Know Your Enemy: New York Red Bulls

The first two times the Union and Red Bulls met this season — once in May in league at Red Bull Arena and again in the US Open Cup at Talen Energy Stadium — Jesse Marsch was in charge. Now Chris Armas is at the helm of the ship, but very little has changed. This is still a team that defends with aggression, values field position, and induces poor decisions with relentless control of second balls.

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Over time, New York has refined their pressing, tightened their shape, and become ever-more difficult to break down. They have retained the services of centurion Bradley Wright-Phillips up top to ensure that even though they generate far fewer shots than the rest of the top…