We are playing for each other, Holgersson said. When things go good its easy being the captain. At the start of the season, I dont think we were together. Now, we play together and the next step is to keep playing better and were doing it the right way. I cant say Im surprised because with each injury weve been fighting more and building team spirit.
For Ruthven, who has played in soccers minor leagues before latching on with the Red Bulls, the three-win run has been the best two weeks of my life.
I was just sick of answering questions about how and if we could keep this up, he said. I think were in a groove, and the mentality, Im not saying its country-specific, but you have three American college guys back there. You can say its cynical, but were staying together.