Filed under: MLS, New York Red Bulls
The New York Red Bulls, who traveled across the country without their best player and easily defeated Major League Soccer's top team last Friday, are a championship contender thanks to the summer arrival of designated players Thierry Henry (who missed the 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy) and Rafa Márquez.
But they are winners thanks to Hans Backe.
For years, we all wondered what it would take to turn the Red Bulls into a real soccer team. The Austrian energy drink company took over in 2006 and got to work on building the new stadium, but things didn't improve on the field. The surprising run to the 2008 MLS Cup Final was erased by last year's five-win debacle, and in January Red Bull named Backe as the franchise's 12th coach in 15 seasons.
Hans Backe? I had to Google him, too.
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