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Andoni Iraola returns to Yankee Stadium as Liverpool play Wrecsam there this week, the place where he ended his playing career with NYCFC and learnt plenty ahead of his move into coaching. Article for @thisisanfield.com www.thisisanfield.com/2026/07/ando...
Playing with Pirlo, learning from Vieira: Inside Iraola’s New York coaching lessons
Read the article here.
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here are some *tentative* NYCFC injury updates before the team is back Wednesday 🏥: 🟢 Jimmy Sands, Malachi - healthy 🟡 KOT, Keaton - questionable but back soon 🚑 Aiden, Alonso, Trewin - back this season at some point, and likely in that order
Benie Traore is official. 4 year DP contract plus an option year. Will slot in at striker for New York City for the still recovering Alonso Martinez.
"I'm not one for politics. I just want to play football, man." Tim Weah didn't choose to be at the Trump White House. @aleckossoff.bsky.social soff.bsky.social on why the 2026 World Cup is making football impossible to separate from politics. Read here: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/as-it-alwa...
As It Always Has Been
I want to love the World Cup, but FIFA and Washington are making it hard.
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While we’re clarifying NYCFC Stadium news (season ticket multi-year commitments), the NYCFC Founders Wall discussed in the referenced article from 3 months ago is no longer planned for the outside of Etihad Park. I’m looking to provide further details on that and where it may end up shortly.
The Outfield@theoutfield.nyc · 5mo agoWith our baseball stadium nightmare almost over, @chriscampbell.theoutfield.nyc answers your Etihad Park stadium questions and talks: 🧱 Were you actually promised a brick? 🚢 Expanding ferry access to Willets Point 🗿Maxi Moralez statue location Read it here: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/and-the-le...
Match 14 at Red Bulls by @roryki.bsky.social: Get Well Soon, Maxi ❤️ www.theoutfield.nyc/p/get-well-s...
Get Well Soon, Maxi <3
Match 14 at Red Bulls
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Match 13 at Charlollte by @roryki.bsky.social : "Whatever, I'm Leaving in Like Two Weeks..." www.theoutfield.nyc/p/whatever-i...
"Whatever, I'm Leaving in Like Two Weeks..."
Match 13 at Charlotte
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"The first goal in the game is a massive thing in our sport." Pascal Jansen said it after Columbus. The Pigeons proved it again in Charlotte. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc and @justinegan.theoutfield.nyc look at how early goals for NYCFC led to two victories: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/the-first-...
The First Goal Is a Massive Thing
A week ago, the Pigeons were mired in one of MLS's ugliest runs. Now they have two straight wins, and getting on the board first made both possible.
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Might be good news that NYCFC is so injured that Pascal has to play Keaton Parks.
The Outfield@theoutfield.nyc · 3mo agoPascal Jansen is sitting Parks, Magno, and Reid, three of NYCFC's five best attacking players by npxG/96, in favor of a midfield and attack that doesn't work. @paulharvey.theoutfield.nyc on how NYCFC is choking away the easiest stretch of their season: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/control-fr...
Top notch analysis here from Paul!
The Outfield@theoutfield.nyc · 3mo agoPascal Jansen is sitting Parks, Magno, and Reid, three of NYCFC's five best attacking players by npxG/96, in favor of a midfield and attack that doesn't work. @paulharvey.theoutfield.nyc on how NYCFC is choking away the easiest stretch of their season: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/control-fr...
Great breakdown from Paul here highlighting Jansen’s prioritizing safe possession instead of taking risks in the attack. The front 6 I’d most like to see given the current roster (but obviously current injuries are now a factor):
The Outfield@theoutfield.nyc · 3mo agoPascal Jansen is sitting Parks, Magno, and Reid, three of NYCFC's five best attacking players by npxG/96, in favor of a midfield and attack that doesn't work. @paulharvey.theoutfield.nyc on how NYCFC is choking away the easiest stretch of their season: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/control-fr...
you wouldn’t like @paulharvey.theoutfield.nyc when he’s angry actually, you would, read Paul’s banger ! 👇
The Outfield@theoutfield.nyc · 3mo agoPascal Jansen is sitting Parks, Magno, and Reid, three of NYCFC's five best attacking players by npxG/96, in favor of a midfield and attack that doesn't work. @paulharvey.theoutfield.nyc on how NYCFC is choking away the easiest stretch of their season: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/control-fr...
