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A 2-1 loss to New England on Sunday night exposed New York City FC's major depth problem after Heber's season-ending torn ACL and the transfer of Alexandru Mitrita hurt City in a 2-1 loss to New England. In the latest Soccer in the City, the crew discusses the difficulty of finding the right transfers before Oct. 29, how it will affect the MLS Cup run, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bang! First goal for Gonzalo Higuain, three points for Inter Miami. Andrew, David and Charlie try to predict what’s to come for the former Juve man, then name their biggest signings of 2020 (so far). Plus, the guys examine Jordan Morris’ case for MLS MVP, ask what exactly NYCFC are going for after Alexandru Mitrita is loaned to Saudi Arabia, give Jeremy Ebobisse some USMNT love, name the worst team in MLS and hand out some midweek shout outs to Ayo Akinola, Winston Reid and the Union. Stick around for an interview with Kelvin Jones (Crew academy director) and Continental Award submissions in the mailbag. 4:57 – Gonzalo Higuain gets his first, many more to come 8:46 – Best signings of the offseason (so far) 18:08 – Is Jordan Morris the real MLS MVP? 24:31 – Soooooo what are NYCFC doing? 34:10 – Should managers get 2020 mulligans? 38:01 – Who is the worst team in MLS? 40:04 – Charlie Davies is a big fan of Ayo Akinola 49:46 – INTERVIEW: Kelvin Jones (Crew academy director) on developing players, coaches 1:05:12 – MAILBAG: Continental Awards, D-Mid snubs and Reyna trolls
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A new episode is out and this time Aaron (Autto421) joins Jordan and me on the podcast. We quickly recap the gritty 3-2 victory NYCFC had against Inter Miami but then the conversation switches to the rumors that Alexandru Mitrita will be loaned, with an option to be bought, to Al Ahli FC. This news couldn't have come at a worse time after Mitrita playing his best two matches of the year and that Maxi Moralez is still injured. Aaron breaks down his thoughts of NYC's season and it's head coach Ronny Deila performance. Then we finish up previewing the match against DC United which is being played for the first time in eight months at Yankee Stadium. Join us on SportsHosts and be entered in our monthly NYCFC merch giveaway: http://thenycfcnation.com/sportshostsapp Game recap provided by MLS Soccer New York City FC continued their strong run of form, twice seeing off Inter Miami comebacks to win 3-2 at Inter Miami CF Stadium on Saturday courtesy of two goals from Alexandru Mitrita. All five goals came in a rollercoaster of a first half when momentum swung rapidly between the two teams. Mitrita got the scoring going early, running in behind the Miami defense and providing a neat one-time finish to an Alex Ring ball over the top. We had to wait a while for the game's second goal, Lewis Morgan applying an emphatic right-footed finish to a stylish team move involving Blaise Matuidi and Victor Ulloa in the 27th minute. But the goals then came thick and fast. Eight minutes later, Anton Tinnerholm drove forward and cut inside from the right before beating Luis Robles with a low left-footed shot from 20 yards, Miami again pulled level in the 38th minute. Morgan grabbed his second of the night, this one even more spectacular than his first as he struck an unstoppable right-footed shot after a layoff from Gonzalo Higuain. But the parity lasted just five minutes. Mitrita matched Morgan with his second goal, running from deep inside his own half and into the Miami area before getting the benefit of a deflection off Ben Sweat to find the net. That proved to be the end of the scoring, though Miami were celebrating a late equalizer from Julian Carranza only to have it called back for offside following a video review. Podcast Locations Apple Podcast: http://thenycfcnation.com/itunes Spotify: http://thenycfcnation.com/spotify Google Play: http://thenycfcnation.com/GooglePlay Stitcher: http://thenycfcnation.com/stitcher Social Media @NYCFCNation (https://twitter.com/NYCFCNation) @_JordanGriffith (https://twitter.com/_JordanGriffith) @TheAndresSoto (https://twitter.com/TheAndresSoto) @OhCitySaidI (https://www.instagram.com/ohcitysaidi/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nycfcpodcast/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NYCFCPodcast) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Z6wlRBvo_8Q01aTjLjcvA/featured)
