New England Revolution vs. Houston Dynamo: Live Game Thread

by Steve Stoehr on Aug 17, 2011 7:52 PM EDT in Revolution Game Threads

Welcome to the New England Revolution vs. Houston Dynamo live game thread! Tonight features a familiar foe, and the still-raw wounds of the 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup Final losses often open and fester again when these two teams meet. The Revs are coming off a disappointing loss to the Columbus Crew where they lost 3-1 after taking a first-half lead. They'll want to put that performance behind them and try to recapture some measure of home form against a Houston Dynamo team that has hauled itself up to third place in the East and is on a bit of a roll.

Apologies for the short preamble, but lineups and your comments after the jump.

Lineups

Revolution: Reis; Alston, Barnes, Cochrane, Soares; Boggs, Joseph, Feilhaber, Tierney; Mansally, Caraglio

Bench: Shuttleworth, Fagundez, Guy, McCarthy, Phelan, Schilawski, Sousa

Dynamo: Hall; Freeman, Boswell, Hainault, Taylor; Watson, Moffat, Cameron, Davis; Ching, Weaver

Bench: Deric, Ashe, Carr, Costly, Dixon, Robinson, Sarkodie

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Looks like a straight 4-4-2

Whether by necessity or by design, I’m happy it’s happened again

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by Steve Stoehr on Aug 17, 2011 8:00 PM EDT reply actions

Injury report, by the way

Coria, Lekic and Nyassi are all listed as out. No one was probable or questionable.

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by Steve Stoehr on Aug 17, 2011 8:06 PM EDT reply actions

There you go Milton

Use the body. To kill someone.

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by Steve Stoehr on Aug 17, 2011 8:10 PM EDT reply actions

Greetings from FLA

vicious T-Storms have knocked out most of the power in the area…somehow I still have internet, but with 48% battery on the MacBook.

by Matty Jollie on Aug 17, 2011 8:11 PM EDT reply actions

Fear the Beard

COCHRANE..

by Matty Jollie on Aug 17, 2011 8:14 PM EDT reply actions

THE STACHE LIVES

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by Steve Stoehr on Aug 17, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Good work from Caraglio on the goal, too

Did well to get through Hall

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by Steve Stoehr on Aug 17, 2011 8:18 PM EDT reply actions

Aaaand the handball

Way to go Boggs. Ryan Guy isn’t a better option here?

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by Steve Stoehr on Aug 17, 2011 8:19 PM EDT reply actions

Really Kevin?!

Really? You play that ball?!?!

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by Steve Stoehr on Aug 17, 2011 8:28 PM EDT reply actions

Nicol currently talking about possession

Feels that Houston is getting too much. Glad he’s on the same page with everyone else.

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by Steve Stoehr on Aug 17, 2011 8:29 PM EDT reply actions

And he's a genius.

Thanks Jay.

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by Steve Stoehr on Aug 17, 2011 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Matt.

Fucking. Reis.

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by Steve Stoehr on Aug 17, 2011 8:33 PM EDT reply actions

That Ref is so freaking short

Weaver looks like Hagrid next to him.

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by Steve Stoehr on Aug 17, 2011 8:42 PM EDT reply actions

Some first half thoughts:

Getting the early goal was real good, but otherwise the team didn’t look too encouraging. Dynamo have had most of the possession and the majority of the chances. Revs aren’t making good decisions with the ball at any part of the field, let alone the final third, and they aren’t getting to the latter often enough. Alston has been sloppy, but no one really stands out as exemplary except possibly Caraglio and Soares.

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by Steve Stoehr on Aug 17, 2011 8:55 PM EDT reply actions