The New York Red Bulls have one priority for their 2018 preseason: the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. There will be no easing into the season this year - the team will kick off its competitive schedule with a CCL knockout series. This was the case last year, and the Red Bulls flubbed the challenge of getting off to a fast start, finding themselves bounced out of CCL by Vancouver Whitecaps. Faced with a pretty much identical schedule in 2018, RBNY opted for a pretty much identical preseason: two warm-weather training camps, separated by a brief return to the cold comforts of home in mid-winter.
New York Red Bulls adjust 2018 preseason plans