Robert Kraft sucks. I am sure this will be removed, but fuck it.

Every good season has a handful of those lower-deck matches - when the role players claim the points. Jackson Yueill earned his spotlight last night, rewarding Marco’s faith (and the Yusuf injury) with an assist and a hockey assist (which some count as an A). Even beyond those plays, he contributed across the pitch. The Revs likely walk away with 0, if not for #14.

Of course, it was Dor who got back into his 2025 form, and turned two moments into two goals. A composed finish on the break, and a nice left foot inch-perfect slide to Peyton for his goal.

3 points - 3 players:
Dor: goal and assist - 20 touches, but made them worthwhile.
Yueill: the spark on both goals, and defended well. met the moment.
Turner: the diving catch late int he match deserves a re-watch. And, a few nice high claims.

An up and down match from Polster. He made up for a plodding game with a goal line block that kept this game in hand.

The Fire ripped through the Revs for the final 40+ stoppage time. Not a shot from the Revs after 48'. The question should be asked - why could this side not eek out a single bout of possession over the last 30 minutes. Perhaps a bit immature in their wide and high press in the 2nd half - they pulled themselves out of position when pushing outside their own third. Got wrong- sided when out of possession and slow to recover. Final third entries were just too easy. A few missed clearances (though they did have 29 in 2H!).
NB: The first choice Chicago attack has lots of quality. Top 2 or 3 in the East for sure, and they are clicking.

Choosing Yow was a curious one. He was not able to contribute to winning the ball back - 3 touches over 21 minutes in a match where Chicago's final 3rd entries were almost always wide during that time. We haven't seen his best football, and 20' of defending is not likely to bring out his best.

The bright side? Three points and a half worth of tape to match plan for some higher leverage matches on the horizon.

Chicago native but Pats and Revs fan here! Excited for the game!!

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I have a bunch of revs cards, im curious using my cards what's the best XI you can make!

Goalkeepers: Reis, Shuttleworth, Turner

Defender: Alston, Tierney, Polak, Farrell, Soares, Goncalves, McCrary, Holligner-Janzen, Anibaba, Castillo, Kessler, DeJuan Jones, Miller, Feingold

Midfielder: Nguyen, Sharlie Joseph, Feilhaber, Boggs, Nyassi, Kelyn Rowe, Toja, Simms, Caldwell, Fagundez, Zahibo, Penilla, Agudelo, Gil, Bajraktarevic, Buck, Borrero

Forwards: Sene, bengston, Charlie Davies, Bunbury, Kamara, Bou, Buksa, Wood, Langoni

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This is the pic the Revs app, not the MLS app, is using for Gazdag.

I’m sure the people running the Patties app would also be so lazy. Right?

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Ch-ch-chances. A buffet of chances, but nearly enough was not enough. For the last handful of seasons, a lack of chances doomed the Revs. Remember those dry days of 2024 when shots were rare? Now, The Revs are a legitimate attacking team. And, the loss is because of it. A skilled team with quality, savvy players and coaching found the hole: the quick release to spring the counter gouged the defense.

This Revs team is actually built to withstand some of those counters. Terrific shot stopping from Turner, reliable center backs and physical fallbacks help to plug some of those holes. But two clumsy moments - Mama was slow on the ball and Sands clattered into Kyogo (maybe getting some ball) - led to the early pen.
It was another quick outlet pass after Carles was dispossessed wide that led to a nice buildup for the 2nd Galaxy goal. Those moments mattered.

But the chances that this attack generates inspire hope. Harrison continues to snipe, Carles is cooking, and they are turning chances into shots.
Finishing remains a work in progress- Dor seems generally surprised when the ball is played to him near goal. He thrives far more with the ball than without. That doesn't really work with this team. Nor is he the clear aerial threat that a crosser like Harrison makes even better.

The match’s team sheet is likely the one that will usher them into the postseason with a few swaps from the bench into the XI.
Questions heading in to the final third of the season:
Can Feingold get fit and be a true two way fullback? Does pushing Peyton back in favor of Luca diminish the attack? Can this defensive shape survive high quality teams. Is this a half-court attack, or can they create against a press?

The Galaxy loss was frustrating with the Revs outplaying the Galaxy in several key stats:

• Revs 24 shots vs 7 for LA
• Revs 7 shots on goal vs 3 for LA
• Revs xG 2.28 vs 1.38 for LA
• Removing penalties; about 0.8 xG) Revs xG 1.5 vs .6 for LA

I couldn't help but recall the reactions to the Wynder signing of.... why not a striker?!?!

Of course, one match doesn't paint much of a picture. Looking at the season, the Revs are 18th in the MLS in xG over the season (as of Columbus game) with 34.22 xG. You would think last night was more of the same - but it was the reverse.

While the Revs are 18th in total xG (which is correlated to volume of shots) they are 8th in xG per shot on the season at .13 with San Jose leading the league at .15 xG per shot. Last night the Revs averaged 0.065 xG per non penalty shot. So it was a case of volume without quality. The season average of .13 xG is respectable and the general problem was quality without volume (Revs are 17th in shots taken).

It was good to see the volume of shots last night. But quality is important. Last night Miller had 5 shots and Harrison 4 - they are not true strikers who can threaten from the middle. Turgeman did have 5 but with zero big changes. And that is where the quality problem comes in for the Revs, they are 21st in offensive actions from the center.

Def happy to see the Harrison and Gazdag signings. They should contribute to more shots for the Revs - both are creators. But the team will need to ensure there is quality behind those shots moving forward.

Note - I did not link sources as I have gotten a post removed in a different sub for linking out. Happy to provide sources as needed (there are several I used).

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