Welcome to Tactical Sips, a semi-regular pre-match post featuring taurine-spiked breakdowns of the upcoming game.
Against Atlanta United, the New York Red Bulls came out the gate with the passion of Peter Clemenza in a bakery. Unfortunately, all the effort was for naught, as the single point gleaned from the scoreless draw will likely prove unimportant when the dust of the Eastern Conference playoff race settles. Clinching at Red Bull Arena simply would have been too easy for a team that has enjoyed waiting for the last moment to come good.
The regular season closes on a trip down to Tennessee for a line dance with Nashville SC.