New York City FC in search of answers

The disappointment over his elimination in the quarter-finals of the “MLS is back” tournament remains strong, but New York City FC must look ahead and try to find solutions to its lack of consistency.

The Major League Soccer (MLS) resumption competition has been a roller coaster ride for head coach Ronny Deila’s squad who settled for third in Group A. However, only one victory was achieved. at the expense of Inter Miami CF was enough to get her into the knockout stages, where she defeated Toronto FC 3-1 in the round of 16.

The NYCFC were unable to keep up the pace against the Portland Timbers on Saturday, losing by an identical score to see their stay at the Orlando tournament come to an end. Deila sees, despite everything, seeing the positive in the course of recent weeks.

“I think we improved during the event,” he told the MLS website. I think we played some really good games. Unfortunately, this time we weren’t good enough on the offensive markings and we conceded too many chances on the counterattack. […] I’m sad that I can’t make it to the next round, but we have to learn from that and work harder in the next game. ”

Optimism

If MLS can get their clubs back on the field after competing in Florida, NYCFC will want to erase a bad start in 2020. In the Eastern Conference standings, he has just five points with a five-game win. On the other hand, he wants to see midfielder Maxi Moralez in great shape, he who was entitled to limited playing time because of injuries. And at the level of chemistry, everything seems to be replaced according to his teammate Gary Mackay-Steven.

“We made leaps forward as a team. We had good training and good games. The guys know how the coach wants them to play and in the games against Toronto and a few others there were signs that we were doing what he wanted, he said. There has certainly been progress and we are happy to have been able to play matches. ”

“Our agreed goals are disappointing, that’s for sure. We will analyze that and determine what we can improve, but I think we were in control in the first half and we created chances to score, ”he added of Saturday’s loss.

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