Saul Goodman wrote:Just goes to show that signing aging European stars on the decline for big money doesnt guarantee anything in MLS.
For anyone that actually watches NYCFC, have Pirlo, VillA, and Lampard really done anything during their stays?
I've barely watched, and plan to try more for the rest of the summer.
Yesterday's performance (losing 0-7 to in the fairly new NY derby against Red Bulls, when NYCFC was playing well in 1st or 2nd coming in and Red Bulls struggling was was more than shocking and I only caught the last 20-30 minutes. The defending on set pieces was atrocious.
Meanwhile Pirlo was invisible. After the game, I think one of the in studio hosts asked if anyone had seen Pirlo at the game.
A set of fans have disliked Lampard since the whole loan fiasco, and he has barely played, infuriating fans further. He also makes more money than the entire Red Bulls team (as was mentioned somewhere). He came on very late in the 2nd half and the reception was far from warm. You could hear boos, while most did nothing.
Villa has been the better of the three as far as I understand.
Yankee Stadium is also an awful place to play football, and they need to get that sorted. The problem is that it is hard to find real estate in NYC for a stadium right now. It's not particularly popular.