Episode 297: NYCFC took another early lead on Saturday down in Florida. A fourth minute volley from Alexandru Mitrita started off a thrilling first half in a game where the club would need all of its five subs to hold on to the victory. This week Mike, Jon, J.R. and Mike Allen discuss the key … Continue reading Mitri Making Waves, Plus Some Stadium Updates With Chris Campbell / Ep 297 / Blue City Radio →
On the latest Soccer in the City, the crew breaks down a difficult 3-2 road win at Inter Miami CF, previews Wednesday's match against DC United - NYCFC's first home match at Yankee Stadium after winning four of five at Red Bull Arena, looks at the situation of Alexandru Mitrita, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On the latest edition of Soccer in the City, the crew compares and contrasts NYCFC's two results last week, digs in to the Alexandru Mitrita experiment, discusses Alexander Callens' suspension, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Join us on SportsHosts and be entered in our monthly NYCFC merch giveaway: http://thenycfcnation.com/sportshostsapp Game recap provided by MLS Soccer: Maxi Moralez returned from injury as a halftime substitute to help spark New York City FC to a 3-1 win over Chicago Fire FC Saturday at Red Bull Arena. Moralez’s impact was felt almost immediately, serving up the assist on Anton Tinnerholm’s eventual game-winning goal in the 53rd minute. It was the seventh assist in as many all-time appearances against the Fire for Moralez, who has been sidelined by a nagging calf injury suffered at the MLS is Back Tournament last month. Tinnerholm took a settling first touch and finished clinically inside the far post to break the stalemate in the 53rd minute. Keaton Parks opened the scoring in the 16th minute, equalling his goal total from a year ago. The midfielder received the ball in the box from an Alexandru Mitrita service and guided his low shot inside the far post. Parks paid tribute to “Black Panther” actor Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday, with a “Wakanda Forever” celebration. Four minutes later, Maxime Chanot headed off the post after latching onto Jesus Medina’s corner kick. Mauricio Pineda leveled in first-half stoppage time with the unmarked rookie tapping past Sean Johnson after Francisco Calvo flicked on Alvaro Medran’s corner kick. The Fire nearly equalized a second time in the 74th minute, but Alex Callens cleared Elliot Collier’s attempt off the line after Johnson initially misplayed. A minute later, Alex Ring scored for a second consecutive game off an assist from Tinnerholm to put the game away. Columbus had a first-half goal by Gyasi Zardes called off when Derrick Etienne was offside on the service. Pedro Santos came close to the equalizer in the 82nd minute, but Sean Johnson dived to parry it out for a corner kick. Fanendo Adi appeared to score the tying goal in stoppage time, but it was the second goal waved off for offside. QUOTES NYCFC Head Coach Ronny Deila: On bringing Maxi on at the half instead of later... "Maybe we wanted to wait a bit, but I think we needed to make some changes in the second half to get three points. Today is the first time that I have seen Maxi so fresh. You can see that he has no pain, and you can also see how good he is and how vital he is for the team. We created a lot of chances and played a really good second half. I am eager to see the future but just want to play games now." NYCFC Defender Anton Tinnerholm: On just wanting to keep moving after difficult results this season... "We had a rough start, there’s no doubt about it. We had a lot of meetings and things got better. But in the end we have to show it on the pitch. It is easy to talk but harder to perform out there. We showed it today and we showed it against Columbus that we can do it. I think the second half we were dominating the game; the Chicago players were so exhausted in the final 15 minutes that they can’t even press us. It reminds me of some games from last season, so we have to keep on doing what we did in the second half here. Now we have some confidence, you can see it in the guys. It’s fun to come in a play some