Apr 10, 2016; New York, NY, USA; New York City FC head coach Patrick Vieira looks on in his game against the Chicago Fire at Yankee Stadium. NYCFC and Chicago played to a 0-0 tie. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

The home stand is over and it’s time for New York City FC to hit the road. Still seeking for a win since the season’s home opener, they will have to break the through the Columbus Crew. The boys in blue have struggled against the Crew as they have yet to get the best of them.

The Crew come into this match with out a win and with two points. Last year’s championship finalists are having a slow start to the season and NYCFC should really take full advantage of their low morale.

These met twice last year with Columbus gaining a win and a draw. When NYCFC traveled to Columbus last year, Kwadwo Poku had a breakout game and netted the club’s only two goals. This meeting will be the first of three, so NYCFC will have plenty have chances to finally get the full three points.

It’ll be interesting to see how Patrick Vieira will line-up his squad and what formation he’ll go with. In the season opener when his club got the win, he opted to go with a 4-3-3 formation and evidently, it worked out. During the home stand, Vieira decided to go with a more narrow approach and 3-2-2-3 formation. The boys looked comfortable with and dominated the possession game, but just could not pull the trigger.

Despite the less than stellar to the start season, the club seems to be enjoying life with Vieira and his ideas. The French gaffer brings that old school vibe to the club on and off the field, we saw just last week as he disciplined Khiry Shelton and Mikey Lopez.

However, whatever the case may be, Vieira needs to be focused on the three points and gain all the momentum from this weak Crew squad.