New York, USA – As the Leagues Cup don waka go, Sandro Schwarz, the gaffer of New York Red Bulls, don dey look forward to carry dat winning vibe back into MLS. Na so dem go face Real Salt Lake for their own turf this weekend. Even though Red Bulls no fit make am to the next stage of the Leagues Cup, dem guys still manage to grab small sweet victory against Juarez through penalty shoot-out. (No be wetin dem dey call miracle?)
Schwarz no dey focus on wetin negative go happen, him dey talk about how dem fit play better. “Our message this morning na say we dey try everything,” he chuckled. He dey want make the team dey sharp during their games, especially when e come to defense. Make we no go dey think about how many goals we need or wetin go happen after the match.
As dem don play League Cup games for the past two weeks, Schwarz don dey gather experience. “Dis na d way we wan play. We dey set our sights on Sunday’s game,” him talk. But e fit no easy for the Red Bulls as dem dey sit down for 10th position for Eastern Conference, and dem dey risk their 15-year playoff streak.
On di other hand, Real Salt Lake dey shine like diamond! Dem don climb to 8th for the Western Conference after dem manage only one loss in their last 10 games. But e no mean say dem dey slack as dem too face elimination from Leagues Cup. Coach Pablo Mastroeni talk say, “If we fit change some situations from those previous games, we go dey among di top four.” E definitely dey look forward to next MLS match.
Players wey we go need to watch for dis match na Emil Forsberg from the Red Bulls and Diogo Goncalves from RSL. Forsberg don dey chip goal after goal for home games, while Goncalves don help his team score plenty of road goals. Omo, e go be showdown!
As for wetin expect, di Opta supercomputer don calculate say Red Bulls get better chance to win with 51.9%. Meanwhile, draw dey sit down with 24.5%, while RSL dey waka behind with just 23.6%. Last time, Red Bulls don dey enjoy good record against RSL for home, wey make dem no fit carry last three games without conceding.
But even though Red Bulls dey pick up, RSL dey hot as dey don get 16 points from dem last seven matches. (Na wetin dem dey call substantial recovery!) Who know abi dis game go be another epic encounter for the books!
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