NYCFC to welcome again Talles Magno & Tayvon Grey for CF Montreal conflict

NYCFC interim head coach Nick Cushing has revealed his facet ought to obtain a double health increase with the returns of Talles Magno and Tayvon Grey for his or her MLS Cup Playoffs conflict with CF Montreal.

The reigning champions made a profitable begin to the protection of their title with a cushty 3-0 win over Inter Miami in Spherical One.

Nonetheless, Sunday’s conflict away in Montreal might be a complete new take a look at, going through a facet that completed one place and 10 factors forward of them within the Japanese Convention standings.

NYCFC needed to battle previous Miami with out key ahead Talles Magno – who scored seven targets in 34 appearances through the common season – full-back Tayvon Grey, and midfielder Alfredo Morales.

Whereas the latter is unlikely to function in Montreal, Cushing has revealed the previous two must be prepared for this Japanese Convention Semi-Closing match-up.

“Talles educated this morning, he educated yesterday and at the moment. It is actually constructive, two days of coaching. So he is again within the squad,” he stated. “Tayvon simply had a health take a look at this morning, we’re ready on the replace. He’ll most likely have one other run tomorrow after which he’ll be out there for the sport.”

Montreal simply dispatched Orlando Metropolis 2-0 of their Spherical One fixture. Cushing is conscious of the problem forward and is hoping to make use of classes discovered in opposition to Miami to make sure they take one other step nearer to a second successive MLS Cup title.

“I simply assume they seem to be a actually good workforce. I feel you must try to cease them from inflicting you issues in and across the field,” Cushing stated of CFMTL, including: “We have reviewed the Miami sport. There have been elements of the sport, the beginning, that we felt we defended nicely however we had been in positions and locations that we do not wish to be in through the Montréal sport.”

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