No matter how 2014 ends for the Red Bulls, 2015 may look a lot different.

After missing the Red Bulls’ regular-season finale on Sunday, Thierry Henry returned to practice Tuesday and seems likely to return to the field for Thursday’s play-in game against Sporting KC (8 p.m., ESPN2). But it begs the question of whether it will be the last game he plays in a Red Bull uniform.

And if the 37-year-old French icon does indeed walk away – his 4½-year contract is up at the end of the season – what do the Red Bulls do without him?

Reboot. Reboot, rebuild and retool for the long haul.

“It’s not impossible to sustain things, but to sustain you have to have a starting point and you have to build off something,’’ coach Mike Petke said. “This team has been almost a four-year project based around one of the greatest players to ever play the game. Now whatever happens next year – whether he’s here or whether he’s there – we have to figure out the best course for Red Bulls.’’

Though Henry sat out last weekend’s 2-0 win at Sporting KC when his chronic Achilles injury flared up, he is now hopeful of playing in the playoff rematch. After that, he’s undecided if he’ll return, retire or join another team. There are also reports sporting director Andy Roxburgh is leaving at the end of the season and that Tim Cahill might depart over the winter.

Back in July, Red Bull Head of Global Soccer Gerard Houllier said, “I think the team will go through another cycle,’’ and it sure sounds like he’s right, with potentially both stars and the de facto GM all up in the air.

“Going forward, if we want to have something sustained, we have to have the right plan in place, figure out the right direction to go and stick with it, and not rely on grabbing people on the transfer market or a fill-in here,’’ Petke said. “I’d take Thierry back in a heartbeat if he’s coming back next year. This is Thierry Henry aside. We need to start from scratch in the kitchen and build something up.

“I’m talking at the end of the year with Red Bull and we need to figure out the course we’re going to go. … I’ve been in talks with Andy, talking about players for next year … [but] I’m going to hold my tongue on that whether there’s going to be a major overhaul or like last year a slight. Whatever’s going to be done is going to be done for the future of this club. Not for next year, for the future.’’

Wright-Phillips: Not as happy as you think

Red Bull striker Bradley Wright-Phillips – nicknamed BWP – has proven to be the Ultimate Scoring Machine.

On Sunday, the Golden Boot winner tied the MLS single-season scoring record with his 27th goal. On Tuesday, he earned the league’s Castrol Index Top Player by piling up 918 points over the course of the campaign. (Thierry Henry finished 30th and Lloyd Sam 38th.)

“As I got closer, I just wanted to do it [break the goal record],” Wright-Phillips said. “I’m not as happy as people think, because I would’ve rather broke it. But credit to [Chris] Wondolowski and (Roy) Lassiter — they scored some goals, man. That took a long time to get.’’

Wright-Phillips, who logged 2,575 minutes, needed two goals in the finale to tie the record.

“There were players extra tight, holding my shirt, I couldn’t get free on corner kicks,” he said. “It was very tough, the defenses showing me a lot of attention. I tried not to get frustrated on the pitch, because you’ve lost the battle. [Sporting KC’s] Matt Besler, when I had two goals, said: ‘Whatever you do, don’t let him score’ to [Aurélien] Collin. I was like, ‘Why?’ Just chill out.’’

Now that Wright-Phillips – the first Red Bull (or MetroStar) to win the Golden Boot – secured his place in history with a great regular season, he has his sights set on proving himself again in the postseason.

“I feel I’d have to be asked (what the record means) in a few years, because right now we’ve still got the playoffs. We have a big game, to win the one-off game first. There’s a lot of things on my mind,’’ Wright-Phillips said. “The regular season is done. For me, I feel like I’m on zero again. I don’t want to get to the playoffs and I’m non-existent. That’s where the pressure is coming for me now.’’