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Orlando City board have made plans of a major revamp of the team’s management staff after recording their worst ever campaign in Major League Soccer history, starting from the top of the club as the club announced that it has parted ways with General Manager of Soccer Operations Niki Budalic.
LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic said that he is happy after they have defeated Minnesota United. He said that his team had to win the game in order to keep their chances of reaching the playoffs intact and he is happy that they have achieved that.
On the night of Wednesday, the Major League Soccer in Austin moved one more step toward the reality. This was the time when the franchise that could start playing here in the next spring announced the name of its team, branding and colors.
Champions Juventus series A got the best of All-Stars of Major League Soccer in a penalty shootout on Aug 1, after an entertaining 1-1 draw in the mid-season exhibition of the North American league. In front of the crowd of 72,317 at the Stadium of Mercedes-Benz home of Atlanta United MLS – Juventus succeed in the shoot-out with the score 5-3 after Bradley Wright-Phillips the New York Red Bulls forward missed his penalty attempt.
New England Revolution coach Jay Heap says that his team will completely respect New York Red Bulls when the two teams come up against each other in the Eastern Conference Championship on Sunday. New York Red Bulls have one of the potent attacking lineups in the MLS due to the presence of players like Bradley Wright Phillips and Thierry Henry. The former Arsenal forward may have left European football a few years back, but he continues to be a dominant force. Jay Heap says that his team will be paying special attention to Henry, but that does not mean other players can be forgotten.
Jay Heap has managed to transform New England in a great way since taking over the club a few years ago. The club wanted to bring through a number of young players. After finishing in the play-offs, New England are hoping to go one step better this time around. Even though the players within the team are going to play a crucial role, Heap will also be aware that veterans like Jermaine Jones will have a major part to play in such big matches. The experience of those players could make a huge difference given that New York Red Bulls have a number of experienced heads like Henry and Tim Cahill.
“We have a lot of respect for New York. They’ve got a great balance. When I look at them now at this part of the season it’s their balance all over the field. They’ve anchored the midfield with Dax McCarty and [Eric] Alexander. Those two guys really put out a lot of fires and it allows their attacking players to play. You give Henry some freedom, you give Bradley Wright-Phillips some freedom, you give Lloyd Sam, [Peguy] Luyindula some freedom, they’re dangerous. That balance … is really in good form,” said Heap.