article_snippet: NYCFC manager Jason Kreis and his squad enjoyed time rubbing shoulders and tapping into Manuel Pellegrini's knowledge last month.
article_snippet: Kreis was swiftly brought in by former City midfielder Claudio Reyna who is now the club's sporting director.
article_snippet: Forty-two-year-old Kreis is highly rated in the US following an impressive seven year-spell with Real Salt Lake City where Forty-two-year-old Kreis won the MLS Cup in 2009.
article_snippet: NYCFC manager Jason Kreis and his squad rubbed shoulders with Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City .
article_snippet: With US midfielder Mix Diskerud signing from Rosenbourg, Kreis is building a strong core while a contingent from South America and Europe add flair excitement - and something of the unknown. '
article_snippet: We have players who want to play, who like to play one and two touch and excite the crowd, ' said  24-year-old Diskerud, who was part of Jurgen Klinsmann's World Cup squad last summer. '