Anytime you have a player on a club that mades twice, three times or even 10 times what others on the club make, there will be some friction at times. For the New York Red Bulls, it isn't necessarily about the money in regards to Designated Player Rafael Marquez. The Mexican international defender makes roughly $4.6 million a year with the New York side so defending him when he does something bad can be tough.
Giving The Case Against Rafa Marquez
Once A Metro, SBNation.com's New York Red Bulls blog gave the case this morning against Marquez from his outlandish comments after the Real Salt Lake game the other day.
No doubt that Marquez is catching some of the run off from the Red Bulls long, slow, painstaking descent into mediocrity through the summer. Everyone in the stands is frustrated, as they should be, and everyone in the dressing room should be, too, if they aren’t already. This team is far too talented to be hanging around for the last playoff spot, let alone going more than a month without a win.
But Marquez is representative of exactly what this team should not be: overpaid, lackadaisical, elitist. Rafa Marquez in 2011 is all of these things.
Everyone in New York is frustrated with the state of things surrounding this club. Some have said Marquez has looked uninterested in playing this season and has battled a couple injuries along the way. Some questioned really how injured he was earlier this summer.
With Marquez suspended for tomorrow's game with the Portland Timbers, one has to think that this is a make-or-break moment for the club.
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