N.Y. visits Columbus with first place at stake

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07/16/2010 - Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Columbus Crew host Red Bull New York in a top-of-the-table clash on Saturday night in Major League Soccer action.

The Crew are two points up on the Red Bulls in the Eastern Conference table. Columbus (8-3-4) could be at a disadvantage, even though it is the home team, because it just played on Wednesday, a 1-0 loss to Kansas City at Crew Stadium.

Red Bull (8-5-2) is also flying high after just announcing the signing of superstar striker Thierry Henry, although he is not expected to play Saturday.

"It's absolutely fantastic to get an absolutely top class player, still only 32 [years old], winning everything you can imagine," New York coach Hans Backe said. "Being captain for Arsenal and French national team, the character and personality he has is outstanding."

Henry is fit to play, but Backe will probably wait until the club's July 31 match at Houston to unveil his newest weapon in league play.

"He'll have a little getting used to the type of play that is in the MLS," New York midfielder Seth Stammler said. "It's physical and fast. But obviously he's a guy that has been around the block. I think he can easily adapt to the style of play. I think within a few practices and a game or two he will be fully enveloped in the team and won't miss a beat. He will contribute a great deal to what we are doing."

New York is currently on a five-game unbeaten run, and has been slowly chipping away at the lead Columbus built in the East after a fast start. The Crew have been faltering as of late, winning just two of seven league fixtures to open the door for the surging Red Bulls, but can close it slightly with a result on Saturday.

"We go into every game, even on the road looking to win," New York defender Tim Ream said after his team's most recent league fixture, a scoreless draw vs. D.C. United. "We don't go into the game looking for ties. We have to come out better than we did [vs. United] possession wise and just take it to [Columbus] and do what they did to us a couple weeks ago."

Even though Columbus is on short rest, it is relatively healthy heading into Saturday's match, while New York will be without midfielders Giorgi Chirgadze, Brian Nielsen and Carl Robinson, and defender Kevin Goldthwaite because of injuries. Forward Salou Ibrahim is also questionable with a foot sprain.

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