The build up to Tuesday’s New York Red Bulls vs Chivas game was intense. Jair Pereira’s suspension appeal, comments about refereing favoritsm, Chivas’ complaints about their trip to New York, and the spill over from El Piojo’s comments on MLS and Liga MX.
But when it came down to it, there was a game to play. And The Red Bulls seemed unaffected by the pregame chatter, coming out the gates gun-blazing. Marsch’s side was listed pre-game in a 4-2-3-1, but it was far from their normal shape.
The New York Red Bulls desperately needed a goal, and got their wing-backs forward, pinched in their wingers, Derrick Etienne and Daniel Royer, to play as make-shift forwards.