This is normally when we start our summer swoon. Can we win in Toronto to avoid a losing streak starting up?
That's my concern as well. Our fantastic home record has been keeping us in the playoff hunt, but if the "fortress Foxborough" factor is fading we may be in serious trouble unless we start getting points on the road.
The problem is more about our horrendous away form in general over the last few years. Sure, every team (well, other than the Bruins) has a better home record, but if the Revs could even take, I dunno, 1/3 of the available points from away games, they'd be comfortably inthe playoffs. Is there something about their road trip routine that is hindering them from being adequately prepared? I believe in most cases, they arrive a day early, and certainly have time for a pre-game light practice just to get used to the stadium, etc. I wonder if it differs from how the rest of the league does things.
Hovering between 16 and 18 for 11 weeks straight... MLS Power Rankings, Week 17: Where did your team land? June 27, 2017, 12:27PM EDT MLSsoccer staff Code: Pre : 16 . . . Wk 10: 18 Wk 1: 20 . . . Wk 11: 17 Wk 2: 20 . . . Wk 12: 17 Wk 3: 18 . . . Wk 13: 18 Wk 4: 16 . . . Wk 14: 16 Wk 5: 14 . . . Wk 15: 17 Wk 6: 11 . . . Wk 16: 16 Wk 7: 16 . . . Wk 17: 17 Wk 8: 17 Wk 9: 17
Yeah, that quote just about covers it... MLS Power Rankings, Week 18: Quick turn, but big results. Who went where? July 3, 2017, 6:32PM EDT MLSsoccer staff Code: Pre : 16 . . . Wk 10: 18 Wk 1: 20 . . . Wk 11: 17 Wk 2: 20 . . . Wk 12: 17 Wk 3: 18 . . . Wk 13: 18 Wk 4: 16 . . . Wk 14: 16 Wk 5: 14 . . . Wk 15: 17 Wk 6: 11 . . . Wk 16: 16 Wk 7: 16 . . . Wk 17: 17 Wk 8: 17 . . . Wk 18: 18 Wk 9: 17
MLS Power Rankings, Week 20: New York Red Bulls surge after six-point week July 25, 2017, 12:14PM EDT MLSsoccer.com Code: Pre : 16 . . . Wk 10: 18 . . . Wk 20: 17 Wk 1: 20 . . . Wk 11: 17 Wk 2: 20 . . . Wk 12: 17 Wk 3: 18 . . . Wk 13: 18 Wk 4: 16 . . . Wk 14: 16 Wk 5: 14 . . . Wk 15: 17 Wk 6: 11 . . . Wk 16: 16 Wk 7: 16 . . . Wk 17: 17 Wk 8: 17 . . . Wk 18: 18 Wk 9: 17 . . . Wk 19: 18
MLS Power Rankings, Week 21: Where we're at ahead of the All-Star Game August 1, 2017, 2:19PM EDT MLSsoccer staff Code: Pre : 16 . . . Wk 10: 18 . . . Wk 20: 17 Wk 1: 20 . . . Wk 11: 17 . . . Wk 21: 15 Wk 2: 20 . . . Wk 12: 17 Wk 3: 18 . . . Wk 13: 18 Wk 4: 16 . . . Wk 14: 16 Wk 5: 14 . . . Wk 15: 17 Wk 6: 11 . . . Wk 16: 16 Wk 7: 16 . . . Wk 17: 17 Wk 8: 17 . . . Wk 18: 18 Wk 9: 17 . . . Wk 19: 18
Not to put on my Nattering Nabob of Negativity hat, but beating 2 crap teams at home when they both (but not us) played midweek isn't a real test. Sure' it's nice that they won (if they didn't, we'd be in serious panic mode). Let's see how they do away from home against a good team before we pop the champaigne corks, shal we?
MLS Power Rankings, Week 23: Dallas fall after three-game winless streak August 15, 2017, 12:10PM EDT MLSsoccer.com Code: Pre : 16 . . . Wk 10: 18 . . . Wk 20: 17 Wk 1: 20 . . . Wk 11: 17 . . . Wk 21: 15 Wk 2: 20 . . . Wk 12: 17 . . . Wk 22: 18 Wk 3: 18 . . . Wk 13: 18 . . . Wk 23: 17 Wk 4: 16 . . . Wk 14: 16 Wk 5: 14 . . . Wk 15: 17 Wk 6: 11 . . . Wk 16: 16 Wk 7: 16 . . . Wk 17: 17 Wk 8: 17 . . . Wk 18: 18 Wk 9: 17 . . . Wk 19: 18
Lowest the Revs have been since week 2. MLS Power Rankings, Week 25: Where does the Fire's freefall stop? August 29, 2017, 1:15PM EDT MLSsoccer.com Code: Pre : 16 . . . Wk 10: 18 . . . Wk 20: 17 Wk 1: 20 . . . Wk 11: 17 . . . Wk 21: 15 Wk 2: 20 . . . Wk 12: 17 . . . Wk 22: 18 Wk 3: 18 . . . Wk 13: 18 . . . Wk 23: 17 Wk 4: 16 . . . Wk 14: 16 . . . Wk 24: 18 Wk 5: 14 . . . Wk 15: 17 . . . Wk 25: 19 Wk 6: 11 . . . Wk 16: 16 Wk 7: 16 . . . Wk 17: 17 Wk 8: 17 . . . Wk 18: 18 Wk 9: 17 . . . Wk 19: 18
You'd think that if they were ever going to win a game away from home it would be at DC, but nooo... When's the last time they won away from home? I know they had an abysmal away record last year too, but somehow I'm thiking they might have won once...
They had two road wins in 2016: Jun 18 @VAN (2-1) Sep 17 @MON (3-1) Only 4 chances (road games) left this year!
That would really be like the Revs, since the best they can do is the second pick (LAFC, an expansion team automatically gets first pick). Wonder if Bilello, Burns and Heaps are aware of this?
Naw, they figure that Tom Brady, arguably the greatest ever, was a 6th round pick, so they are gonna trade Kamara and Nguyen for a 6th round pick and then just wait for the titles to come rolliong in. Burns is playing 3-D chess when everyone esle is playing checkers! 4-5 moves ahead of everyone else! We're on the cusp, baby!
MLS Power Rankings, Week 26: Updated rankings after light week September 5, 2017, 1:32PM EDT MLSsoccer.com Code: Pre : 16 . . . Wk 10: 18 . . . Wk 20: 17 Wk 1: 20 . . . Wk 11: 17 . . . Wk 21: 15 Wk 2: 20 . . . Wk 12: 17 . . . Wk 22: 18 Wk 3: 18 . . . Wk 13: 18 . . . Wk 23: 17 Wk 4: 16 . . . Wk 14: 16 . . . Wk 24: 18 Wk 5: 14 . . . Wk 15: 17 . . . Wk 25: 19 Wk 6: 11 . . . Wk 16: 16 . . . Wk 26: 17 Wk 7: 16 . . . Wk 17: 17 Wk 8: 17 . . . Wk 18: 18 Wk 9: 17 . . . Wk 19: 18