It turns out all the Red Bulls needed to break their malaise was a return to their old formation. And a little old-fashioned hate. Mix that all in, and they had a 2-0 slump-busting shutout of archrival D.C. United in front of 20,104 fans Saturday night at Red Bull Arena. “We know that, especially in...
Red Bulls rediscover their offense in win over hated rival
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Red-hot Red Bulls keep rolling with win over their ex-captain
The Red Bulls made sure former captain Dax McCarty’s homecoming didn’t go as planned and their homestand went better than they could have imagined. Saturday’s 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire and McCarty — whom the Red Bulls dealt this offseason just two days after his wedding — saw them cap a two-week rise up...
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Red Bulls coach OK with losing young player to World Cup team
When the Red Bulls released midfielder Tyler Adams for United States Under-20 international duty earlier this week, head coach Jesse Marsch recalled being down this road two years ago. In 2015, the Red Bulls (16 points) allowed defender Matt Miazga to represent the United States in the U-20 World Cup in New Zealand — where...
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Red Bulls lower expectations with big picture in mind
The Red Bulls admit they have not played their best so far this season, and they didn’t expect to. That’s because it’s all about the postseason, all about building toward finally winning the MLS Cup. “We’re all honest with ourselves to say that we haven’t been at our best in the beginning stages of the...
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Why the stakes are higher in this NYCFC-Red Bulls clash
Three years into the Hudson River Derby, New York clearly has remained red. Upstart New York City FC have had the money, yet the old-guard Red Bulls have had the wins. Nevertheless, NYCFC have a golden opportunity to change the narrative with a single win in their first elimination game with silverware implications: Wednesday’s U.S....
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Red Bulls coach’s new worry now that his team’s streaking
Half a dozen games ago, the Red Bulls were struggling and searching for confidence. Five wins later they’re looking to guard against overconfidence, making sure they keep climbing out of the hole they have dug. “There’s confidence. There’s definitely confidence. There’s belief. There’s understanding within the group. So that part’s good. But we’ve got to...
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Red Bulls open soft schedule stretch with dominant win
It’s one of the sure things in sports that opponents will figure out a system sooner or later, that winners have to adjust to the adjustments. That’s exactly what the Red Bulls are doing. After foes cracked their old system, the Red Bulls are breaking out of their season-long funk with a new one. Wednesday’s...
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Red Bulls coach issues another warning to his red-hot team
After mustering just three road wins all last year, the Red Bulls already have matched that total barely halfway through the season. And they aim to surpass it Saturday at expansion Minnesota United (4 p.m., ESPN). Despite early-season struggles, the Red Bulls (9-8-2) have won four straight games overall, and back-to-back league road contests by...
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Red Bulls still can’t deliver the trophy their fans want most
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Early Wednesday morning, standing in front of Gate D-2 inside LaGuardia Airport’s Terminal B was a small gathering of Red Bulls fans wearing matching black T-shirts. “We have enough beer. Bring us the Cup,” read a message on the back of their shirts. The creative missive spoke volumes for all Red...
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Red Bulls’ fresh start is chance to prove they’re not all talk
Saying and doing are two different things for the Red Bulls. Despite their current eight-match winless stretch, third-longest in club history, the Red Bulls (43 points) find themselves mildly comfortable in the sixth-spot in the Eastern Conference. They currently sit four points ahead of Montreal, with a one-game advantage over their Canadian conference rival. All...
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Red Bulls star: We want to play NYCFC in the playoffs
On paper, the Red Bulls close out their season with little to play for. They cemented their spot as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference weeks ago when they clinched at home against Vancouver and impressively held Atlanta United to a 0-0 draw last week. Unknown is whom they might play. But midfielder Felipe...
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The Red Bulls are different, so will this time be different?
To lighten the Red Bulls’ playoff expectations, Jesse Marsch branded his team as the underdogs of the Eastern Conference three weeks ago after they clinched the sixth seed against Vancouver. It was a modest label that suited some fresh faces while also the holdovers from past playoff failures. For the first time in eight-straight playoff...
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Red Bulls can’t stop talking about impressive playoff foe
Describing what it’ll take for the Red Bulls to grab the early hand against Toronto FC in the first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinal, head coach Jesse Marsch made Toronto sound unsolvable. “They’re very complex with what they do,” Marsch said. “Whether it’s five out of the back, four out of the back, what...
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Red Bulls feeling better prepared for CONCACAF gauntlet
Nearly a year ago, the Red Bulls were in a similar, uneasy position in the CONCACAF Champions League. They weren’t as quick or as sharp as they’d like to be and were quickly ousted by MLS foe Vancouver Whitecaps, 3-1, on aggregate in the quarterfinals. Much of their rustiness could be blamed on the MLS...
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Why this CONCACAF semifinal means even more to Red Bulls
No MLS team has ever won the CONCACAF Champions League. Only two — one of them American — have ever even made the final. So it’s painfully clear why the Red Bulls are taking the first leg of the Champions League semifinals against Chivas so seriously Wednesday at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara. And why the...
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Red Bulls’ repeated failures in big games ‘getting old’
Good. Sometimes really good. But never good enough. Such is the repetitive (and maddening) mantra of the Red Bulls — painfully illustrated across 90 minutes of their 0-0 CONCACAF Champions League semifinal match against Chivas Guadalajara Tuesday night at Red Bull Arena, where the Red Bulls were eliminated 1-0 on aggregate as a result of...
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Red Bulls’ unrest over ambitious coach’s wandering eye
Euphoria still lingers around the club and its fans as a result of the Red Bulls’ 4-0 Derby annihilation of cross-Hudson River rival NYCFC on Saturday at Red Bull Arena. The win elevated the Red Bulls to 5-3 and into fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 15 points, just five points behind second-place NYCFC,...
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Coach bolts Red Bulls for European risk
With ambitions for Europe, Jesse Marsch finally looks to be well on his way abroad. The Red Bulls announced that Marsch has left the club to “pursue other opportunities” with reports suggesting that Marsch is on his way to parent club RB Leipzig in Germany. Assistant coach Chris Armas has been promoted to fill Marsch’s...
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Red Bulls break the bank for new head coach Gerhard Struber
The Red Bulls just paid one of the biggest fees in their history — not for a player, but for a coach. The team announced Tuesday it has hired Gerhard Struber as its newest head coach, replacing the fired Chris Armas and interim Bradley Carnell. Struber was handed a three-year contract, according to Sky Sport...
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Gerhard Struber ‘the perfect man’ for Red Bulls job: Jesse Marsch
Jesse Marsch crossed paths with Gerhard Struber over the years in the Red Bull global soccer family. Marsch led the New York Red Bulls to their most successful run, and he says Struber can return the struggling team to its former winning ways. Even while coaching in New York in 2017, Marsh had traveled back-and-forth...
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