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MLS Week 1: First impressions of all 24 teams

By Christopher Dodson

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 3: Los Angeles FC's head coach Bob Bradley prior to Los Angeles FC's MLS match against Sporting Kansas City at the Banc of California Stadium on March 3, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles FC won the match 2-1 (Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 3: Los Angeles FC's head coach Bob Bradley prior to Los Angeles FC's MLS match against Sporting Kansas City at the Banc of California Stadium on March 3, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles FC won the match 2-1 (Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBUS, OH – MARCH 02: New York Red Bulls celebrate a goal during the match between the New York Red Bulls at Columbus Crew SC at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on March 3, 2019. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH – MARCH 02: New York Red Bulls celebrate a goal during the match between the New York Red Bulls at Columbus Crew SC at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on March 3, 2019. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

New York Red Bulls

New York does not have the top-end talent to coast through games, but it does have the depth to contend for multiple trophies. The CCL is out of reach, but this team is built to challenge for a domestic double at the very least. A 1-1 draw against Columbus is a decent result at any time, much less when dealing with CCL fixture congestion.

New York played a rotated line-up full of reserves, but those second and third choice players handled themselves well. Andreas Ivan has scored twice in two games. If he can help Bradley Wright-Phillips carry the goalscoring burden this season, New York’s attack would be less predictable than it was last season.

While the absence of the star quality of some of the other elite MLS teams may seem concerning, with the best defense in the league and depth at every position, Chris Armas is acutely aware of how to manage his roster. The Red Bulls will be where it counts once again.

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