The New York Red Bulls are set to face a revitalized Houston Dynamo team on Saturday. Despite a loss last weekend, Houston stands at 2-1-0 with home wins against Seattle and Columbus.
Following Wednesday’s training session, Red Bulls head coach Jesse Marsch expects his team to be “sharper” and “execute a little bit more” this weekend than in previous games.
“Houston’s got a good team this year,” Marsch said. “It’ll be an exciting challenge. It’ll be a good test of our tactics because they’re an explosive team in the counter-attack and they absorb pressure.”
Bradley Wright-Phillips also sang Houston’s praises, mentioning that he watched their home opener against Seattle and that they’ve “started off well.