After a stressful week for the organization, the players on the field turned the energy around under interim head coach Mike Lapper. Their approach to the game felt similar to their approach to most games in 2018, with some minor differences. San Jose kept most of the ball throughout the game but they weren't able to make anything of it, while the Revolution took advantage of their time in possession.
Let's look at the starting 11...
Headshots from revolutionsoccer.net.
Teal Bunbury
Juan Agudelo
Cristian Penilla
Carles Gil
Diego Fagundez
Luis Caicedo
Brandon Bye
Andrew Farrell
Jalil Anibaba
Edgar Castillo
Matt Turner
TAKEAWAYS
Patience on the ball:
Danny Hoesen
Line of confrontation:
Disciplined defensive shape:
THREE UP
Andrew Farrell
Juan Agudelo
Nick Lima
Mike Lapper
THREE DOWN
Brandon Bye
Vako
Passing map from MLSsoccer.com
Diego Fagundez
Jalil Anibaba
PLAYER RATINGS
PARTING THOUGHT
Matias Almeyda is
- The 2-1 loss against Houston (yes, I know it's a loss but that Houston team is quality)
- The 2-2 draw in Seattle
- The 0-0 draw in Dallas