NYCFC coach tempers expectations as the supporters shield race heats up

After a heroic comeback, New York City Football Club (NYCFC) sits on 50 points with only 29 matches played.

All the teams above NYCFC in the Eastern Conference have played an additional match already. Seven points separate the top of the Eastern Conference and more importantly, the entire league from NYCFC’s current position. Saturday’s home match against Charlotte becomes hugely important for the squad's effort to decrease the distance from the top. With a victory, NYCFC will go even on points with one less game played than Charlotte.

Coach Pascal Jansen told amNewYork that they are taking it one game at a time rather than thinking about the narrow gap between his team and the league leaders, The Philadelphia Union.

“Like I said to your colleague now. It’s the final stretch of the seas