The NYCFC has experienced a flurry of player retirements, exits, and acquisitions, bringing a great amount of change to the 2017 roster. But to win consistently, you must keep your core intact.
They accomplished just that with two moves.
The re-signings of defenseman R.J. Allen and Thomas McNamara will go a long way to accomplishing this and they both deserve any rewards that come their way as this two-year franchise doesn’t do nearly as well without them. This is exactly the thinking that Sporting Director Claudio Reyna expressed, via Mark Booth of NYCFC.