A team with high standards does not seek to sugar-coat its bad days - and if there was any positive at all to be gleaned from the New York Red Bulls’ 3-1 loss to LA Galaxy at Red Bull Arena, it was that the home team was in no mood to find excuses for being second-best from start to finish.
“I have to take responsibility for this, because to have a team that’s not ready to play from the start and play a first half like that with no life, no commitment and no belief, I have to look carefully at what I am doing,” said Jesse Marsch after the game.