Nashville SC v New York Red Bulls: Schwartz hails Forsberg and Choupo-Moting

Sandro Schwarz lauded the performances of Emil Forsberg and Eric Choupo-Moting aft the New York Red Bulls’ immense triumph implicit the LA Galaxy.

The Red Bulls hammered the Galaxy 7-0 successful a rematch of past season’s MLS Cup last connected Saturday.

Experienced duo Forsberg and Choupo-Moting were connected good form, scoring doubly each.

Forsberg, meanwhile, besides provided 2 assists.

Two erstwhile Bundesliga stars, Choupo-Moting and Forsberg are astatine the apical of the Red Bulls’ scoring charts successful MLS this season, with six and 5 goals respectively.

Forsberg has besides provided 3 MLS assists.

“You spot that the prime of Forsberg and Choupo-Moting was great,” Schwarz said aft the triumph implicit the Galaxy. “How they work, and past particularly the prime successful the last third.

“They’re large guys disconnected the pitch. They’re helping the young guys, especially. And of course, we spot the prime connected the transportation with the wide direction, the heavy runs.

“Emil’s archetypal extremity was top, with a large assistance by Omar Valencia. Choupo made immoderate large runs. This is what we need.”

Nashville SC are adjacent up for the Red Bulls.

Two points abstracted the teams successful the Eastern Conference, with Nashville sitting 5th and the Red Bulls seventh.

“We are looking astatine the large picture, but we are satisfied and blessed with the effect and the prime we person seen,” added Schwarz.

“It’s great, but present we person to proceed [against Nashville].”

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PLAYERS TO WATCH

Nashville SC – Hany Mukhtar

Mukhtar had an off-season past year, but helium has been successful bully signifier this term, scoring 5 MLS goals, including netting successful Nashville’s 2-1 triumph implicit Charlotte FC past clip out.

With a extremity and 2 assists, Mukhtar has been straight progressive successful a extremity 3 consecutive regular-season appearances.

Mukhtar has 7 streaks of 4 oregon much consecutive league games with a extremity publication successful his Nashville SC vocation but past did truthful successful May-June 2023.

New York Red Bulls – Emil Forsberg

As good arsenic contributing to 8 MLS goals, scoring 5 and assisting three, Forsberg has been the Red Bulls’ astir originative subordinate this term.

The Swede has played 25 cardinal passes, 11 much than next-best team-mate Choupo-Moting.

MATCH PREDICTION: DRAW

The Red Bulls tied the largest borderline of triumph successful a regular-season lucifer successful MLS past with a 7-0 triumph implicit LA Galaxy connected Saturday. New York are the archetypal squad successful MLS past to grounds aggregate wins by 7 goals (also vs. NYCFC successful May 2016).

However, the Red Bulls person won conscionable 2 of their past 17 regular-season matches connected the roadworthy (D7 L8).

Nashville person won 8 of their past 14 matches successful each competitions (D2 L4) dating backmost to the extremity of past season. They had recorded conscionable 2 wins successful their erstwhile 16 games.

The Red Bulls person ne'er mislaid to Nashville SC (W3 D4). Indeed, they person lone conceded 1 extremity implicit their 7 meetings with Nashville, including keeping cleanable sheets successful 5 successful a row.

OPTA WIN PROBABILITY

Nashville – 39.4%

Red Bulls – 34.1%

Draw – 26.5%