Fewer than 24 hours following a gut-wrenching elimination from the MLS Cup playoffs, the New York Red Bulls continued their front office overhaul with the appointment of former Scotland national team coach and UEFA technical director Andy Roxburgh as sporting director and the announcement that coach Hans Backe would not return.
Backe's contract was set to expire at year's end. Backe rebuilt the Red Bulls following the disastrous 2009 campaign and went 43-30-32 in MLS play. The record is decent, but three consecutive MLS Cup quarterfinal eliminations (and a 0-3-0 postseason record at Red Bull Arena) likely wasn't be enough to satisfy the club's ambitious owners. Hans Backe's time as Red Bulls coach ends in cold disappointment.
Backe's contract was set to expire at year's end. Backe rebuilt the Red Bulls following the disastrous 2009 campaign and went 43-30-32 in MLS play. The record is decent, but three consecutive MLS Cup quarterfinal eliminations (and a 0-3-0 postseason record at Red Bull Arena) likely wasn't be enough to satisfy the club's ambitious owners. Hans Backe's time as Red Bulls coach ends in cold disappointment.