Red Bulls Expert Guide: July 5, 2021

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Here’s this week’s top story.

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Where in the world will the New York Red Bulls II be signed? Steven Sserwadda?

The young midfielder has been called up to join the newest Ugandan national team, a diverse team made up mostly of U-23 players. There was a short training camp in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He started and played against in a friendly match for 56 minutes al-‘Akhdar.

Of course, the Red Bulls fans hoping for a flight to the Middle East would be late because Sserwadda and the Cranes are now in Ethiopia for the CECAFA U-23 Challenge Cup 2021. Uganda is the defending champion and has won the competition over a dozen times. This year’s edition will take place from July 3rd to 18th at the Bahir Dar International Stadium in Addis Ababa.

Check your cable lists. I am sure it’s there somewhere. And of course, the signing of Servadda will be announced shortly, his arrival shortly thereafter … probably.

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Former Red Bulls striker Brandon Allen has a new team. The 2016 USL Cup champion signed with Oakland Roots, adding veteran experience to the club. Since leaving New York, he has played for Bethlehem Steel, Nashville SC, Tampa Bay Rowdies and Memphis 901.

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Overall football analysis wrote a full breakdown for the tactics of one Jesse March. What can Leipzig fans expect from the new coach? What will New York fans recognize from the old gaffer? As expected, there is a lot of pressing and vertical play, although the latter is clearly more of a “Salzburg thing”.

I can tell you it’s a good article because it doesn’t even mention the word Princeton.

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Speaking of Leipzig, Red Bull Global Head of Soccer Oliver Mintzlaff was interviewed by picture. The former long-distance runner spoke about the preparations for the upcoming Bundesliga season and described the attitude Jesse March as “progress” and “a different kind of coach who brings us forward”. He even gave MLS a glimpse into the original hiring process.

“We never get a coach as an emergency nail, but with full conviction,” said Mintzlaff. “I’ve known Jesse for a long time, [and] hired him as the head coach of the New York Red Bulls in 2015 when I was responsible for global issues. After two double games in Salzburg, he wanted to do something new in two years. When Julian [Nagelsmann] told me … that he would like to move to Bayern [Munich], I called Jesse that same evening. “

Hmm … that’s strange. I thought Ali Curtis was solely responsible for setting march in New York. There is no way I want to ruffle feathers or trample on narratives by pointing out how improbable this story seemed at the time. People must have parroted it with senseless enthusiasm!

Leipzig also apparently starts the season without a sports director. So don’t expect the global sporting director position discussed earlier to be filled anytime soon.

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Former Red Bull Jared Stroud was watching on The football soup podcast, discusses life with Alan Gordon, Sal Zizzo, and Dan Gargan. His career has been a steady rise through the various levels of youth football and the Red Bull system. As he relates, the pandemic played a crucial role in his inclusion in the first team, especially due to the departure of another person.

“We had players like Josh Sims, they just left and never came back, ”he shared. “I had to play for many minutes … Maybe it was lucky for me in a way … Well, Sims was on loan. So he just said, ‘I’m not coming back.’ He didn’t really want to be here anyway. He was like a boy [Designated Player] So it was always difficult for me to take his place. He just said, ‘I’m not coming back.’ And they said: ‘All right.’ “

Stroud says he owes a lot Preston Burpo and Bradley Carnellwhich gave him a lot of playing time. He was also “pretty upset” that he was benched for the playoff game but understands that the organization is trying to get younger. The 24-year-old is now a key player in Austin and thriving in his new club.

Sims does … also … things … and … things.

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Here is a story that was submitted to the Expert manual from Huan from New London.

Hi Guys! Ralf Rangnick could have a new job! The former Red Bull multi-hyphen becomes sports director at FC Lokomotiv Moscow! He is currently serving as a “sports advisor” for the Russian Premier League, with the intention of helping “develop a selection and development strategy”.

According to SporxRangnick would like the employment of three assistants who together earn one million euros and “an annual salary of 3.5 million euros”. He also receives interest from Fenerbahçe. The official announcement should be made “in the coming days”.

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd RBlive says there is nothing to the rumor because “Rangnicks advisor has denied the report.” That was fun, wasn’t it? Let’s do another round of this carousel next month.

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Former New York Red Bulls II striker Amarildo Aparecido de Souza Junior reportedly has a new club.

The 22-year-old striker takes a big step out into the world and moves to Europe. According to A bola, he will join Famalicão from Portugal’s Primeira Liga. Perhaps wrongly described as “an unknown footballer on the old continent who struggled to assert himself in the lower levels of Brazilian football”, his last stop at Tombense in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C appears to have been. His new club finished ninth in the league last season, a solid place in the table.

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Who attracted the most attention during EURO 2020? What name is in the hearts and minds of social media users? The answer is natural Hans Backe.

That may have been a bit of an exaggeration, but the former and eternal Red Bulls manager was “the big snack” on Swedish social media while being an expert commentator … TV4. His calm nature inspired a number of memes that made fans shocked at how a person could react with an almost benevolent indifference to such intensity. For a man so focused on the royal sport of horse racing, regardless of the competition, a soccer game can be viewed as a breeze.

In addition to meme status, Backe also enjoys paternity from his mansion in Sundbyberg, Sweden, and uses a sports metaphor to describe the experience. “If you have to describe it in tennis terms, it’s like going to the Wimbledon final and serving a serve and then winning Wimbledon,” he said Aftonbladet. “Given his age, he definitely keeps me going. It’s a lot of fun. “

I don’t think anyone asked you to describe it in tennis terms with any good reason. I’m just kidding, Hans. We are having fun here. You keep enjoying life.

Here’s a joke submitted by Helena von Randolph.

“If I have to describe my kids in baseball terms, they’re all below the Mendoza line.”

Thank you, Helena. I am sure they are doing their best.

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