HARRISON, N.J. — Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles is first to admit his play early in the season did little to engender confidence from his coach, teammates and fans.

“It’s been an adjustment; at the beginning of the season there were a lot of changes,” he said after recording his 10th shutout of the Major League Soccer season in the Red Bulls’ 1-0 win over visiting Dallas on Sunday evening. “I was working with a new coach, new coaching staff, new players, new faces. I knew that during that rough patch if I had to just continue to keep my mind on the way I wanted to play and continue to work hard, and get support from the guys.”

That rough patch now seems like ancient history, a reference to a game in late March, a 1-0 loss at Montreal. A few games later came a subpar performance in allowing three goals against Chicago. With last year’s rookie sensation Ryan Meara recovering from a hip operation, fans seemed to be growing impatient with some of Robles’s erratic play and ill-timed forays off his goal line.

“I’m not oblivious to it but I think I felt more toward my teammates,” he said. “When I was on the field, I wanted to be able to not only play well for them, but also let them know that I got their backs. There were some really difficult moments, but I got support from them and that helped a lot.”