For all their struggles with consistency in the attack this season, few can complain about New York City FC’s defensive performance in 2020. With the longtime partnership of center backs Maxime Chanot and Alexander Callens still going strong, the duo have only conceded 10 goals in 14 matches played — good for 0.71 goals conceded each game. The Luxembourgish-Peruvian combination has also collected five clean sheets on the season in those 14 games.
To say the least, the argument can be made that NYCFC’s usual center back pairing is among MLS’s elite.