The New England Revolution are working low on alternatives to safe a berth within the quickly approaching MLS Cup playoffs.
The Revolution (9-10-11) are presently in eighth place within the Eastern Conference, one slot above the cutoff line, with 4 video games on faucet going into Tuesday’s 8:30 p.m. street encounter with Houston Dynamo FC (8-16-6) at PNC Stadium.
“I think the approach is to get three points by any means necessary,” mentioned middle again Henry Kessler. “We don’t have many matches left, so we need to get the points. That’s the mindset, that’s the approach, that’s the goal.”
The Revolution had restricted preparation time for the Dynamo following final Saturday night time’s 2-1 loss to Red Bulls New York in Harrison, N.J. The Revolution scored first however gave up two second half objectives and by no means recovered. The Revolution are 1-3-1 of their final 5 and must bypass the Columbus Crew (41 factors) to seize the ultimate playoff spot.
“It’s crunch time now,” mentioned Revolution midfielder Tommy McNamara, who was acquired by New England in a commerce with Houston in 2020.
“We’re in this kind of state that we’ve been in over the last few weeks that we need to pick up results and get points. We just need to have a committed effort from all 11 guys on the field and from the players that come off the bench to try and do everything that we can to get three points.”
The Dynamo are in a state of disarray which makes them troublesome to arrange for, particularly within the quick quantity to time involving journey allotted by the schedule. Houston has been eradicated from postseason competition within the Western Conference and parted methods with head coach Paulo Nagamura on Sept. 6.
The Dynamo battled Sporting Kansas City to a scoreless draw on Sept. 10 beneath interim coach Kenny Bundy. The Dynamo have scored 43 objectives with 44 allowed in 30 video games, which is considerably higher that the Revolution.
New England has scored 36 objectives with 48 allowed in 30 video games regardless of seven clear sheets from rookie keeper Djordje Petrovic. The Dynamo take pleasure in higher ratios that the Revolution on photographs (384-345) and photographs on track (136-118).
“I think one of the challenges is we’re not exactly sure what to expect from (Houston),” mentioned Kessler. “With a brand new coach and eradicated, they could attempt some new issues.
“But many of the focus goes to be on us and the way we put together and the way we carry out. I believe the problem could be that we’re not precisely certain how they’ll line up.
“That being said, no matter how they line up, we should focus on ourselves and know our game plan.”
The Revolution welcome the return of midfielder Carles Gil. The league’s reigning MVP missed the Red Bulls match to be together with his spouse Maria, who gave beginning to the couple’s first youngster on Saturday.
“We are happy that everything seems to be all good and we’re happy to have him back,” mentioned McNamara.
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