As fans of the team are well aware, the New York Red Bulls began the 2019 season with a 1-4-2 record. And in the stretch of games since, they have gone 9-4-2. It’s been quite a turnaround. What is perhaps troubling, though, is that the team’s star striker, Bradley Wright-Phillips, started in six of those first seven matches, in which he scored only once. For the second, better chunk? He missed the first nine games with a groin injury and has been available off the bench for the rest.



All of which raises an uncomfortable question for the 34-year-old Wright-Phillips and the Red Bulls: Is the time approaching for the two to part ways?



“What I would tell you is Brad is not ready to walk away,” said Red Bulls sporting director Denis Hamlett while watching his team train at Red Bull Arena ahead of their July 14th clash with New York City FC. “Brad still thinks he can play and he still thinks he can offer a lot.”



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