We spoke with Once a Metro’s Austin Fido about tonight’s Eastern Conference showdown - my answers to his questions can be found here:
Hot Time: Supporters in New Jersey have seen both the upsides of top-down control (coherent coaching and scouting processes, innovation from within) and the downsides (trading Dax, this year's weird insistence on the 4-2-2-2). How do Red Bulls supporters feel about Ralfball now? Is everyone still on board?
Once A Metro: You don't have to look too hard in Red Bull land to find people who will tell you RalfBall is bunk: Ali Curtis turned up in 2015 with a binder full of fresh ideas; Jesse Marsch invented gegenpressing; RBNY's recent makeover is a function of handing the keys to the club to MLS men with MLS knowledge.