games again, now we have to keep on the momentum that we have started." NYCFC Midfielder Maxi Moralez: On getting back on the field after injury... "At the beginning in Orlando I felt really good, but then I got the injury and wasn't able to recover until today. I'm really happy with everyone that helped me recover. Today I played well. Together we played well. My leg is a lot better and I recovered quicker than I hoped and now I'm 100 percent and ready for Wednesday's game [against New England]." New England Revolution 0, New York City FC 2 | 2020 MLS Match Recap New York City FC earned their second-ever win at Gillette Stadium — snapping New England Revolution's seven-game unbeaten streak in the process — with a 2-0 victory. New York City FC dominated the first half and had several opportunities with dangerous set pieces, but weren't able to find the back of the net. New England goalkeeper Matt Turner had a fantastic reaction save in the 14th minute off one of NYCFC's corners to keep the clean sheet for his side going into halftime. Bruce Arena made two substitutions, giving the Revs a little more life coming into the second 45 minutes, but NYCFC got on the board first in the 60th minute. Anton Tinnerholm crossed a pass into the box to Heber and Michael Mancienne slid to defend the pass but ended up putting it in the back of the net for an own goal. A little more than 10 minutes later, Heber gets his first goal of the season off a NYCFC corner kick from Ronald Matarrita. At the final whistle, NYCFC took all three points in Foxborough. Podcast Locations Apple Podcast: http://thenycfcnation.com/itunes Spotify: http://thenycfcnation.com/spotify Google Play: http://thenycfcnation.com/GooglePlay Stitcher: http://thenycfcnation.com/stitcher Social Media @NYCFCNation (https://twitter.com/NYCFCNation) @_JordanGriffith (https://twitter.com/_JordanGriffith) @TheAndresSoto (https://twitter.com/TheAndresSoto) @OhCitySaidI (https://www.instagram.com/ohcitysaidi/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nycfcpodcast/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NYCFCPodcast) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Z6wlRBvo_8Q01aTjLjcvA/featured)
New York City FC is one point away from clinching the Eastern Conference Championship after thrashing Atlanta United, 4-1 on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium - the final home game of the regular season. The boys talk about the performance of Alexandru Mitrita who scored a first half hat-trick and Sebastian Ibeagha, who filled in for the injured Anton Tinnerholm. City has two road matches left starting with New England on Sunday. The Revolution need three points to clinch a playoff spot, and NYCFC will be without the services of Alex Ring and Taty Castellanos who are suspended due to yellow card accumulation. Will NYCFC be able to clinch on that day or will they have to wait till Decision Day on October 6 at the Philadelphia Union who rallied from a 1-0 deficit in San Jose on Wednesday night to win 2-1 and stay alive for the top spot in the east? Also, a look around the league as three more teams clinched playoff births.
Preseason rolls on, with all the predictably bizarre headlines and overreactions. Andrew, Bobby and Dave sit down in the Green Room to break down a pair of Designated Player forwards signed by NYCFC and Real Salt Lake. Will Alexandru Mitrita be worth the reported $9 million price tag? Who is Sam Johnson, the Liberian forward headed to Utah from Norway's Valerenga? Then, after Gregg Berhalter's first US national team camp closes with another win, the guys identity the winners, the potential starters and parse the details to figure out what was noise and what was important. Plus, Tyler Adams has hearts aflutter in Germany, and Alphonso Davies got the call for Bayern Munich. Also in this episode: Red Bulls head coach Chris Armas on style, identity and how they mesh in New York, Anthony Hudson explains the Rapids rebuild, North American soccer bucket list in the mailbag. 5:21 - NYCFC pay big money for Alexandru Mitrita 13:00 - Who is RSL DP signing Sam Johnson? 24:54 - Red Bulls' Chris Armas on style vs. identity 39:22 - USMNT January camp winners + possible starters 1:09:58 - Rapids' Anthony Hudson on the rebuild 1:27:30 - North American soccer bucket lists