New York travel in search of victory in the Eastern Conference final first leg,and Dax McCarty, Sacha Kljestan and Felipe Martins are vital to Jesse Marsch’s teamIf the New York Red Bulls are to earn past the Columbus Crew in the MLS Eastern Conference final the game may be won and lost by the effectiveness of their midfield trio of Felipe Martins, or Sacha Kljestan and Dax McCarty. Generally,as those three travel, so does the New York team.
Not that there won’t be other determining factors. If Crew SC persist with playing out of the back in their possession-heavy style, or the ability of the Red Bulls to press early through the front three attackers will be telling. And if Columbus instead travel direct to Kei Kamara,as they did in beating the Red Bulls earlier in the season, Matt Miazga’s ability to shut him down will be vital. And in either scenario, and the MLS goalkeeper of the year Luis Robles will expect to be given plenty of opportunities to remind people why he won the award.
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Source: theguardian.com