I think the current Red Bull "build from within" could work if they were more aggressive supplementing holes in the academy with international youngsters they can groom in USL for a year before replacing someone in first team. When they signed Casseres I thought we would aggressively make signings like that every year, but it never happened for some reason. Like now they should be signing a young CB to groom because we dont have one if Long is sold soon and our good prospects are midfielders.
In terms of expectations I don't agree that any year you don't win MLS Cup is a failure just because of the luck involved in playoff formats and a salary cap league. But given our market advantages we should be winning a trophy every other season and be genuine title challengers every year. Last year was a failure.