Before the New York Red Bulls saw their 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League campaign fizzle out in Vancouver, the club got new Sporting Director Denis Hamlett to say a few words. He essentially repeated many of the comments made in an earlier conference call with local and national media: he is excited about the new role; he and Jesse Marsch have a strong, long-term, personal and professional relationship; decision-making and planning is a collective function for the leadership team at the club.
— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) March 2, 2017
Also repeated: Hamlett feels he is in part qualified for the job because he has spent two years embedded in RBNY, and that means he's spent two years up close with the Red Bull Global Soccer system:
I've gotten to see their philosophy, everything that's involved with their style of play, spending time over in Austria and Germany, I really got to see things that are important with their philosophy.