Both teams are fresh off a 6-point Leagues Cup group stage elimination. RSL had more goals but it looks like maybe NY rested more starters in their last game. Both teams are also in similar places on their respective conference tables. NYRB has a midweek Open Cup game on Wednesday. Without knowing literally anything about this season's Red Bull team it seems like it should be a decent matchup. The differences in playing time and need for rotation for the starters seems like it could favor either team. Do we start Cruz? I'm anxious to get a better CF out there, but maybe Pablo will be more cautious. If I'm forced to guess, I predict we lose this one on a late goal
I’d try shit here: Cruz Gozo Luna Diogo Ruiz Ojeda Katranis Vera Glad Caliskan* Rafa *hidalgo if he can’t go
Pretty close. Same formation with Junqua, Eneli, and Agada replacing Katranis, Ruiz, and Cruz. Those three are on the bench, though.
Just tuning in Have they explained why they hosted a motor cross event down the middle of the pitch yet?
It’s sad Red Bull can’t figure a way to get the local folks to show up There is a park on the other side of the river from this stadium that I was lucky enough to spend a week at getting a coaching license 10+ years ago. The place was always packed with folks from all over the world. They all loved soccer
If someone brought in some disease on their cleats it would explain it Remember years back when this happened to the riot? It sucked
That's not a great explanation. We hosted some leagues cup games, and our pitch doesn't look like we watered it with bleach
I'm listening to the local NY radio feed. The color commentator was just wondering out loud why they're always calling fouls in forwards who knock into keepers on corners. So, it's going pretty well.
To be fair, it seemed like our possession strategy in the first 5 minutes was "can we make Gozo run 15 miles in this half?" We probably should have an alternative plan if that doesn't work out.
Watch the shift in the shape, it very much had those “features” of changing from one set of numbers to another depending on attack vs defend. I just can’t figure out what it actually is