Fifty minutes out from kickoff Wednesday night at stately BMO Field, a fascinating thing happened:
With NYCFC having just run itself ragged Sunday night on the west coast, we had a feeling that Patrick Vieira would shake up the squad. But this was something else-- both DPs on the bench. Ronald Matarrita, Tommy McNamara, and Mikey Lopez off the team sheet entirely. Lord Mehdi, and Sir Ethan of White.
Staring down the barrel of the Sebastian Giovinco blunderbuss, you looked at that lineup and had just one thought.
Taking a point tonight will feel like a win.