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New York City FC's three-man midfield doesn't work.

If Patrick Vieira really wants to build up from the back, every link in the chain has to be... well... linked. They aren't.

Let's flash back to a long time ago in a stadium far, far away.

On March 6th in Bridgeview, Patrick Vieira's Blues screamed out of the gate in an opening day slugfest, trading blow after blow with the hometown Chicago Fire. When the final whistle blew at Toyota Park, NYCFC walked away with a 4-3 win. The stars of the match, Tommy McNamara and Mix Diskerud, bossed play on either side of Andrea Pirlo in a 4-3-3 setup.