A lot of the discourse around New York City FC for the past 24 hours has revolved around the potential return of striker Héber to the matchday squad. Having missed a year of action due to an ACL injury, the Brazilian forward could be ready to get some minutes against FC Dallas tonight, according to manager Ronny Deila.
“There is a big big chance that Heber is back in the squad for the game tomorrow” Ronny Deila about replacing Taty tomorrow #NYCFC
— Michael Allen (@msa_allen) September 13, 2021
Let’s get one thing straight from the get-go: due to match fitness being an issue, it’s highly unlikely we’ll see Héber start even with striker Taty Castellanos out due to yellow card accumulation.