Bradley Wright-Phillips: “Just a lot of frustration. Obviously, we got off to a decent start, but I think to sum up the game, there’s not enough good performances or final play creation.” (Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Jesse Marsch was succinct and to the point after his Red Bulls lost to the New England Revolution, 2-1, Saturday night.
It wasn’t enough for his team at Foxborough Stadium – at many levels.
“I think just not good enough,” he said. “. We were pretty honest with ourselves after the game, not enough good performances. Not enough desire on the field to take care of the game. Not enough sharpness to create chances. Then, it winds up that when you play against a combative team that you’re not rewarding yourself for creating little moments, because you’re just not able to be sharp.”
Striker Bradley Wright-Phillips, who captained the team with goalkeeper Luis Robles on the bench for the third consecutive match after his 183 consecutive game streak ended, agreed.
“Just a lot of frustration,” he said. “Obviously, we got off to a decent start, but I think to sum up the game, there’s not enough good performances or final play creation. There just weren’t enough today.”
The Red Bulls were just not consistent enough when they did some things right.
“When we [were] winning second balls and the balls [were] dropping, we didn’t do enough with the ball, especially in the final third,” Wright-Phillips said. “Sloppy turnovers.”
BWP scored the Red Bulls’ lone goal — his ninth of the season — to give them a 1-0 lead in the eighth minute, but except for the English forward, the visitors never really threatened the New England goal.
In the locker room, he was trying to figure out why the team lacked creativity in the final third.
“That’s what I’ve been thinking since I came in here,” he said. “I don’t know why. I think we had a good game plan. I think we could’ve done better on getting second balls to set up attacks, and I think on that we didn’t do too well either. I think that just shows that if we don’t do the things that make us play well, we won’t get results.”
