Revs-fire(r)

Cheers for the update! I've been crazily searching for some sort of information.

Are the Revs playing a traditional bunker-down and counter attack strategy? Yikes.

 

From what little I've seen, Revs are playing pretty well. Nice goal by Wolde Harris. Now 1-1 in the 80th min. Are you Rev fans getting the TV there? Sounds like an NE broadcast.

 

2-1 Revs in the 88th min. Kante off of a corner kick.

3 mins of stoppage coming.

 

Radio Broadcast

On WEEI 850, the sound quality leave a LOT to be desired. The narrative cuts out every minute or so for about 10 seconds.

As a result, listeners did not get to hear either Revs goal on the radio. In fact, I didn't know Kante had scored until a good minute had passed.

 

I was close enough!

 

Revs 2-1 Fire
Harris Curtin
Kante

Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT happened on that fire goal. 5 people were next to curtin???????????????

 

a much-needed win, puts us 4 points behind the mutts, and 2 points ahead of DC. Now, do we want a DC win or a tie?

 

Jim Curtin is 6'4"....

When Curtin jumps to head a ball into the opposite corner of the goal, there simply isn't a player in this league that can defend that..

 

Well I guess that makes a whole bunch of us.

Curtin's goal was top shelf - all the more painful after his fouling Twellman and TnT taking the rap.

If you had told me that the three goal scorers tonight would be Curtin, Harris and Kante, I would have said...Harris and Kante? Actually, for all the times Wolde has really smelled, he has scored some gorgeous goals as a Rev. The goal tonight would be a candidate for goal of the year.

I'm looking forward to all the posts from Fire fans apologizing for Bocanegra's tackle on Asad, denouncing Bocanegra as a menace, and saying that he should have gotten a red instead of yellow.

Did Adin Brown have particular difficulty holding on to the ball tonight?

Is it just me or is the team already reflecting Nichol? Are we working to become the Wimbledon '88 of MLS (a team that won the FA Cup with physical, non-beautiful play)? Did APC need to make the trip?

 

3 points, no complaint.

First time around that the REVs turn around a game.

The line up for the first half was ridiculous. A lot of players in the midfield, unsure where they should be and booting high balls most of them to Fire players. Meanwhile TnT was upfront by himself, taking abuse.

When Breasley or Razov beat the REvs defenders on speed, it is expected. The REvs defenders have lead feet. BUt Stoichov, please, when he started playing professional soccer, some of the REVs players were in diapers. It looked like they were still in diapers today.


The REVs actually played worse today than on the day they lost. The difference was a reversal of luck. This time Razov and Stoichov could not score on an empty net and Brown made some 10 defenses that blocked the ones going in.

Maybe TnT is watching the Beach Soccer Mundialito on TV. The REVs first goal was a typical beach soccer play.

With two players up front, the REvs had more chances and coverted. Chicago, as I said last week, has no midfielders, they have a lot of players playing in the middle of the field. The Route 1 direct play, does better with Harris who can field the ball and has more bulk to keep the defenders away.

3 points, no complaint.

 

just hang in there...the revs can make the playoffs...

...ciao!
...the surfdiva

 

Stupid Revs...always sucking me back in. I was perfectly happy with having given up before tonight. But noooooooo.

 

i'd really love for that revs v metros game at the end of the year to be a "do or die match". if the revs creep back into it and that's the case.....kraft soccer better promote the hell out of that 9/21 tie-up.

 

You said it man. Giving up with this match would have been much easier but now we need to suffer the pain of hope that we can make it to the playoffs.

 

...And this is probably no less than what the Revs have to do to make the playoffs...

Not a comforting thought.

But right now I'm just gonna enjoy the victory.

 

Re: Re: Revs-fire(r)

Exactly, Dustin. Basic math.

Anytime you are chasing 2 teams (with multiple games to play) it's always better that each get only one point each than one team getting three.

 

I disagree.

A DC win is the best result for the Revs.

After all, you're not "chasing" DC. They're currently out of the playoffs too. Whether they temporarily overtake the Revs on points is inconsequential.

The most important thing is that the 8th place team not gain any more points. You can worry about DC later.

Unfortunately, I expect NY to win and effectively close the door on both NE and DC.

 

I agree... fending off DC is a secondary concern, that comes later. DC can get as many points as they want, cause I doubt that they would overtake Metro by the end of the year, even with a win today. We need to avoid Metro gaining any points. We're closer to the playoffs and in better shape if it's: MET 29, DC 26, NE 25 than: MET 30, NE 25, DC 24.

 

I also agree, we should want the metros struggles to continue. United doesnt have what it takes to get into the playoffs.
With a metro win of course... the season is over.

 

The worst thing about this win is that Nicol might think it validates his 7-2-1 formation. I expect to see him further perfect it on Wednesday by putting in Cloutier for Griffiths in order to get an 8-1-1. After all, the same logic that argues for leaving Twellman as the lone forward argues for leaving Ralston as the lone attacking midfielder.

That said, nice to see Pierce on the field again, at all, and nice to see Brown getting between some shots and the net.