The day would eventually come. The possibly lingered in the distance like a mirage in the desert. Was NYCFC going to keep their playoff appearance streak alive? No.
Now comes the reset. The team will continue to train for the next few weeks as the MLS Cup Playoffs roll on, but all of the sweat and determination will be steps towards success in 2024.
This week Mike, J.R. and Mike Allen tie a bow on the NYCFC season. They also include post-game audio from the locker room in CitiField from Birk Risa, Andres Jasson, Christian McFarlane, Keaton Parks and James Sands.
If you haven’t brushed up on your Shakespeare the title of this week’s episode is a quote from Hamlet. The quote was chosen because a recurring theme from NYCFC this season has been the indecisiveness of head coach, Nick Cushing. The lineups were constantly changing. The tactics were always being tweaked. The only consistent aspect of the team’s play was their set piece defending, which quite honestly, given the change in personnel, should have been altered.
This week Mike, J.R. (briefly) and Mike Allen are joined by Christian Smith of Five Borough Footy and by Adam and Justin from The Post 90 podcast to discuss the biggest issues that NYCFC faced during this bleak 2023 season.
NYCFC and Nick Cushing knew going to Miami was going to be an important challenge on their bid to make the MLS Cup Playoffs. They were given some glimmers of hope as two of Miami’s bigger stars remained injured and unavailable for the contest.
It’s the hope that can kill you.
This week Mike Anderer and Mike Allen look back at Saturday’s match and just what went wrong for the Boys In Blue.
