Scoring chances were had on both sides, but at the sound of the final whistle, the scoreline was more or less the storyline behind the game. Neither side was able to generate a scoring chance good enough to put themselves on the scoring sheet, but it would be fair to say the Revolution were on the better edge of the game at the end of the day.
Let's look at the starting 11...
Headshots from revolutionsoccer.net.
Tommy McNamara
Lee Nguyen
Scott Caldwell
Tajon Buchanan
Teal Bunbury
Gustavo Bou
Henry Kessler
Andrew Farrell
Alexander Buttner
Brandon Bye
Matt Turner
TAKEAWAYS
Note: I don't have any film to include in this breakdown because of geographic blackouts.
The offside problem
Gustavo Bou
- He feels as though he needs the extra second to make up for his lack of speed
- The Revolution don't often work their attack through their forward, he likely felt as though long and direct passes were his best chance to get on the ball
- Lack of responsibility/accountability
First to the ball
Selective team pressure
Tommy McNamara
THREE UP
Alexander Buttner
Tajon Buchanan
Andrew Farrell
Henry Kessler
Bruce Arena
Passing map from mlssoccer.com.
Passing map from mlssoccer.com.
THREE DOWN
Matt Turner
Brandon Bye
Gustavo Bou
Cristian Penilla
PLAYER RATINGS
PARTING THOUGHT