Club: New York Red Bulls

Country: United States (Major League Soccer)

Season (around): 2016–2017 era

Head Coach (around that time): Jesse Marsch

• Tenure: Jesse Marsch was head coach of New York Red Bulls from 2015 through the end of the 2018 MLS season. He was appointed in January 2015 and led the team for multiple MLS campaigns including the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
• Playing style: High-pressing, fast-transition, attack-minded system emphasizing aggressive defending from the front and quick counterattacks. Marsch implemented organized pressing triggers and compact team shape out of possession.
• Home stadium (then): Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey.
• Notable players (around 2016–2017):
  • Bradley Wright-Phillips — prolific striker and MLS Golden Boot winner (2014, later 2016)
  • Thierry Henry — had left after 2014, but the squad still featured high-profile attackers in 2016–2017 like Sacha Kljestan and Kemar Lawrence
  • Sacha Kljestan — attacking midfielder (left after 2017)
  • Kemar Lawrence — left back known for overlapping runs and defensive work
  • Rubén Bover, Dax McCarty (joined 2017), and young academy graduates such as Tyler Adams (emerging around 2016–2017)
  • Felipe — central defender and regular starter
• Team achievements (around that era):
  • 2015: Under Marsch the Red Bulls won the MLS Supporters' Shield (best regular-season record).
  • 2016: The team remained competitive in the Eastern Conference and continued to qualify for playoff contention.
  • 2017: Continued strong regular-season performances; Marsch maintained the club as one of MLS’s consistent contenders in the East.
• Tactical notes: Marsch favored flexible formations often based on a 4-2-2-2 or 4-2-3-1 shape with aggressive fullbacks and two central midfielders responsible for covering and recycling possession. Pressing coordination and transition speed were hallmarks.
• Aftermath: Jesse Marsch left New York Red Bulls at the end of 2018 to take coaching roles in Europe (later serving as Leeds United head coach in 2022 and then as a coach within RB Leipzig’s/ Red Bull football network). Several players from the 2016–2017 period moved on to other MLS teams or European clubs.

Summary: Around the 2016–2017 period the New York Red Bulls, coached by Jesse Marsch, were a top MLS side known for high-pressing, fast transitions, and consistent regular-season success, playing home matches at Red Bull Arena and featuring key players such as Bradley Wright-Phillips, Sacha Kljestan, Kemar Lawrence, and rising talents like Tyler Adams.