You know what you’re gonna get with the New York Red Bulls – they’re gonna press, press, press.
“The Red Bulls play in a certain way that has been very constant for years,” said Orlando City Head Coach Oscar Pareja at his pre-match press conference, “since [former coaches] Jesse [Marsch] and [Chris] Armas, and [current Head Coach] Gerhard [Struber] has continued with the same structure. We’ll try to neutralize it.”
Orlando City was able to do just that against a similar opponent two weeks ago, winning 1-0 at D.C. United. New D.C. boss Hernán Losada has installed a high-pressing scheme very similar to New York’s, but the Lions were able to get an early goal and fend off United’s swarming front line for the rest of the night.