"While coaches Mikey Varas, Bradley Carnell and Jesper Srensen have grabbed MLS headlines for their outstanding first seasons, in the background, Pascal Jansen has done a really steady job and kept a firm hand on New York City FC, Tony Husband, play-by-play announcer for MLS Season Pass presented by Apple TV, told amNewYork. The Dutch head coach for NYCFC was signed five days into 2025,"
"You're only going to see the upside to him more and more as he starts to get in, perhaps, more players, and the more time he has players that he wants with a system that he wants to play with, Smith continued. You know that the Dutch sort of background is such an attractive style of play. You see it come out of the team, but you also see a backbone in the team."
"Jansen has kept his back five relatively consistent this year, with a pairing of Justin Haak, who bleeds the club, and no-nonsense Thiago Martins at the heart of defense starting in front of Matthew Freese, who is one of the best goalkeepers in the league, according to Smith."
Pascal Jansen became NYCFC head coach five days into 2025, replacing Nick Cushing. He was bought out of his contract at Hungarian side Ferencvaros after six months there. Under Jansen, NYCFC finished the regular season with 56 points, one win shy of matching the club-record 18 wins, and recorded the highest points total since 2019. The team achieved its best Eastern Conference finish since 2022, placing sixth. Jansen maintained a consistent back five featuring Justin Haak and Thiago Martins with Matthew Freese in goal. NYCFC kept 10 league clean sheets this season, its best total since 2022.
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