Union manager Jim Curtin promised a "different approach" at both ends of the field in his last remarks before the team left Chester on Tuesday afternoon for Wednesday's first-round playoff game at New York City FC (7 p.m., Fox Sports 1, UniMás and Univision Deportes).
Curtin hinted at a bigger role for Ilsinho at right wing, though he wouldn't commit to how much time the Brazilian might see. C.J. Sapong's aerial threat out wide was muted in Sunday's thorough defeat by Yankee Stadium's narrow dimensions, and Curtin admitted that Ilsinho's wizardry in tight spaces is better-suited to the matchup.