Nashville SC are back in action this weekend, looking to extend their four-match win streak with a rare Friday night match, taking on New York City FC at Yankee Stadium.
For the latest on the Pigeons, we checked in with Matthew Mangam of New York Soccer Journal. The Journal is a new publication started this season, with many writers who covered NYCFC for the now-defunct Hudson River Blue transferring their coverage over to the new outlet. For anyone looking for high-quality reporting on soccer in New York, look no further than the Journal.
Onward!
Soccer news and analysis through a New York lens.
Ben Wright (SixOneFive Soccer): From the outside, it's seemed like NYCFC's form at home has left a bit to be desired? Is that fair, and what has that come down to?
Matt Mangam (New York Soccer Journal): NYCFC’s home record this season is 4W-3D-4L, which is extremely disappointing by the club’s standards. The poor performances have come down to a number of things, including NYCFC struggling to see games out, the number of injuries they have, and just poor defending at times, especially from set pieces.
NYCFC are usually so solid in New York, and with just six home games left this season, those are must-win matches with teams like Toronto, DC United, and Philadelphia on the verge of a playoff spot and breathing down NYCFC’s neck in the standings.
