There’s no sugarcoating it for New York City FC this season.
There is a ton of uncertainty surrounding NYCFC ahead of their Year 5 kickoff against Orlando City SC in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday (2:30 p.m., Univision).
NYCFC had a monumental task in replacing former captain and MLS MVP David Villa, who left the club for Japan at the end of last season. Embattled coach Domenec Torrent said it was impossible to replace Villa, who scored 77 goals in 117 regular-season matches across four seasons.
“There’s not really anything that needs to change,” midfielder Alex Ring, the team’s new captain, told The Post recently.