By the end of the first half, it appeared that New England still hadn't woken up from the bus ride to Harrison. They began the game in a 3-5-2 and made a couple of tactical changes that put them back in the game. The team put together a great transition effort in the second half to bring them back from a 1-0 deficit, which left New York Red Bulls fans leaving the stadium deflated.
Let's look at the starting 11...
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Jalil Anibaba
Michael Mancienne
Brandon Bye
Edgar Castillo
Juan Agudelo
Luis Caicedo
Scott Caldwell
Carles Gil
Teal Bunbury
Gustavo Bou
Matt Turner
TAKEAWAYS
Note: Please forgive the media in the breakdown this week. My film replay was blacked out so I had to record the TV screen with my phone.
A note on the 3-5-2
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Dissecting the tactical changes
Brian White
Carles Gil

Wilfried Zahibo
Luis Caicedo
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The impact of the defensive midfielders
THREE UP
Luis Caicedo
Wilfried Zahibo
Matt Turner
Bradley Wright-Phillips
THREE DOWN
Brandon Bye
Edgar Castillo
hate
Marc Rzatkowski

Teal Bunbury
Gustavo Bou
PLAYER RATINGS

PARTING THOUGHT

