there was no rain falling

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When he heard the final whistle blow Saturday afternoon, David Villa felt a sense of joy, relief and complete exhaustion. He dropped to his knees, reached up to the sky and eventually fell onto his back on the Yankee Stadium grass, a man with nothing left after willing his team to a desperately needed victory.

The scene was a bit reminiscent of the character Andy Dufresne's Fifa 17 Coins for Sale reaction to escaping from prison in "The Shawshank Redemption. " No, there was no rain falling, and it wasn't in the middle of the night, but  you could forgive Villa if ending his team's seven-match winless slide felt every bit like he just successfully climbed through a 500-yard sewer pipe to freedom.

Unlike Dufresne however, Villa hasn't escaped his personal prison just yet, because while Saturday's 3-2 win against Vancouver helped New York City FC enjoy some relief and gain some confidence, the fact remains there are still very real questions about the second-year team.