Orlando City wanted to get right back to playing games after a 0-0 draw with the Houston Dynamo two weeks ago. Instead, the Lions, after holding an opponent scoreless for just the second time this season, had last week off. Coach James O’Connor said he and his staff used the time to continue assessing […]
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Orlando City’s nosedive to the bottom of the Eastern Conference table has led to questions from all sides. Has the team quit? Does the group have the character required to be successful? What’s the plan for next year? It’s a massive difference from the vibes surrounding the club earlier in the year. During preseason […]
Orlando City turned in one of its worst performances of the season during a 4-0 loss to the Chicago Fire on Sunday at Toyota Park. The Lions (7-18-3, 24 points) are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference table with six matches left in the season. Here are three takeaways from the match: 1. Sacha […]
SANFORD, Fla. — Orlando City coach James O’Connor has frequently spoken about the team’s mentality and his approach to creating a winning culture. With the Lions’ season winding down, midfielder Sacha Kljestan said team needs more guys who are “willing to lay everything down and give everything they have to be a winning player.” Speaking […]
BRADENTON, Fla. — As Orlando City’s Wednesday training session at IMG Academy in Bradenton started to wind down, the players who participating in the final scrimmage of the day were joined by someone who could be described as a mid-summer signing. Coach James O’Connor, hired at the end of June, joined the players on the […]
Wayne Rooney gave D.C. United fans a highlight to remember while simultaneously crushing Orlando City supporters. The 32-year-old star striker chased down Lions’ midfielder Will Johnson in the dying seconds of Sunday night’s match with Orlando City on the counter and United’s goal empty, then sent the match-winning assist into the penalty area for Luciano […]
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Before Orlando City’s 3-0 loss to the Montreal Impact at Stade Saputo, the Lions’ final match with Jason Kreis as head coach, veteran midfielder Will Johnson gave his own thoughts on what ails the club. To him, it wasn’t about tactics or effort. Everything came down to decision-making. “It’s about being a little bit smarter,” […]
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By the time Orlando City’s current road trip is over, it will have been nearly a month since the Lions played a match in Orlando. The club is in the middle of a five-match road trip, its longest since joining MLS in 2015. The trip consists of three MLS matches and two in the 2018 […]