Many times, the outpouring of positivity or negativity after a result can feel dramatic and unwarranted, but that wasn’t the case on Saturday night at Red Bull Arena.
2019 has not been the masterpiece that 2018 was for the New York Red Bulls, but for all the baggage of injuries and national team absences, it seemed fair to award Chris Armas’ team the benefit of the doubt entering last weekend’s meeting with Columbus Crew SC.
New York was in fifth place, within touching distance of the top-seeded Philadelphia Union in a weaker Eastern Conference.