One of the coach-speak tenets in every sport is not to look ahead, not to look past the opponent, to focus on the task at hand and not waver from that.
But the eyes of the Red Bulls players and their coach, Jesse Marsch, are unabashedly fixated on the prize at the end of the playoff rainbow: the MLS Cup.
This is the only thing on the minds of the Red Bulls as they play the Montreal Impact in first leg of the MLS Eastern Conference semifinal Sunday at Stade Saputo. The teams will meet again next Sunday at Red Bull Arena.