P/I/P, Match 1: Revs @ MON, 2/29/2020 3:00pm

So, I'm looking forward to this kickoff perhaps just a bit moreso than for many recent seasons past. Embracing the irrational exuberance.for now.

I'm "Pregaming in Montreal" vicariously here in MA, mostly via a high-dosage ingestion of the #NERevs Twitter feed today.

And mostly while fixing the dryer.

At least until kickoff.

— A Casual Fan (@A_Casual_Fan) February 29, 2020

 

One of the interesting threads in this game for me is how Rowe and Fagundez evolve. The theory of the case for me is this: Both are inconsistent, and missing the quality that allows some players to impose order on a game, but capable of moments of brilliance. Given adequate talent around them, will the added time and space on the ball allow them to rise to the next level?

 

Watching the game on TV and have to ask.... What happened to Paul Mariner?

Also, it cant be 17 deg... many Revs fans in short sleeves

 

They are playing indoors not I could Saputo

 

Diego’s first touch has let him down more than once already.

 

TEAL!!!!

 

Teal Bunbury, “BOOM like that!”

 

Nice finish by Teal. Good ball in by Penilla

 

1-1. Some sloppy play by NE leads to an unmarked player in the box

 

Who lost their mark? was it Bye or Farrell? So far im not real impressed. I think were still a few players away and Im not sure Diego is the best option

 

I'm actually enjoying Charlie Davies on color. He offers a little different perspective than Paul did and works well with Feldman.

 

65% possession for them, so safe to say the midfield could be doing a better job.

 

I think it was DeJuan Jones who was maybe ball watching and lost his man.

 

Zahibo!!!!! 2-1 Revs

 

Now they are reviewing it

 

Thought it was offside.

 

Offside....1-1

 

Did Bye touch the ball?

 

2-1 Montreal. Turner caught off his line

 

Ugh. Bad one to give up.

 

How do you miss that? It was easier to score than miss.

 

Tajon blows a sitter

 

Revs attack looked terrible 90% of the game. Could never get Bou, Buksa or Penilla in volved. Bright side is Kessler looked decent. Thought Jones and Zahibo looked decent. Everyone else eh

 

I think my fav hack, Zahibo, is a foul waiting to happen

 

I'm going to give them a bit of a pass because the surface was a joke and they'd never played on it. Positives- Kessler, Zahibo Negatives- Diego was MIA, Pennilla didn't have a good game and Tajon faces an uphill climb for minutes after missing that sitter. Should have been a draw.