The New York Red Bulls Gazette
Squad31 Dec 2035
A fracture rules Jorge Ruvalcaba out for 39 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason New York Red Bulls will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
The dugout31 Dec 2035
Andy Rojas says New York Red Bulls went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market31 Dec 2035
Luke Pruter hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what New York Red Bulls can pretend not to have heard.
Squad31 Dec 2035
Max Arfsten in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at New York Red Bulls this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout31 Dec 2035
Andrés Perea gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad31 Dec 2035
Words at New York Red Bulls training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Cameron Harper is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout31 Dec 2035
Cade Cowell gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Cade Cowell is on it.
The dugout31 Dec 2035
Marcus Caldeira asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market31 Dec 2035
The Tyler Hall story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Tyler Hall signs something — a contract at New York Red Bulls or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
In brief
- Market New York Red Bulls and Michael Howard are talking past each other
- Squad Lessons booked for Pavel Fretes at New York Red Bulls