The makeup of this game screamed “trap game” from the start, but credit where credit is due: New England was having no part in being tripped up. On the road for the first time in what feels like forever, the Revs got luck to be on their side in the first half, then rode a stellar defensive performance home for the three points. Being in first place feels GREAT.
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New England vs. FC Cincinnati, Matchweek 10: A point earned, points dropped, or something in the middle
Depending on how you want to look at it, the Revs either earned a valuable point last night, let two valuable ones slip away, or emerged with a result worthy of the match—that’s the kind of night it was. Had a lot of similarities to the Columbus game—funny, considering it was another Ohio opponent. But with Atlanta dropping points after getting thumped by Nashville, New England remains on top of the conference for another week.
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My favorite bit of sports trivia: Who is the only American to have their name on two trophies in two different sports? Lamar Hunt! The return to action for the Revs in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup came Tuesday night against local “rival” Hartford Athletic—the first time these sides have met in an official match. It was far from pretty, but the Revs ended up on the right side of a 2-1 decision to advance against their USL opponents.
Continue reading “New England vs. Hartford Athletic, US Open Cup: Start the kids, bring on the cavalry”Manchester United vs. Brighton, FA Cup Semifinal: We won on PKs?!?
Remember when dreaming of a quadruple was outlandish—but possible? Seems so long ago now. Then again, January is a long time ago if you think about it. But it’s remarkable how quickly things can change in a season. After that 2-1 win over City, it seemed OK to dream about bringing home all the hardware. We did nick one trophy since, but two other competitions are out of reach, leaving Sunday’s awkward encounter with Brighton.
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When it comes time for the MLS Cup Playoffs, the only thing that’s going to matter for the New England Revolution is the number of points on the board. Saturday night, then, was a great night for adding points to the board. Forget for a minute that the second half nearly went down as the most forgettable of the season so far—when the final whistle blew, the Revs held a 2-1 decision in their hands against a Sporting Kansas City side that, albeit reeling, is still a club with great heritage. On a night with so much rotation, all that matters is the points
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Manchester United at Nottingham Forrest, Matchweek 30: Road wins cure table-watching woes
United 2, Forrest 0 isn’t a scoreline that should surprise but with the way things have been going there’s no guarantee of anything. Road win, clean sheet, Maguire/Lindelof hold it together…just what you want to see.
Spilling out a few quick thoughts:
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It looked like VAR was going to finally go in New England’s favor! Then, because of VAR, the game went not in New England’s favor. Quick thoughts!
It was too good to be true when Andrew Farrell wasn’t called for a penalty as the clock ticked into stoppage time during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with the Columbus Crew. Farrell’s arm definitely made contact with the ball, and in the reverse situation I would have been hootin’ and hollerin’ at my computer screen (let the wife take the TV for the night) about how robbed we were.
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