player’s own drive and motivation can carry them far, the overall dynamic is improved when healthy competition among players defines who will take the starting spot.
The evidence of that presented itself Wednesday night when Deila made nine changes to the starting XI and still emerged comfortable 3-1 winners in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Several of that group made a strong case to be named in the team to face Columbus this weekend, and the consequence of that will see a team against Columbus keen to impress.
NYCFC’s mentality has been central to their success under Deila, and if they win this weekend it will once again have played a large role in proceedings.
Change It Up?
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