Red Bulls coach Sandro Schwarz and New York City FC coach Nick Cushing don’t expect to have to do much to get their respective squads ready for Saturday’s playoff edition of the Hudson River Derby.…
Red Bulls coach Sandro Schwarz and New York City FC coach Nick Cushing don’t expect to have to do much to get their respective squads ready for
Cushing called the break “not ideal” when he addressed reporters ahead of the Eastern Conference semifinal, but both coaches tried to use the downtime to their advantage. Cushing utilized the time for his players to get some rest and recovery, while Schwarz used it as a chance to prepare tactically for the upcoming match.
“I think when we play against them in playoff, it is going be a different game,” Red Bulls defender Andres Reyes said. “I think we will have a lot of emotion. This game could be one of the most important for us, so we have to be sharp.”“I don’t think it really matters on who won before, who didn’t,” NYCFC defender Tayvon Gray added. “I think the focus is just on this one really because this one counts. I can say I beat you five times before and then we beat you in the playoffs.
“If you look at the last round, especially Miami, Columbus, Cincinnati, all out and if you looked before the playoffs started, they would have been the three favorites in the East,” NYCFC midfielder Justin Haak said. “And in these types of games where one mistake or one good moment could change the whole game, it really doesn’t matter who’s the favorite.”
The Red Bulls have only played at Citi Field one other time and defender John Tolkin told The Post that the quality of the pitch is “horrible.”
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