1: This team is good y’all. Both of the “New York” teams are arguably our toughest matches because of the unique challenges each opponent offers. And TBH every team struggles with them. Red Bulls because of the ugly style of play. NYCFC because of the postage stamp they play on. We played some pretty good football against both. And tonight we managed to get the first goal whilst down a man. I’m really happy with the performances and more importantly the consistency. 

2: Ibarra is finally a take. Sucks that it has to be under these circumstances. He’s been quietly going about his work. He’s been a big part of our success and I think next week we’re gonna find out just how big. Unless we try to appeal the red which honestly, I think it’s worth a try. It wasn’t malicious or reckless from Ibarra for me. It was dangerous from both players. 

3: We’ve always been a team that plays well when we are able to control the game and play our style. This year we’ve shown more of an ability to adapt better when we can’t do that and still find a way to get results. We’re handling adversity well and teams who win trophies tend to do that. 

4: Really looking forward to getting Gutman back so Caleb can get forward. Etienne has shown some real skill but based on his mercurial form, I just feel like Caleb would have found the net a couple times in these last two matches if he wasn’t filling the role of Gutman. 

5: On the whole, every player just seems like the best versions of themselves this year. Ibarra has been massive. Rossetto has been far more consistent. Even Machop Chol, in the limited minutes we’ve seen him, has shown to be a real attacking threat with more composure than he’s ever had playing with us. We’ve a long way to go but for me right now we feel more balanced, and cohesive than at any point in our history.