{"id":248824,"date":"2021-05-13T17:57:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T14:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/red-bulls-very-good-feeling-is-fully-warranted\/"},"modified":"2021-05-13T17:57:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T14:57:16","slug":"red-bulls-very-good-feeling-is-fully-warranted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/red-bulls-very-good-feeling-is-fully-warranted\/","title":{"rendered":"#Red Bulls&#8217; &#8216;very good feeling&#8217; is fully warranted"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25338e0bb65\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25338e0bb65\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/red-bulls-very-good-feeling-is-fully-warranted\/#Even_more_could_be_in_store_for_impressive_NYCFC\" >Even more could be in store for impressive NYCFC<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Red Bulls&#8217; &#8216;very good feeling&#8217; is fully warranted<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>When the Red Bulls fired Chris Armas last September after the club won just three of its first nine contests, head of sport Kevin Thelwell issued a blunt assessment of the coach\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must go in a different direction in order to meet the ambitions we have for our football club,\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly eight months later, those ambitions look more in reach, and there is an optimism around Gerhard Struber\u2019s young group.<\/p>\n<p>This team could still regress from last season\u2019s sixth-placed Eastern Conference finish, but make no mistake: spirits are pretty damn high right now in New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s give every single player a very, very good feeling\u2026 results help to believe in our process,\u201d Struber said after the team\u2019s 2-0 win vs. Toronto FC last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The feeling is mutual for midfield starlet Caden Clark: \u201cStruber has been great with his energy, he fires us up everyday in training, before games, you know he really brings the group together.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Red Bulls\" class=\"wp-image-18230646 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/red-bulls-huddle.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/red-bulls-huddle.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/red-bulls-huddle.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/red-bulls-huddle.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/red-bulls-huddle.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Red Bulls have won consecutive games and are showing signs of progress under Gerhard Struber.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And the same goes for new arrival Frankie Amaya, who scored his first Red Bulls goal against Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to be here,\u201d he beamed after the match.<\/p>\n<p>Though Amaya hasn\u2019t been at the club long, his excitement is fully warranted, especially in the context of recent seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Bulls have already won in consecutive games as many times (once) as in the entire 2020 season. They\u2019ve reached seven goals twice as fast as last year too. In fact, this is the best four-game scoring start since the last year of the Jesse Marsch era.<\/p>\n<p>In hindsight, it\u2019s somewhat remarkable (and lucky) that the Red Bulls managed to make postseason play last season while almost never stringing together consecutive wins. They were, statistically speaking, a below average team, finishing the year with the eighth-worst xG difference\/90 in the league at -0.26, per <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/comps\/22\/10090\/2020-Major-League-Soccer-Stats\">FBref<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Still, interim coach Bradley Carnell fashioned the team into a stingy group (they lost just one of their last seven regular season contests), and Struber has inherited that roster, plus key additions like Fabio and Andrew Gutman. That xG\/difference figure \u2013 through a tiny sample thus far \u2013 now sits at a far healthier 0.04 in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>There is <em>lots <\/em>of soccer to be played, and a tough test vs. Philadelphia looming this weekend. But for now, smell the roses Red Bulls fans.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Even_more_could_be_in_store_for_impressive_NYCFC\"><\/span>Even more could be in store for impressive NYCFC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While I laud the Red Bulls for their second straight win, NYCFC deserves some credit too for a gritty road point at Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, New York City prevented their opponents from creating much, as Orlando\u2019s lone goal came from a long-range Nani strike and they <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/matches\/f9d937f7\/Orlando-City-New-York-City-FC-May-8-2021-Major-League-Soccer\">amassed just 0.6 xG throughout<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But despite NYCFC\u2019s strong start (7 points), there\u2019s a feeling they could have an even higher tally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Orlando City's Junior Urso and NYCFC's James Sands\" class=\"wp-image-18230733 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/sands-urso.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/sands-urso.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/sands-urso.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/sands-urso.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/sands-urso.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Orlando City\u2019s Junior Urso and NYCFC\u2019s James Sands chase down the ball during last weekend\u2019s match.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The former Man United winger\u2019s goal was the second (of three goals) New York City have conceded from outside the box this season, and they\u2019ve won \u201cjust\u201d two of their four games despite allowing <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/comps\/22\/Major-League-Soccer-Stats\">by far the lowest xG\/90<\/a> thus far in MLS.<\/p>\n<p>Ronny Deila\u2019s back three may be the key to marrying that solidity with offensive firepower.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He stuck with the setup again last Saturday, and although it debuted this season vs. a mostly 10-man Philadelphia side, the early returns have been promising.<\/p>\n<p>Now we\u2019ll see whether the formation could truly be permanent moving forward, or if Deila merely views it as a back-pocket weapon. The Red Bulls used Struber\u2019s favored diamond to take down Toronto last weekend, and the Canadian outfit will enter Yankee Stadium on Saturday on short rest after beating Columbus 2-0 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>If there was ever a time for Deila to revert to the comfort of his favored 4-2-3-1, this may be it.<\/p>\n<p>Options are a good problem to have.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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