New York City FC (NYCFC) CEO Brad Sims believes the club "really got it right" by appointing head coach Pascal Jensen ahead of the 2025 MLS season as NYCFC prepares for a six-game stretch that will define Jansen's first season in charge.

NYCFC currently finds itself in eighth place in the Eastern Conference with six games of the regular season left to play but boasts games in hand on almost every team in the top seven.

Those games in hand, coupled with a number of fixtures against direct play-off rivals in the remaining six games of the season, mean there is every chance that NYCFC can not only lock in a play-off berth but also secure a place in the top four, which would guarantee two home fixtures in the best-of-three series for the opening round.

However, the tricky run of fixtures, i

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