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David Kirouac-USA TODAY Sports New England’s maple syrup superiority has been well known, but Montreal may have turned a corner under head coach Wilfried Nancy. I actually did not know that the New England Revolution were on a six-game winning streak against CF Montreal Foot Clan in MLS action, including the playoffs. So yes, clearly our maple syrup is better and has … [Read more...] about Know Thy Enemy: Revolution and the Maple Syrup Winning Streak in Montreal

Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports Another chapter of the Maple Syrup Derby The New England Revolution concluded their Canadien road trip with a whimper as they were defeated by CF Montreal. New England boasted a starting XI with some fresh faces. Esmir Bajraktarevic got his first MLS start. This comes after the midfielder made his MLS debut against Toronto on Wednesday … [Read more...] about New England Revolution 0 – CF Montreal 4: 3 thoughts

Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports The 17-year-old showed some skill and confidence in his first MLS start At 17 years old, Esmir Bajraktarević’s soccer career is just getting started. On Wednesday the midfielder made his MLS debut and against CF Montreal on Saturday he got his first MLS start. He played all 90 minutes and tallied 51 touches while completing 80 percent of his … [Read more...] about Esmir Bajraktarević shows skill in 1st MLS start

Bruce Arena: “Hopefully in the next week we can do a little bit better and get some guys back.” The New England Revolution have been dealing with a lot of absences recently, but they’re hoping that will change soon. This week, the Revs headed north of the border for games against Toronto FC and the Montreal Impact without Gustavo Bou, Dylan Borrero, Giacomo Vrioni, Maciel, and … [Read more...] about “Shorthanded” Revs hoping to get guys back soon

Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports The Revolution have stymied the resurgent Toronto FC squad once recently, but can they do it on the road? The New England Revolution could be without five starters and up to seven key first team players and have only one week to get results in a road campaign against two of the better teams in the East, current standings notwithstanding … [Read more...] about Know Thy Enemy: Shorthanded New England And the Playoff Race in Toronto Edition

Kevin Sousa-USA TODAY Sports A still short-handed Revs team faced a mid-week challenge The New England Revolution had a difficult mid-week clash against Toronto FC in a crucial match for both sides as the regular season inches towards its conclusion. Luckily for Revolution fans, their side didn’t leave BMO Field empty handed. The Revs were still without Gustavo Bou, … [Read more...] about New England Revolution 2 – Toronto FC 2: 3 thoughts

Kevin Sousa-USA TODAY Sports Shorthanded Revs hold on to take a point on the road! The New England Revolution kicked off a two-game Canadian road trip on Wednesday as they paid a visit to BMO Field to face Toronto F.C. Bruce Arena and the Revolution secured all three points in their last outing as a goal from Carles Gil in the eighteenth minute propelled the Revs to a … [Read more...] about Recap: Revolution 2 – 2 Toronto FC

Photo by Andrew Bershaw/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Arena: “Polster played very well tonight.” Matt Polster was only expected to play limited minutes in his return from illness, but an injury to Wilfrid Kaptoum required him to play more. Kaptoum was subbed off in the 24th minute after a non-contact injury. Arena didn’t have an update after the game, saying, “We’ll … [Read more...] about Matt Polster performs well in his return from illness

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The center back looked great against his former team Omar Gonzalez’s New England Revolution career didn’t get off to a great start but on Wednesday night he had the best performance of his time in New England. The veteran center back had been giving away goals and defending poorly for the majority of the 2022 MLS … [Read more...] about Omar Gonzalez registers best performance since joining the New England Revolution