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#AllForCITY midfielder Chris Durkin reflected on the 2025 season both on a personal level but also through the lens of the team. His was very candid about a difficult campaign and some of the factors he felt contributed to his own struggles during the season.

#AllForCITY vice captain Marcel Hartel also spoke about the offseason training, offered his assessment of the squad, reflected on comments Interim Manager David Critchley made about the speed of attack and talked about the quality of MLS during the end of season media availability last week.

#AllForCITY vice captain Marcel Hartel on the schedule change coming to MLS in 2027.

The 2026 #AllForCITY roster continues to take shape as the club has declined options for Seth Antwi, Joey Zalinksy and Jay Reid. Negotiations continue with Henry Kessler as do discussions around the purchases of Conrad Wallem and Devin Padelford

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Marcel Hartel spoke at the #AllForCITY end of season press conference last week. He spoke about the 2025 season, what he learned about his leadership style and some keys to improving in 2026.

#AllForCITY Captain Roman Bürki also spoke about the post season training, his reasons for being optimistic heading into 2026 and discussed the recent announcement of the MLS calendar changes coming in 2027.

As we kick off another week, we'll continue recapping the #AllForCITY end of season press conference. Up first, club Captain Roman Bürki discusses his new contract, his approach to leadership and potential changes in how he works with the front office in the post-Pfannenstiel era.

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