Former Scotland coach Andy Roxburgh, now on Uefa's technical staff, was attending the event.

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"A lot of teams in MLS are hard-working and organized, but what they don't have is firepower, " says Andy Roxburgh, the Red Bulls sporting director.

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"Failure triggers a reaction, " said Andy Roxburgh, sporting director for the New York Red Bulls who formerly served as technical director for UEFA, European soccer's governing body.

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"It will be very, very difficult for anybody in the future to match what Sir Alex has done at a club of that magnitude, " said Andy Roxburgh, who succeeded Ferguson as Scottish national team coach in 1986 and is now the sporting director for the New York Red Bulls.

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