“It’s very difficult for me to sit here because the results currently aren’t there, and I know this is a results business. Anything I say, people will say ‘well, great - but we’re in 11th.’”
Kevin Thelwell will tell you himself he is realistic. Realistic about his professional choices, realistic about the high-stakes and often unsentimental world of global soccer, and realistic about the current perception of his job performance.
Though his team has since moved from 11th to 9th after Saturday’s win over Cincinnati, the New York Red Bulls head of sport does not expect rave reviews for his first full season directing the club as the team remains stuck outside the playoff picture.