The New York Red Bulls team, as a whole, got together earlier this week for a players-only dinner ahead of Leg Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
"We thought it would be a good idea to get the guys out, to have a team dinner," Captain Sacha Kljestan said.
Kljestan said the whole team hit up Son Cubano in West New York for the meal.
"It was nice to have the guys out of this environment," he said. "We have our slogan -- 'All In, Together' -- it's just another thing that we do, we get off the field a little bit, make sure that we're all in it together and we're ready to go on Sunday."
Luis Robles said that being able to break bread with his teammates, away from the pitch, was cathartic for the guys following an emotional Leg One loss.
"It was a special thing because we have a special group of guys," Robles said. "I’m hoping that with just the ability to break some of the tension and come into training the way we did post-dinner, is going to help us get over this hurdle.”
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Kljestan said coming out after the dinner, the team is feeling good and looking ahead to their matchup in Toronto.
"I feel like the mood in the team is good," Kljestan said. "We're down, but we're not out."
