On the same day, the New York Red Bulls returned to full team training and found out their opponents in next month’s MLS is Back Tournament. Kaku, whose only goal so far in the 2020 season came in the home opener against FC Cincinnati on March 1, likes the group -- Atlanta United, FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew -- because they’re familiar with all the teams.
“We already know them, we’ve played against them before, so we know how they play,” said Kaku. “But we have to think about ourselves, in playing the Red Bull philosophy and to try to qualify to the knockout rounds, which would be very important.