After a drowsy start to the season with one win in their first 11 matches, the New York Red Bulls have finally found their wings. Since the firing of head coach Gerhard Struber, the energy drink spokes-team has two wins and a draw in MLS play. They will bring their vigorous pressing style to Seattle to face a slumping Sounders side that was perplexed by the Whitecaps last weekend.
Will a week of rest and training be enough to revitalize Seattle, or will they come out as flat as last night’s Red Bull? Let’s look deeper at this rejuvenated New York side and see how the Sounders might apply some lessons from a rough match in Vancouver.