Is that a sufficiently cliché title after the first loss of the season? I think so.
Losing to the then third placed team in the Eastern Conference, 2-0, doesn't suddenly destroy everything this team has built. However, this does not mean the cracks revealed in that loss have suddenly been fixed.
New York Red Bulls II has a solid base of talented USL players: 'Speedy' Williams, Tim Schmoll, Dan Metzger, Junior Flemmings. Together with the semi-permanent loanees of Zach Carroll, Derrick Etienne, and Brandon Allen, the team is a formidable force capable of giving any team in the USL a run for their money.