Take a gander at Twitter and initiate a search for Red Bulls Coach Mike Petke and you find pages like Mike Petke’s Sweater, Mike Petke’s Suit and Mike Petke (not official).

The genuine article can only be found at @petkemike, though do not expect an effusive dissection of the Red Bulls’ latest game or strategy because the most recent entry is from Aug. 29, preceded by one from Aug. 6 (in which the coach wishes his wife a happy birthday).

“The only social media I’m on is Twitter because Red Bull asked me to join a couple of years ago when I was still playing,” Petke said during his weekly telephone conference call. “I love it, but it’s been awhile since I’ve posted. But my phone beeps every time I’m mentioned on Twitter. I’m not really sure how to turn those things off.” He added: “I have a hands-on, interested, extended family and close friends and I get calls all the time telling me what was said online. I do go to take a look, but only to make sure my players are saying the right thing.”

It is clear that Petke is more concerned with what his players do rather than what they say. The coach’s men have won three straight games in Major League Soccer and are alone in first place in the Eastern Conference with five regular-season matches left to play. In his rookie season as the team’s head coach, Petke acknowledged that the most difficult transition has been in dealing with player management, massaging egos and picking the right spots to speak to his players.