New York Red Bulls II are in the midst of a testing week. The II team beat Harrisburg City Islanders at home on May 6, find themselves in Charlotte on May 11, and will be back in action at Red Bull Arena on May 14.
For a team that has yet to dress a full 18 players for a match-day this season, that is an unwelcome test of depth. NYRB II has lost a few players it might have expected to rely on to injuries that have complicated the business of putting a team on the field in the early stages of its 2017 campaign.