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RBNY TRAINING REPORT – FRIDAY,
APRIL 24
After training at Red Bulls Training Facility in Whippany, N.J. on Friday, Head Coach Michael Bradley and forward Julian Hall spoke with the media prior to New York’s road match against FC Cincinnati on Saturday.
News and Notes
• New York are 8-4-3 against Cincinnati and are 4-2-1 on the road against the side.
• Midfielder Emil Forsberg, forward Julian Hall and winger Mohammed Sofo each have one career goal against the side
• Forward Julian Hall has six goals through the first nine games of the 2026 season. This tally is tied for the fourth-most in MLS and tied for third-most in the Eastern Conference this season.
• Winger Jorge Ruvalcaba is coming off his first career MLS brace in New York's 4-4 draw over D.C. United on April 22 and was named to MLS Team of the Matchday 9. He has three goals in his last three appearances.
Red Bull New York Head Coach Michael Bradley
On forward Julian Hall…
Yeah, Julian is one of a number of our young players who has a really good mentality. He’s a product of his family is a product of his football upbringing in our academy, and so he's a young player who has a really, really comes in every day, ready to work, ready to train, ready to try to improve, ready to take the qualities that he has and make sure that they can hold up even better as the level goes up. He's so open to being coached, open to trying to take ideas and apply them. So we're really happy, really proud of Julian.
On playing Cincinnati for the second time this month…
It's certainly one of the unique parts of Major League Soccer that sometimes the scheduling means you can play the same team twice within a few weeks and then be done with them for the entire year. Obviously, we've had that with Montreal and now Cincinnati. We for sure, tried to look back at the first game with them and understand a little bit of what went into that, how they played on the night, how they tried to set themselves up to deal with us, and then you compare that with how they've played over the last few games. And are there things that have changed? Are there new things that are there? Are there new players? Are there different other little tweaks that they've made to what they're trying to do? And so we take all of that into account as we prepare the group to step on the field tomorrow night.
On managing the congested match schedule…
Yeah it's a busy period. The games come thick and fast. We feel really good about the squad that we have. It's why we train the way that we do. It's why we push things every single day to try to have a team full of guys who are ready in any moment to step on the field, to play the football that we want to compete. And so we feel good ahead of a busy week, you know, ahead of a busy stretch, even beyond that, that in any given moment we have the ability to put guys on the field, and they're going to be ready. So we'll continue to evaluate over the next 24 hours, where guys are, how guys feel coming off of Wednesday night, and then be ready to make the best decisions, and have a group that steps on the field tomorrow night, ready to go after it from the first whistle.
Red Bull New York Forward Julian Hall
On new RWJBarnabas Health Red Bulls Performance Center…
I mean myself and everyone are very, very excited. I think the biggest difference is just the size and how much more accessibility we have to different things. And I'm sure it'll help us in a great way to get better as players and development and things off the field.
On rebounding off D.C. match…
We demand much better from ourselves. And it's a team effort in training and especially the games, to bring good results. And we thought we did well in terms of pushing the game forward and creating a lot of chances, but you know, how can we be better in terms of as a team, not conceding as many goals? So, you know, I think that's a big focus in training. And I'm very positive that we'll apply that tomorrow.
On teammate Adri Mehmeti…
I think a lot of you know his ability, how he sees the game, on the ball and off the ball. I think he connects the team and he's someone that can change the game for us. And I feel like, as he keeps progressing, he's only going to get better. And I think he's a key player for us, and I know he demands the best out of himself and the entire team.
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