To hear Chris Armas tell it, the New York Red Bulls’ 1-0 victory Thursday’s night over New York City FC in a muted closed-door derby was an ideal performance from his team.
Unlike the view this site took on last month’s Atlanta victory which appeared to be a practical adjustment to a specific game and opponent, this victory against City appears (in Armas’ own words) to be his ideal form of a Red Bulls victory. A beaming Armas live on MSG said he was happy with what he saw during a dire first half and after the match stated “our principles showed up on the day.