“New York is red”, with these words New York Red Bulls coach Gerhard Struber opens his opening statement after the 1-0 derby win in the MLS against New York City FC.
The Salzburger is becoming more and more a horror for the city rivals. Struber is still unbeaten in Hudson River derbies against NYCFC, two of three duels have been won.
All three season duels against NYCFC fall within a period in which the New York Red Bulls are seven games unbeaten. Most recently there were three 1-0 successes in a row for the Struber team. A few weeks ago they were still a bit away from the playoffs, but the Red Bulls in the east are only one point short of seventh place.
“Have destroyed their hopes”
The respectable success against the city rival, which ex-Red Bulls head coach Jesse Marsch celebrates on Twitter, is definitely a deserved one for Struber.
“I think we deserved the win. If you look at the 90 minutes, we destroyed your hopes of creating something with our staggering and our pressing behavior from the very first second,” analyzes Struber, who is only interested in two Can remember scoring chances of the opponent.
“We took the necessary steps in all phases of the game to create a win against a team like New York City. They are a team that celebrates possession at a high level. Today, however, they found a lot of stressful situations,” he said Salzburg, who praises his own match plan and its implementation by his players.
“My boys did everything we wanted from the match schedule. We expected exactly what came. My boys did a brilliant job in every direction. We deserved the win. That gives us a very good feeling and confidence for the next away game “.
This increases in the night from Saturday to Sunday (0:00 a.m. CEST) in Columbus against the crew. Stuber played his first game on the Red Bulls sideline against the Ohio team in November 2020. Due to delays caused by the corona pandemic, the 44-year-old was only able to take over his team at the start of the playoff. After a 2-3 defeat, the season was over quickly.
This season there was a home win and recently an away defeat against the reigning champions, who are three points behind the Red Bulls in the table.
Praise to Coronel
Against NYCFC, Red Bulls goalie Carlos Coronel kept a clean slate for the eleventh time. The Brazilian was once again named player of the game because of his saves that guaranteed the Struber team victory.
“Carlos again showed outstanding saves,” said Struber of his goalkeeper. “He has the skills for it. In very challenging moments he was very calm, very balanced and made good decisions.”
The Salzburg loan that Struber wants to tie to the New York Red Bulls in the long term, like the Salzburg man LAOLA1 said last week (all info >>>), would have improved further in the course of the season, so Struber. “I am very happy with him and with what he has done for us this season. It is not surprising to me, I know his great talent and ability. Everyone can see that now. He is one of the best goalkeepers in the world MLS. “
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