The Revolution matched up well on the field against Orlando's 4-3-3. Bruce Arena's 4-5-1 allowed his players to fade in and out of the midfield to outnumber the opponent. This overwhelmed Orlando and allowed time and space for New England to create in front of them, breaking them down with quality off-ball movement and passes that put them in behind the backline. The result was a resounding victory for the home team, which put them three points closer to the top of the conference table.
Let's look at the starting 11...
Headshots from revolutionsoccer.net.
Gustavo Bou
Bruce Arena
Edgar Castillo
Antonio Delamea
Andrew Farrell
Brandon Bye
Luis Caicedo
Wilfried Zahibo
Gustavo Bou
Carles Gil
Cristian Penilla
Teal Bunbury
Matt Turner
TAKEAWAYS
A look at the midfield:
Sacha Kljestan
Nani
James O'Connor
Dissecting Bou's role:
Image shows an example of Gustavo Bou pushed high while Teal Bunbury checks down to receive the ball.
Image shows Gustavo Bou sliding out wide into space on a counter attack.
THREE UP
Cristian Penilla
Antonio Delamea
Matt Turner
ONE DOWN
Juan Agudelo
Tesho Akindele
PLAYER RATINGS
PARTING THOUGHT
Mark-Anthony Kaye
Latif Blessing
Eduard Atuesta