The New England Revolution resume MLS play once they have interaction CF Montreal on Saturday night time (7:30) at Stade Saputo.
The Revolution return to work after an prolonged down interval that started when MLS went darkish to compete within the Leagues Cup Tournament. The Revolution’s final MLS contest was a 4-0 win over D.C. United at Gillette Stadium on July 15.
The Revolution performed in 4 Leagues Cup matches and had been eradicated in Round 16 by Queretaro FC of LIGA MX on Aug. 7. The match ended deadlocked at 1-1 however the Revolution had been outscored 4-2 in penalty kicks.
The break was prolonged one other 10 days when the Revolution’s match at Nashville FC slated for Aug. 16 was postponed till Oct. 14.
“We’re back into MLS play and we did have a couple of weeks of break,” mentioned Revolution interim head coach Richie Williams. “It’s going to be good to get again into the MLS league schedule.
“We are going up to Montreal, which is a very good team, and it is not going to be an easy game. We have to be prepared and ready to go.”
Despite the prolonged time away from MLS actions, loads of newsworthy occasions went down on the Revolution’s coaching facility in Foxboro in the course of the break.
Revolution head coach and sporting director Bruce Arena stays on indefinite administrative go away since Aug. 1 pending an investigation my MLS for making “insensitive and inappropriate remarks.” The inquiry has dragged on for practically a month with no decision in sight.
“I don’t have any comment on it because nobody really has any idea what is going on,” mentioned Williams. “They are still continuing their investigation and whenever they decide it has come to an end, that’s when they will inform us.”
The greatest improvement in the course of the break concerned 23-year-old Sebian nationwide Djordje Petrovic, the Revolution’s MLS All-Star goalkeeper. The Revolution entered right into a switch settlement with Chelsea on the English Premier League for Petrovic that’s doubtlessly price $18 million to the membership. Earl Edwards Jr. is anticipated to start out in aim towards Montreal.
“It’s a team game,” mentioned Williams. “Djordje is an enormous a part of our staff however Earl has performed in video games for us this yr and had completed rather well.
“I don’t know the details of everything but my assumption is that this was just a really good deal for both Djordje and the organization. Obviously with Chelsea being one of the best clubs in the world, I think that these were all factors in determining the sale.”
The different main improvement entails striker Gustavo Bou, who has 5 targets and three assists in 14 video games. Bou suffered a leg harm throughout Leagues Cup and is anticipated to overlook 4 weeks. Bou left Foxboro to do his rehab in Argentina. Bobby Wood and Giacomo Vrioni are projected to be the beginning forwards at Montreal.
The Revolution return in second place within the Eastern Conference with a 12-4-7 report with 11 video games remaining within the common season. The Revolution have a busy stretch of three video games in eight days. The Revs will host New York Red Bulls on Wednesday night time and Austin FC subsequent Saturday.
Source: www.bostonherald.com