The reigning Major League Soccer champions have continued a difficult begin to their 2022 marketing campaign.
NYCFC concluded week 2 with another disappointing end result, drawing zero-zero towards the Vancouver Whitecaps after falling 1-zero to the LA Galaxy of their season opener.
Despite every other scoreless suit, however, head educate Ronny Deila walked faraway from Saturday’s sport in excessive spirits and strong perception that the muse for success exists.
“I assume we were a lot better than them,” Deila stated. “We had, I don’t realize, six, seven, eight probabilities. We didn’t take our probabilities and we gave them perhaps one, .
“It was absolutely top strength. It become a lot of properly energy and combat into the crew, and additionally we created sufficient to win. We know we've got players so that it will start scoring. We knew exactly how they have been gonna play. It changed into loads about balance inside the counterattacks. It become approximately transferring the ball well so we get them into the final third as a lot as possible.”
Though the crew has but to locate success inside the American league, NYCFC is flourishing in the Concacaf Champions League. The Eastern Conference side defeated Santos de Guapiles twice, with a cumulative record of 6-0 to reach the zone-finals.
Team captain Maxi Moralez echoed Deila’s sentiment, and introduced that the team has visible exceptional at the pitch regardless of the overall effects.
“We’ve performed thoroughly for the remaining 3 games, relationship lower back to the Champions League fit,” Moralez stated, thru an interpreter. “We’ve put in a few top performances, and now it’s time to head home.
“I assume right now it’s important for us to go home and mentally recharge and spend some time with our families. We’ve been far from home for a really long time. Different travel, time distinction. So kudos to the crew and all and sundry else for staying mentally strong.”
NYCFC plays once more on Tuesday, hosting Comunicaciones at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. The crew is not able to host in at Yankee Stadium as it fails to reach Concacaf’s stadium requirements.
