From the perspective of New York Red Bulls fans, the next USA Men's National Team friendly just became a potential glimpse of the club's future.
In advance of USMNT's match against New Zealand on November 11, Jurgen Klinsmann has sent nine players home from the squad that contested a lackluster kick-about with Cuba on October 7. There is no implied punishment in Klinsi's decision to jettison a few players: he is simply using the October friendlies to explore the player pool before the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying kicks off in November.