There’s this one layer of truth, and it’s that the Red Bulls won tonight in New Jersey, 2-1.
The fact layer: Wright-Phillips 37’, Nikolic 59’, Lawrence 71’. Fire lose the first two of a difficult three-game road trip.
We are here tonight to concern ourselves with the other layers of this contest. We are here to consider the fact that, an hour after the final whistle, Fire captain Dax McCarty was still out in Red Bull Arena, saluting Fire fans and taking photos with fans from the club he previously led. The Men in Red failed on the field, falling to 3-3-2 on the season, but the fans gathered tonight were more interested in how close the current edition of the New Jersey club was to the promised land.