New England Revolution vs. New York Red Bulls: Live Game Thread
by Steve Stoehr on Jun 10, 2011 7:55 PM EDT
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Welcome to the New England Revolution vs. the New York Red Bulls live game thread! This will be the first time the I-95 rivals meet this season after splitting the series in 2010 with home victories for each side. It is also New England's second-ever visit to Red Bull Arena and the first time they will face Thierry Henry in league competition.
The key for the Revs tonight is to be defensively sound and act decisively on the break. Despite fielding a very depleted roster from the Gold Cup, the Red Bulls are still an incredibly dangerous attacking team with the likes of Joel Lindpere, Luke Rodgers, Mehdi Ballouchy and, of course, Henry. A moment's lack of focus would spell doom for New England.
Conversely, the Red Bulls already had a shaky defense moving into this match, and the loss of their starting center-back pairing Tim Ream and Rafael Marquez will do them no favors. If the Revolution can manage to make a couple of intelligent moves in the final third instead of wasting chances as they have lately, they could take advantage and steal three points tonight.
Some game notes:
- The Revs lead the all-time, regular-season series with the New York Red Bulls (formerly the New York/New Jersey MetroStars), 25-17-11 … the Revs are 8-13-7 on the road against New York (0-1-0 at Red Bull Arena in MLS regular-season action), while sporting a 17-4-4 mark in Foxborough – including a 10-1-3 record at Gillette Stadium
- Friday’s match is the first of two games between the teams in the 2011 regular-season series … the teams will conclude the series at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, August 20
- Until New York earned a 2-0 win at Red Bull Arena on Oct. 21, 2010, the Revolution was unbeaten against New York in the teams’ previous 14 regular-season meetings (8-0-6) dating back to the end of the 2005 season … before October’s win, New York’s last victory in the regular-season series came on Sept. 17, 2005 – a 5-4 victory at Giants Stadium
- The Revs are 10-0-3 in their last 13 home games against the Red Bulls dating back to 2002 … New York hasn’t won in Foxborough since June 29, 2002 – a 2-0 win in the club’s first-ever visit to Gillette Stadium.
- This will mark the 62nd all-time meeting between the Revolution and Red Bulls in MLS regular-season, postseason and tournament action combined, tied for the most meetings against any opponent in club history (D.C. United, also with 62 meetings)
- New England and New York have met in the postseason three times – all since 2003 – and the Revs have eliminated New York on each occasion … the clubs most recent playoff encounter was in the 2007 Eastern Conference Semifinals
Lineups and your comments after the jump.
Lineups
Revolution: Reis; Alston, Cochrane, Soares, Domi; Dabo, Phelan, Joseph; Boggs, Lekic, Tierney
Bench: Shuttleworth, Mansally, Dube, Barnes, Coria, Nyassi, McCarthy
Red Bulls: Sutton; Solli, Mendes, Keel, Miller; Ballouchy, Tainio, Lindpere, Da Luz; Rodgers, Henry
Bench: Coundoul, Kassel, Rooney, Hertzog, Lassiter, Schneider, Hot
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Phelan replacing McCarthy
I’m not sure how I feel about the move. Phelan has a lot of trouble maintaining possession, but he never disappears from games the way that McCarthy does at times.
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yeah but
i think McCarthy has really been struggling lately and not really stepping up like I think we’d hoped. Phelan will maybe at least provide some experience. hopefully some control as well. guess we’ll see.
That's why I'm on the fence.
I think McCarthy’s a better choice if he stays involved and shows for the ball, but since he hasn’t been able to do that consistently, going to Phelan might be the only move that makes sense.
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by Steve Stoehr on Jun 10, 2011 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Well that's not very encouraging.
Terrible defensive clearance from Soares.
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just had a heart attack
i guess that’s what we have to expect from Luke Rogers all night. definitely expect better from Soares. what the hell.
Am I the only one who feels that Boggs should have gotten to that first?
It really looked like he had the angle and hesitated. Seems to happen a lot to this team.
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and almsot again!
thank god Reis got that.
by Corey E. Major on Jun 10, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
All Red Bulls so far
Until that deflection, that is. No support for Tierney though, there needed to be three guys coming up to help
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If Domi weren’t hurt for most of the season I bet he’d have controlled that
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See just now.
When Dabo has the ball, he has no passing targets. NO ONE SHOWS FOR IT. Soares had to play that long ball because NO ONE MOVES FROM THEIR MARKERS.
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Domi is working for that paycheck tonight, i tell ya
by Corey E. Major on Jun 10, 2011 8:54 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
And Dabo is already coming out.
This has crossed the line into sheer ludicrousness
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If Joseph makes that pass into the box...
it’s a repeat of the great goal from RSL that won GotW.
