Marsch must rotate without compromising the midfield

On Saturday evening, in Foxborough, Mass., for the first time since April 28, Jesse Marsch diverted from the 10 field players that had combined in a 4-2-3-1 formation to produce a record of 4-0-1 over five games. The fourth-year Red Bulls head coach was forced into a change, because of the absence of Michael Amir Murillo, Tyler Adams and Tim Parker, with all three away with national team obligations.

Marsch was not, however, forced into a change in formation, but that is exactly what he did. His formation on Saturday, a diamond 4-4-2, added Aurélien Collin and Connor Lade to the backline, Vincent Bezecourt to one of the outside points of the midfield, and Derrick Etienne Jr. up top, to…