Grant Freking

Toronto once again was good for what ails FCC, and Cincinnati now needs to ride that momentum into tonight’s match in Atlanta.

After letting Miami score a back-breaking last-minute goal, FCC remains winless in its new TQL Stadium. This weekend might be its last good chance at a home victory.

FCC needs to learn to close out games they’re leading. Saturday night’s visitors, Inter Miami, should provide another opportunity.

Some of the 13 newcomers have become roster stalwarts, while others are yet to make their mark. Just how well has FCC done with evaluating and signing talent?

An unremarkable but competent goalless draw against Montreal keeps FCC winless at the new stadium and stuck in a rut.

GM Gerard Nijkamp’s departure, described as a “mutual” decision, opens the door for fresh thinking on how to build a winning FCC roster.

FCC has five matches this month against teams above them in the Eastern Conference standings, including tonight in New York.

It’s true that FCC was rushed into the league, but the franchise’s terrible on-field results can’t simply be blamed on a decision made in 2018.

Was the gut-wrenching loss at Montreal a one-off mistake or a sign of things to come? Two matches in the next four days will provide the answer.

FCC’s inability to put away their biggest rivals at a buzzing TQL Stadium could haunt them if they let it. Or they could bounce back at Montreal.