The New England Revolution can salvage a three-game highway swing by securing three factors in Saturday night time’s (8:30) encounter with the Chicago Fire FC at Soldier Field.
The Revolution’s final win was a 2-1 dwelling victory over the New York Red Bulls on Aug. 30. The Revolution have since gone 0-1-2 underneath interim head coaches Richie Williams and Clint Peay, who misplaced his debut sport as discipline supervisor with a 2-1 setback at Colorado final Saturday. In each ties, the Revolution misplaced the lead after 90 minutes.
Peay has been on the job lower than two weeks and inherited a group that’s been in disarray on and off the pitch for over six weeks. Peay has measured his progress from the give and take he’s getting from a veteran group that continues to be in rivalry for the MLS Cup.
“We’ve been able to introduce some good ideas and the guys have been really good with receiving those ideas,” stated Peay. “It’s been good to have the ability to do it on the sector for a full week and discover it just a little bit and get some suggestions from the gamers.
“Attitudes have been great and the guys have been working hard and working well together. Physically they are fine, no issues there. It’s been a really good week so far.”
Despite the latest slide, the Revolution enter the Windy City at 13-6-9 and in third place within the Eastern Conference with six video games remaining. The Revolution can clinch a spot within the Audi MLS Cup playoffs for the fourth time within the final 5 seasons with a win or a tie at Chicago.
“It’s the first of many to the rest of the season and it’s the most important game for us right now, we need three points,” stated Peay. “It is a tight race and I think that it will set the tone for the rest of the season for us. We have to be on the front foot and ready to take the game to them and get three points.”
The Fire (8-12-9) are in eleventh place within the East however haven’t been eradicated from the playoffs. The Revolution are unbeaten of their final 9 video games in opposition to the Fire, together with an exhausting 3-3 draw at Gillette Stadium on May 27.
The Fire are led by Frank Klopas, who has run the present as interim head coach since May 8. The Fire are poor within the sport’s most essential ratio with 32 objectives scored and 45 allowed for a differential of minus 13. The Revolution have scored 47 objectives and allowed 34 for a plus 13.
“They are at home and they still have a lot to play for,” stated Peay. “They are proper within the hunt nonetheless so I believe they’re going to nonetheless wish to go for it.
“I think they are going to try hard and make it difficult for us in terms of how we build the game. They are very good and transition so I suspect they want to take advantage of that.”
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