by David on February 2, 2012
The beginning of the 2012 Major League Soccer season is right around the corner and the folks over at MLS Soccer have released their first preseason power rankings. As expected the LA Galaxy are on top, while the New England Revolution get no love, as MLS Soccer ranks them below the expansion side Montreal Impact.
What do you think of the rankings?
1: LA Galaxy
Robbie Keane, Landon Donovan, Edson Buddle, Mike Magee, David Beckham … holy crap this team is going to score a lot of goals. Chances are, though, that they’ll concede a few more than in recent years thanks to the departure of Juninho and the injury to Omar Gonzalez. Still, Bruce Arena has to be salivating over the talent at his disposal this season. Read more... (1529 words, 1 image, estimated 6:07 mins reading time)
by David on January 30, 2012
The Jay Heaps era got off to a winning start as the New England Revolution beat FC Tucson (Premier Development League) 2-0 in their 2012 preseason opener. Sainey Nyassi and Kenny Mansally were the Revs goalscorers.
Instead of the traditional two 45-minute periods, the match featured two 35-minute periods followed by an additional 45-minute period.
FIRST PERIOD (35 Minutes)
Colombian signing John Lozano earned the start alongside A.J. Soares in central defense, while the midfield featured third overall pick Kelyn Rowe (left) and Jeremiah White (right) on the wings. Nyassi partnered Supplemental Draft selection Michael Roach up top. Read more... (515 words, 1 image, estimated 2:04 mins reading time)
by David on January 9, 2012
The New England Revolution could have filled two of needs with the signing of central defender John Lozano and midfielder/forward Fernando Cárdenas.
“Both John and Fernando have experience playing in Colombia’s top division, both with and against some of CONCACAF’s top club teams,” Revolution General Manager Michael Burns said. “Lozano is a strong central defender who reads the game well, and Cárdenas is a creative player who we believe has the tools to help us in the attacking half of the field. We expect that both players will have significant roles on our team this season.” Read more... (171 words, 1 image, estimated 41 secs reading time)
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by David on December 30, 2011
While the transfer window in Europe opens up in less than 48 hours, Major League Soccer teams have been busy since the season ended, rebuilding and retooling for next season. Here is a team-by-team look at what each side has done so far this offseason. Who has had the best offseason?
Chicago Fire
IN: G Jay Nolly (12/5: trade from Vancouver); F Kheli Dube (12/12: Re-Entry Stage 2/New England)
OUT: F Christian Nazarit (12/7: option declined); F Gabriel Ferrari (12/7: option declined); G Alec Dufty (12/12: option declined); M Baggio Husidic(12/12: Re-Entry Stage 2/Colorado); G Jon Conway (12/12: Re-Entry Stage 2/LA Galaxy)
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by David on December 11, 2011
New England Revolution have re-signed captain Shalrie Joseph to one of the team’s Designated Player roster spots.
Even at 33, Joseph was still one of the Revs better players last season, and re-signing him sends a message to the fans that the 2012 season will not be spent rebuilding.
“Shalrie has spent his entire MLS career here in New England and we are thrilled he’s agreed to return as a Designated Player for us,” General Manager Michael Burns said. “Getting him re-signed was a top priority for us this off-season. We expect that Shalrie will continue to lead this team on the field, but also off the field and in the community, as well, as we move ahead into 2012.” Read more... (194 words, 1 image, estimated 47 secs reading time)
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by David on November 30, 2011
Major League Soccer’s 17th season will kick off on Saturday, March 10, 2012 with six matches. First Kick presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods will continue with two games on Sunday, March 11 and one on Monday, March 12.
With an early March kick-off, Major League Soccer will have a western tilt to it in the first couple of weeks, but by the end of week 3, all but one MLS club will have played a home opener.
The Houston Dynamo will nit play their home opener until May 12, when their new soccer specific stadium us built. Read more... (234 words, 1 image, estimated 56 secs reading time)
by David on November 16, 2011
In a move that baffles me, the New England Revolution have named the color commentator on the team’s television broadcasts as their new coach.
I am shocked that with so many good coaches available, hello Garry Smith, that the Revs would hire a coach with no professional coaching experience. Actually Heaps has never been a head coach before in his life!
Let me repeat that, Heaps has never coached a team before. His previous coaching experience was as a volunteer assistant coach at Boston College. Then he spent two years in the same role at Northeastern. And somehow the New England Revolution feel that Jay Heaps is the best option to lead this team in 2012. Simply amazing. Read more... (382 words, 1 image, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)
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by David on November 2, 2011
The final numbers are in and Major League Soccer saw a 7% increase in attendance this year, from 16,675 fans per game to 17,870 fans according to MLSAttendance.blogspot.com .
Out of the 18 teams in MLS only four saw a decrease in average attendance. They were Chicago, Columbus, Philadelphia, and Toronto. Philadelphia’s name is on the list because in 2010 they played their opening games at Lincoln Financial and drew over 25,000 fans to some of those games. The Union’s soccer specific stadium is obviously smaller which is why they technically had a decrease in attendance. Read more... (348 words, 1 image, estimated 1:24 mins reading time)
by David on October 24, 2011
Not surprised to see the announcement that New England Revolution have fired head coach Steve Nicol. At the press conference after the Columbus game, Nicol had the look of a coach who knew his time was up.
Nicol leaves the Revolution after 10 seasons, a league record for tenure with a single club. He posted a career record of 112-108-81, ranking second in Major League Soccer in overall career games coached (301) and fourth in wins. Read more... (465 words, 1 image, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)
by David on October 15, 2011
Gillette Stadium Before The Gates Opened
New England Revolution and the Columbus Crew met in the Revs last home game of what has been a miserable season. New England comes into this match with a record of 5-15-12 while Columbus is 12-12-8.
While the Revs are playing for pride, a win for Columbus puts them in the playoffs. The field has NFL lines on them for the Patriots game tomorrow. Just hate how that looks. Read more... (514 words, 1 image, estimated 2:03 mins reading time)
The beginning of the 2012 Major League Soccer season is right around the corner and the folks over at MLS Soccer have released their first preseason power rankings. As expected the LA Galaxy are on top, while the New England Revolution get no love, as MLS Soccer ranks them below the expansion side Montreal Impact.
