It only took a few weeks from Pirlo’s signing to his debut.
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“I do not know”, he said to reporters through a translator. “He sees passes that other players don’t see. We have a new team and we must work hard in order to make the playoffs”.
“We’re all hopeful there will be a role for him Sunday”.
And it’s safe to say that so, too, were the Yankee Stadium faithful, who were treated to what they hope is the first of many vintage showings from the Bronx’s new beloved bearded fulcrum.
The city’s newest pro team, NYCFC, just added one of the world’s top notch talents to its roster.
“It’s always been our goal and objective to play a style that would really suit Andrea”, Kreis said. “Defensively, we weren’t quite good enough, conceding five goals, but I think the fight back on a couple of occasions was good from our guys and that’s what we’ll take out of the game”.
That’s the plan, anyway. Unfortunately for the Lions, they allowed 4 more goals in the second half, ultimately losing 5-3.
Many MLS fans have teams and players they love over in Europe. In fairness, he was only playing because Chris Wingert hurt his hamstring early in the game, but one hopes that this was only the result of not having had time to mesh well with his backline partners. Mix Diskerud is still away at the Gold Cup and won’t feature. “I’m happy that he’s here”.
“The challenge is to come here and do the best I can, and win”. So the two defensive leaders – captain and centerback Michael Parkhurst andkeeper Steve Clark – commiserated. Lampard is in better shape and showed during moments last season that he still has the eye for goal and the wit and speed to make risky runs into scoring positions.
Quincy Amarikwa bagged a late consolation goal for the visitors.
Sitting there in the crowd, watching him rip apart my favorite MLS team, all I could do was smile.
Columbus Crew are in second place on the standings and are five points off the pace and they take on fourth ranked Toronto at Columbus Crew Stadium. That’s who we are as a unit. “There’s very players in history of that kind of level and quality”.
NYCFC, now hovering just below the red line in the Eastern Conference, host Montreal this coming Saturday.
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The 36-year-old midfielder won four Italian titles in his four years in Turin but opted to leave the Italian cub and join Major League Soccer franchise New York City FC this summer.
