[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”81″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] It turns out midfielder Sacha Kljestan’s analysis of how the return of striker Dom Dwyer would impact Orlando City’s attack was spot-on. Kljestan noted other players would have space to create with defenses tightly marking Dwyer. He added defenders have to be thinking about […]
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[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”81″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Orlando City got its first win of the season on Saturday. It was a wild, 4-3 victory over the New York Red Bulls. Here are three things we learned from the match: Kreis is willing to switch his formation Orlando City’s formation changed to […]
New York City FC will host its 2015 expansion rival Orlando City SC this week. With Orlando City comes playmaker Sacha Kljestan, whose 10 career assists against NYCFC are the most of any active player against one MLS team, according to data provided by Opta. Kljestan notched those assists as a member of the New York Red […]
[bc_video video_id=”5744608314001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] Sure, it was just a 1-1 draw, but Orlando City’s result Saturday night against D.C. United had the feel of a victory. Stéfano Pinho’s stoppage time goal – set up by a fantastic ball from forward Justin Meram that found team captain Jonathan Spector, […]
[bc_video video_id=”5738051593001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] At this point in his career, Orlando City head coach Jason Kreis has his pregame routine down pat. It’s fairly simple. He tries to sleep in as much as he can and then he goes for a run. He tries to watch his son […]
When midfielder Cam Lindley played college soccer last year at North Carolina, he never thought a year later he would be training on a deep Orlando City squad stacked with big-name talents from across Major League Soccer. Lindley, a fellow rookie alongside Chris Mueller, said it was surreal to now be teammates with Sacha Kljestan, […]
When reports late last year the Columbus Crew could soon relocate to Austin, Texas, Justin Meram began weighing his future with the club. Concerns about the Crew leaving Columbus helped trigger Meram’s trade to Orlando City last month, a decision he said that wasn’t easy but had to happen eventually. “It was part of it, […]
[bc_video video_id=”5726686519001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”autoplay” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] After missing out again on making the MLS Cup playoffs last year, Orlando City coach Jason Kreis knew drastic changes needed to be made. “I don’t think we went into this offseason saying we need to get better in the goal scoring, but not […]
Columbus Crew midfielder Justin Meram is heading to Orlando City. The news was first reported by ESPN FC’s Jeff Carlisle and later confirmed by Meram. The Crew will receive $1.05 million of allocation money — $750,000 in targeted allocation money (TAM) and $300,000 in general allocation money (GAM) — and an international roster spot from the Lions […]