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all Lekic does
is wait around up top. and when we get it up there, where is he? pickin’ his butt somewhere
and gives up on crosses in front of the goal. come on, man.
by Corey E. Major on Jun 10, 2011 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions
That wasn't giving up
He had to hold his run to stay onside. That ball was played late.
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by Steve Stoehr on Jun 10, 2011 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't win.
Doesn’t matter what we do, just can’t win in any situation ever.
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by Steve Stoehr on Jun 10, 2011 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
sutton of all people saved that
wtf shalrie
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by johnjahafanclub on Jun 10, 2011 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow that sucks.
But karma for trading and relying on Ryan Cochrane… there’s a reason SJ and Houston got rid of him.
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by johnjahafanclub on Jun 10, 2011 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell, he's been great for us
And honestly there wasn’t much he could do there. Just can’t help but feel there’s some cosmic entity rooting against us.
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by Steve Stoehr on Jun 10, 2011 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
really? you really believe he's been "great" for you?
u have a -6 goal differential going into this game… maybe he’s been “solid” but I wouldn’t say “great”
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by johnjahafanclub on Jun 10, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah...
…you really can’t blame all that on him. Looking at that differential, keep in mind that we’re the lowest-scoring team in the league.
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by Steve Stoehr on Jun 10, 2011 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm staring to think
The Revs have perhaps 5 serviceable MLS-caliber players at this point
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by Steve Stoehr on Jun 10, 2011 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
NER offense looks worse than the Union's did early this season.
That’s quite an accomplishment, I must say.
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Much worse.
Much, much, MUCH worse
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by Steve Stoehr on Jun 10, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
oh man henry exposed cochrane there
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by johnjahafanclub on Jun 10, 2011 9:43 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah.
That was pretty bad. Street soccer stuff.
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by Steve Stoehr on Jun 10, 2011 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Cochrane not having a great match right now.
Henry just BAMBOOZLED him. Although, to be fair, Henry has bamboozled a fair few of the best defenders in history.
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and just when you thought you were out!
they pull you back in!
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by johnjahafanclub on Jun 10, 2011 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Boggs!
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by johnjahafanclub on Jun 10, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
the NY chant just shifted
from “I will be that we will win” to “I’m not so sure we’re gonna win anymore”
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by johnjahafanclub on Jun 10, 2011 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
good ball in by tierney
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by johnjahafanclub on Jun 10, 2011 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
damn that was a nice shot from distance by mansally
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by johnjahafanclub on Jun 10, 2011 9:52 PM EDT reply actions
Once in a while he does great things.
Once in a while. It’s all about playing the odds for that spark of brilliance.
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by Steve Stoehr on Jun 10, 2011 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
ARE YOU FEELIN LUCKY, REVS FANS?
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by johnjahafanclub on Jun 10, 2011 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
We need more image-users in the commentariat here
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by Steve Stoehr on Jun 10, 2011 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
that first touch by Lekic
is going to kill us. how are they not working on that in practice? Mansally, WOW. what a rocket.
to be fair
i have no idea what they are working on in practice… but you know what i mean..
by Corey E. Major on Jun 10, 2011 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Tough to improve first touch at this point
They either have it or they don’t
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by Steve Stoehr on Jun 10, 2011 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
And most of them don’t
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by Steve Stoehr on Jun 10, 2011 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
"having a good first touch is sooo overrated" - robbie findley
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by johnjahafanclub on Jun 10, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lekic has to finish those
That’s the sort of chance he thrives on. Needs to show it. Confidence is obviously shattered.
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No way
McCarthy was off, but Mansally looked on. Mansally was TOTALLY ON.
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Attn: Kenny Mansally:
message from the front office’s skybox:
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by johnjahafanclub on Jun 10, 2011 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
oh mansally...
definitely not lucky tonight…
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by johnjahafanclub on Jun 10, 2011 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
nope.
that’s pitiful. it should be 3-2 right now
by Corey E. Major on Jun 10, 2011 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Tim Thomas...Matt Reis...
New England is a haven for elite 30-something goalies.
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Cochrane almost saw his day get a lot worse
That was comical
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So.
Mansally gets more shots than Lekic. But he’s so much worse.
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good call he was off
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by johnjahafanclub on Jun 10, 2011 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
He was.
So close, but he was. Goddamn.
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by Steve Stoehr on Jun 10, 2011 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
And that's that.
So many chances. SO. MANY. CHANCES.
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i want to take away the positives from that game
iike some actual offense for once. but with a missed PK. and two blown goals by Lekic (the one gift-wrapped for him from Domi) and Mansally, i can’t feel anything but negative. aaaaand the depression sets in for the weekend.
by Corey E. Major on Jun 10, 2011 10:29 PM EDT reply actions
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