The Outfield

Wishing Keaton all the best in recovery. A huge blow to the ceiling of NYCFC's midfield this year.

update:

NYCFC announce Keaton Parks surgery

"Keaton Parks successfully underwent surgery to address blood flow issues in his right leg."
There is no timetable for his return as of now

This is Keaton's third absence due to his vascular issue

Tired: Seeing your new DP assist a game-winning goal and your star striker score a hat-trick

Wired: Seeing Pascal Jansen stabilize the defense in the with yellow card machine Strahinja Tanasijević and not allowing a shot on goal in the second half.

Wake up and watch the two shortest players on the pitch connect for an uncontested set-piece header in the middle of the box.

-Perea beats out the sauce brothers for the wing spot 🇨🇴

-Wolf gets the other after his short absence 🐺

-Bakrar gone, as we reported on the pod 🚶‍♂️

-TAYVON GRAY CB HOURS 🧱
HOMEGROWN CB PAIRING 🐣

-NICO ON THE BENCH 🌟

@chriscampbell.theoutfield.nyc asked Pascal yesterday about starting Perea at the wing. Mentioned wanting to get "the extra bodies in the central part of the pitch" and that Perea "can find his way into these spots in midfield" from the wing.

New York City FC II will play the rest of its 2025 regular season home matches at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island, beginning this Saturday, July 26, against Philadelphia Union II at 4pm ET. #NYCFC

NYCFC CB Thiago Martins is out 4-6 weeks after undergoing knee surgery. A backline already dealing with Risa leaving
gets even thinner.

Alonso isn't playing the wing, Nico should start at the 10, and Malachi should not be counted on in 2025. Hannes' hamstring leaves us with two healthy wingers. That's not good enough. Ton of dropped points this year because of the lack of attacking bench options.

No Risa for the Weary With Birk Risa departing, and new transfers yet to arrive, Pascal Jansen returns to tactical adjustments (and Kevin O’Toole) to keep NYCFC above the playoff line on a long road trip.

Birk Risa held the line when NYCFC needed it most. Now he's back in Norway. @justinegan.theoutfield.nyc explains how Pascal Jansen is rethinking the defense without his only left-footed CB. Kevin O’Toole is part of the answer, but he can’t be the only one.
www.theoutfield.nyc/p/no-risa-fo...

NYCFC CEO Brad Sims has confirmed:
1) Mounsef Bakrar to Croatia is done
2) Brazilian CB Raul Gustavo from Pascal Jansen's old club Ferencváros is incoming
3) NYCFC in the market for a winger that can play ST as 3rd DP

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This is what happens when a professional soccer team listens to @paulharvey.theoutfield.nyc

Last week’s Montreal v. NYCFC game featured more tactical nuance than I was expecting. I wrote about the battle between acting head coaches Marco Donadel & Mehdi Ballouchy & how NYCFC struggled to find ways to defend Montreal’s inside fullbacks, w/ Dante Sealy as one of the primary beneficiaries.

Ő lehet az első távozó: A Fradi játékosa volt edzőjét követheti új klubjához A csakfoci.hu információi szerint a brazil Raul Gustavo a tengerentúlon folytatja, méghozzá egy ismerős edző irányításával.

new pod: imminent
not covered in new pod:

former Pascal Jansen CB Raul Gustavo coming over from Hungary

www.csakfoci.hu/magyar-foci/...

The Poutine Hits the Fan Kevin Nelson looks at the tactical breakdown behind another NYCFC defeat to Montréal.

NYCFC: unbeaten vs East playoff teams, but swept by last-place Montréal.

@kevinnelson.theoutfield.nyc breaks down the latest loss—and how Donadel used inside fullbacks to outmaneuver #NYCFC.

www.theoutfield.nyc/p/the-poutin...

Using Goals Added Subcategories for Player Evaluation — American Soccer Analysis By Paul Harvey , Mike Imburgio , Ben Bellman Since it was introduced, Goals Added has been superior to most of the publicly available algorithmic rating systems, such as those provided by WhoScor...

We dropped g+ sub categories last week, and here is how we use them from @paulharvey.theoutfield.nyc @mimburgio.bsky.social and @beninquiring.bsky.social

www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/7/... Using Goals Added Subcategories for Player Evaluation — American Soccer Analysis

This has been a culmination of a lot of work - h/t to @mimburgio.bsky.social for the coding and nitty gritty detail work and @beninquiring.bsky.social for reviewing, editing, and questioning the data.

I'm really pleased with the tableau dashboard in particular - spend time exploring it if you can

🔵 Sources: NYCFC have completed a deal to sign Argentine No. 10 Nicolás Fernández from Elche.

Fernández, 25, will be a designated player. 7g/10a in ~2,700 mins last year.

Big addition for NYCFC. Can debut after MLS summer window opens on July 24

NYCFC will be floating a 700 pound, 5 story tall inflatable pigeon down the Hudson River tomorrow.

It will finally end up in Willets Point where rumor has it that it will transform into the concrete sculpture that will adorn Etihad Park

www.theoutfield.nyc/p/from-stree...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9WT...

Great insight into the flexibility of Pascal Jansen's tactics at New York City FC.

🤗

Nico Fernandez deal 'stached

Incredible that other MLS teams watch Minnesota score from a box throw every damn week and some of them still aren't doing it

Really superb work here from @justinegan.theoutfield.nyc on Pascal Jansen's tactical flexibility & problem-solving skills.

Worth noting that after basically saving NYCFC's season by pushing Justin Haak into the John Stones role, he was willing to go back to a traditional back 4 on Thursday night.

g+ GameFlow: MLS Regular Season New York City FC v Toronto FC on July 03, 2025. #NYCvTOR ⚽️🤖

The New York Times about to write a hit piece on this goal.

With Kevin O'Toole delivering an excellent performance off the bench, Pascal Jansen downplayed the idea of a competition with Birk Risa for minutes at left back, saying Risa has a "different profile than Kevin."