Red Bull practice notes (Angel's arrival)

Well, Juan Pablo Angel's public arrival to the Red Bulls was pretty boring actually. Except for a handful of fans and a small horde of Spanish media the event was rather tame.

No word yet on his visa. One promising development was word that Angel would not be returning to England after receiving his work permit. He is in the USA to stay for a while now.

The best development I took from the training session, aside from getting a good look at the probably lineup vs. FC Dallas, was seeing Clifton native Chris Karcz training with the Red Bulls. Team sources tell me he has looked good and if he stays healthy he has a very good chance at a developmental contract. I'm not sure if I have stated this before but Karcz is easily one of the best high school players I ever saw. If not for the injuries he has had he would already be in the league (The Chicago Fire drafted him and had him in camp in 2005 but a knee injury cost him his chance.)

Now, onto the lineup:

--------------------Altidore------------

Van Den Bergh----------------Richards

--------------------Reyna---------------

----------Stammler----Kovalenko-----

Dunivant-----------------------Freeman

-------------Mendes----Parke----------

-----------------Waterreus-------------

This group should be able to keep the FC Dallas midfield contained and it will be interesting to see how Altidore functions as a lone striker. Reyna will play in a more advanced role, further forward than this diagram illustrates.

I'll delve more into this tomorrow.

Comments

[Uncle Dave]

Looks promising! Cant wait to see what happens.

[Brian H]

Any word on Red Bull management asking the Mathis Red Card to be reevaluated?

[Tim]

Ives,

Any ETA on A to Q&A?

[Pete]

Ives, if RBNY picks up Karcz, or Nizolek, or both, and idea which DEV players might be on thin ice?

Patterson? Laventure?