Can the best MLS defense get better?
"I think, personally, for sure," Tim Parker said following the second day of preseason training with the team.
The 2018 New York Red Bulls defense, with the four starters of Parker, Aaron Long, Kemar Lawrence and Michael Amir Murillo, allowed only 33 goals in 34 matches.
"Defensively, as a team, we can do a lot more to prevent MLS goals," Parker said. "We're going to challenge each other to be better in those moments."
Parker inked a multi-year MLS contract using Targeted Allocation Money in the offseason.
Parker, 25, was acquired at the beginning of the '18 season in a trade with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.