When the MLS schedule-makers moved the Red Bulls game from August 19th to August 18th, they probably didn’t expect that the team would be fresh off a 120-minute showdown with FC Cincinnati just three nights prior. Now, on limited rest, on the road, against one of the more saturated rosters in the league, the Red Bulls must prepare for a match with the Portland Timbers.
There is heavy speculation that Jesse Marsch will rest some of his players who played the full 120 minutes in preparation for next week’s big derby match with NYC FC, so we could vey well see several players getting their first starts in a while or first starts for the team.