SoccerWill Red Bulls Repeat Last Season’s Success? by Roberto C. Severini February 11, 2019 Red Bulls 2018 SuccessComing off of a historic season, the Red Bulls look to the future with hopes of repeating last season’s success. After setting historic records in the MLS, the team looks to get past the Eastern Conference Finals. Before reaching the MLS Cup Playoffs, the Red Bulls set a regular season play record of 71 points (most points in the MLS). In addition, Chris Armas led the Red Bulls to 22 wins, setting another MLS Record for single-season wins. Armas’ first season as head coach showcased his potential to lead the Red Bulls to more success in the future. However, after a dominant season, the Red Bulls fell short of the MLS Cup Final to their southern rivals, Atlanta United FC. They reached the Eastern Conference Final and after an impressive season, their championship run came crashing down to the eventual MLS Cup Champions. What does 2019 hold?Formula for Success in 2019They key component in last year’s success was the defensive back line, led by captain Aaron Long. With an impressive year also by the 26-year-old, Aaron Long continues to snowball his success into a championship season with the Red Bulls. The recently captained centre-back for the USMNT, looks to keep the defensive back line in shape to repeat their success. As a coach, Armas must be aware of his team’s defensive dominance and looks to supplement it with talented midfielders to get the ball from the defense over to the offense. Even though the NYRB can possibly lose some key players such as, Alejandro Romero Gamarra, or better yet “Kaku”.He is prospected to leave to Liga MX’s richest club, Club América. New York Red Bulls values him at $12 million dollars. If given this money for the prized Kaku, Armas now has some new spending money to buy a supplemental player to assist in Kaku’s absence but now loses the bread and butter to the midfield. Chris Armas now faces the decision to agree to this transfer deal or to hold on to Gamarra for another season.Upcoming Games in 2019The New York Red Bulls face off against Club Atlético Pantoja on February 20th for the away leg and February 27th for the home leg for the CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16. These two games will serve as a great warm up before they play their season opener against the Columbus Crew on March 2nd. A three game span within two weeks will keep the Red Bulls in good shape and ready to start off the MLS 2019 Season in good spirits. Will they be successful? Only time will tell. Post Views: 826The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsRoberto C. SeveriniLatest posts by Roberto C. Severini (see all) Official: Mathias Jørgensen to New York Red Bulls - February 15, 2019 Will Red Bulls Repeat Last Season’s Success? - February 11, 2019 New York Red Bulls Advance to the Eastern Conference Final - November 12, 2018 Aaron Long — MLS Defender of the Year - November 10, 2018 Related Topics#mls #soccer #thierryhenry #nyredbulls2019FootballfutbolMLSmls cupMLS Super DraftNew YorkNew York CityNew York Red BullNew York Red BullsNYCFCNYRBopenerPlayoffsred bullseasonSeason OpenerSoccer Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! UFC Long Island: Ticket & Fight Card Info by Kristine Haugsjaa | posted on May 31, 2017 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 The Story of the NHL’s First Armenian, Zach Bogosian and His Biggest Fan by Anthony Paradiso | posted on September 12, 2020 Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 MetLife Stadium to host Army-Navy Game in 2021 by Kelly Lynn | posted on August 23, 2017More in Soccer You Know I’m Right, Episode 95: Soccer Commentator Tommy Smyth (Audio/Video)On the 95th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Competition Quickly Rises For Serie ACompetition Rises For Serie A: Serie A is a professional Italian Soccer league where... Trinity Rodman Registers for the Womens NWSL DraftDennis Rodman’s Daughter registers for the NWSL Draft At the age of 18, Trinity... From Inspired to Being an Inspiration: Sports Broadcaster & “The Morning Roast” Host Kate Scott (VIDEO)95.7 FM “Morning Roast” radio host Kate Scott is a woman of many firsts... Mitrita scores on his debut with NYCFC U.S. Women’s National Team Roster for 2019 SHEBELIEVES CUP