HANOVER, N.J. – By nature, rivalry matches tend to mean a little bit more.
In victory, the squad can benefit from an unprecedented boost in confidence and form. End up on the losing end? The pain is that much greater.
In their last Atlantic Cup clash, DC United outclassed the Red Bulls at RFK Stadium cruising to a 2-0 victory. New York hasn’t forgotten.
“We can all agree that that was probably the low part of the season. Because of that, it won’t take many reminders,” head coach Jesse Marsch said after training on Thursday. “I think we all understand that we let ourselves down in a big way and we were very disappointed with how we performed in that game and the kind of competitive will and energy we put into it.