You know this enemy. The Union know this enemy.
And the enemy knows Philly, too.
NYCFC are an incredibly difficult team to read. Talent-wise, they are undoubtedly the third best team in the Eastern Conference. David Villa is a singular attacking talent, Jesus Medina has shown his brilliance this season, Alex Ring is one of the best box-to-box players in Major League Soccer, and Maxi Moralez was the team’s MVP and spent a good portion of 2018 in the league-wide MVP discussion.
But since the start of August, Dome Torrent’s side has been listless on the pitch, lacking sharpness, and losing games with regularity.