The Red Bulls are ready to take the training wheels off Derrick Etienne Jr.
The highly touted homegrown product is set to play a bigger role with the club this season, according to head coach Jesse Marsch, with the club clamoring about the 21-year-old’s continued growth while progressing through the Red Bulls’system.
“I think Derrick will establish himself as a major piece this year,” Marsch said on a conference call. “When I first came here, [I was told] about Derrick, about how he was lazy, that he took too many touches on the ball, that he wouldn’t fit in the system.