After Mayās 7-0 drubbing at Yankee Stadium, New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles is expecting New York City FC to bring their best ā and then some ā in Sundayās rematch in the Bronx (12 pm ET; ESPN in the US, TSN4 in Canada).
Robles appeared on ESPNās āOver the Ball with Kevin Flynnā podcast earlier this week, with the MLS ironman talking about Icelandās magical run at the Euros, his progression under Red Bulls boss Jesse Marsch and Sundayās rivalry match with NYCFC.
āWe absolutely expect that theyāre going to come full force,ā Robles told Flynn. āWhenever you beat a team on their home field 7-0 you better expect that youāre going to get their best and then some the next time around.ā
Robles isnāt expecting the Red Bulls to be able to recreate the 7-0 throttling they put on NYCFC in May, but he does think his team ā who are currently one point behind second-place NYCFC in the East ā should get a result on Sunday, even if NYCFC will have Frank Lampard and Jack Harrison available this time around.
āWe understand that thereās a lot on the line on Sunday, not only for table placement, but also for city bragging rights. When we were able to go to their place last time obviously we shocked and surprised everyone, including ourselves, to be able to put a touchdown up on the scoreboard. So itās not necessarily something weāre going to mimic. We know that itās going to be a very, very difficult, physical match, but thereās no reason for us to think that we canāt get a good result out of it.ā
Click here to check out Roblesā entire interview with Flynn.