Watching NYCFC is turning into an unpleasant experience. As the team struggles, Pascal Jansen is bringing them deeper into the mire with a control-first approach that we’ve seen tried and failed many times before in MLS.
The Outfield@theoutfield.nyc · 3mo agoPascal Jansen is sitting Parks, Magno, and Reid, three of NYCFC's five best attacking players by npxG/96, in favor of a midfield and attack that doesn't work. @paulharvey.theoutfield.nyc on how NYCFC is choking away the easiest stretch of their season: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/control-fr...
Pascal Jansen is sitting Parks, Magno, and Reid, three of NYCFC's five best attacking players by npxG/96, in favor of a midfield and attack that doesn't work. @paulharvey.theoutfield.nyc on how NYCFC is choking away the easiest stretch of their season: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/control-fr...
Control Freak
Pascal Jansen's conservative approach has turned a skid into a spiral.
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Really hoping people resonate with The Replacements like I do for the latest at @theoutfield.nyc. Looked into the loss to Montreal, how it fits into NYCFC’s nightmarish six-game winless stretch, and why Keanu Reeves describes it best. www.theoutfield.nyc/p/quicksand
Quicksand
NYCFC’s 1-0 loss to Montréal extends a six-game winless run that has turned the league’s most promising start into its most alarming stumble.
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After a hot start, #NYCFC is now winless in their last six league games. But, @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc writes, while the results have turned, the starting lineup has not. www.theoutfield.nyc/p/quicksand
Quicksand
NYCFC’s 1-0 loss to Montréal extends a six-game winless run that has turned the league’s most promising start into its most alarming stumble.
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NYCFC and FC Cincinnati combined for eight goals with defensive ineptitude rather than attacking prowess. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc analyzed the matchup between two defenses trying to one up each other in the worst ways. www.theoutfield.nyc/p/nobody-won...
Nobody Won This Game
Both NYCFC and Cincinnati’s defense worked hard to lose this one.
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Match 9 vs. Cincinnati by @roryki.bsky.social: "Not My Best" #nycfc #AllForCincy www.theoutfield.nyc/p/not-my-best
"Not My Best"
Match 9 vs. Cincinnati
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NYCFC's g+ differential in the penalty areas is the worst it's been since 2015. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc looks at how the Pigeons’ futility in the box has the team on a four-match winless streak. Read more here: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/whats-in-t...
What's in the Box?
The penalty areas are where NYCFC’s 2026 season is being decided, and not in their favor.
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Match 8 vs. Charlotte by @roryki.bsky.social: "The Ghost of New York's No. 9" www.theoutfield.nyc/p/the-ghost-...
Thiago Martins didn’t make the trip with NYCFC to Vancouver and the Whitecaps dismantled everything he usually holds together. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc broke down the defensive collapse and why their captain is so important. theoutfield.substack.com/p/o-captain-...
O Captain, My Captain
Thiago Martins didn’t make the trip to Vancouver as the Whitecaps dismantled everything he usually holds together.
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Imagine being down 3 with five minutes left and you gotta see Nico Fernandez Mercau’s ass sub in
"Rather than settling into possession, NYCFC regularly cleared to the halfway line, where St. Louis reclaimed the ball and reinitiated their attack. The average length of NYCFC possession chains cratered from 10.7 passing/shooting actions pre-goal to 5.8 afterward."
The Outfield@theoutfield.nyc · 4mo agoNYCFC dominated possession 58–42 for the majority of the match, then surrendered that advantage entirely in the final stretch and paid for it. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc breaks down why NYCFC didn't come away with three points against St. Louis City: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/puckered
In looking into the latest NYCFC game, came across some data that the Pigeons may alter their approach to possession more than most when leading by a goal in the Pascal Jansen era. They did so again vs. St. Louis and it cost them, read more words at @theoutfield.nyc!
The Outfield@theoutfield.nyc · 4mo agoNYCFC dominated possession 58–42 for the majority of the match, then surrendered that advantage entirely in the final stretch and paid for it. @kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc breaks down why NYCFC didn't come away with three points against St. Louis City: www.theoutfield.nyc/p/puckered
