WVHooligan 18 November @ 05:32 PM EST
We know Steve Nicol stands to lose one quality player, who will it be? (Getty Images)
While the rest of the world is waiting for a couple World Cup qualifiers to finish up here we
move forward here with our expansion draft coverage. Earlier in the day we discussed the LA Galaxy,
now we take a gander at the New England Revolution.
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WVHooligan 09 November @ 02:47 PM EST
Shalrie Joseph lead the way for the Revs in 2009. (Getty Images)
Sometimes less is more, and in the case of the 2009 edition of the New England Revolution less
nearly became a lot. If you would have told me that the Revs would have lacked both Steve Ralston
and Taylor Twellman for the majority of the season and still made the playoffs this year I would
have called you crazy.
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After aggressively challenging New England keeper Matt Reis for a ball in the 52nd minute of
Saturday night's decisive Game 2 victory over the Revolution, Fire forward Brian McBride had to be
taken off of the field due to injury.
McBride, who missed 8 weeks earlier this year with a torn right labrum, picked up a knock on his
IT band in the collision, stiffening his leg to the point that he wasn't able to effectively
run.
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Soccerblog 08 November @ 09:19 AM EST
Patrick Nyarko was elusive and hard to pin down by the Revs
How did Pat Phelan not bury that pinpoint Kenny Mansally cross into the back of the net? It was
the clearest look at the goal all night and Phelan heads the ball out. He could have been a hero
forcing extra time. As it turned out, the Fire did not have to go through that route.
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The Major League Soccer 2009 Playoffs continued on Saturday, November 7, 2009 with the second
leg between the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution. The Revolution were up 2-1 after the first
leg but the Fire hosted the second leg on Saturday. The winner would go on to face Real Salt Lake
next weekend, who earlier beat the Columbus Crew 4-2 on aggregate.
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Nutmegged 05 November @ 02:19 PM EST
So again, we take a look at the Orange Crystal Ball moving from the unidextrous to bidextrous
results.
The first weekend, I have to say, was more than a little strange. From the sublime of the
Dynamo/Seattle match to the ridiculous of Warzycha sitting Moreno AND Schelotto to the utterly
predictable of a Steve Nicol-team being Lucy to the Chicago Fire's Charlie Brown to the completely
surreal of the HDClasico draw.
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The regular season is over and the playoffs are the order of the day in Major League Soccer.
Surprise qualifiers Real Salt Lake made themselves known in the first leg of their tie with
Supporters Shield winners Columbus Crew, while all four conference semi-finals were even matches
with little to separate the sides.
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I love that mistakes are being punished like so much naughtiness at a Catholic boys school.
I'll have more thorough reviews up later today at ESPN Soccernet and at MLSnet.com. For now,
here's a quick review, including a recap of a few killer mistakes:
Columbus vet Frankie Hejduk was snoozing momentarily and allowed too much room for
RealSaltLake's Yura Movsisyan, who fed Robbie Findley for a big goal in the RSL-Columbus
series.
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The Fire headed into Sunday's Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at the New England
Revolution knowing that they couldn't afford to give the Revs many set piece opportunities.
"We have to limit their set pieces," Fire Head Coach Denis Hamlett said earlier this week. "[We
have to be careful on] throw-ins and corner kicks because they do well with those.
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Soccerblog 01 November @ 09:45 AM EST
Eastern Conference Semifinals - First Leg
New England Revolution vs Chicago Fire
Sun., Nov. 1, Gillette Stadium (2 p.m. ET; FSC/FSE)
DF Chris Albright (L lateral meniscus tear); MF Steve Ralston (R ACL tear); FW Taylor
Twellman (concussion)
That is pretty much the meats and bones of the team gone there.
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Previous Updates
#1 4/12 68 players remaining #2 5/25 34 players remaining #3 6/25 23 players remaining #4 7/19 11
players remaining #5
8/17
5 players remaining
OTFATT is short for "On the field, all the time." In these updates throughout the season, I've kept
track of which MLS players have played every minute of every game (regular season only).
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What do you think about the Chris Rolfe yellow card? Dive or no dive?
Personally I say no dive. I like Chris and Matt a lot but I think Matt got away with one
here!
JM
If you are watching this video on the main page of the blog and the video is sticking out
into the categories on the right hand side I apologize.
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Playoff berth still eludes Chicago entering final week
The Chicago Fire and New England Revolution both had opportunities on the offensive end, more so
for the Revs. When everything was said and done, Chicago took some minimal satisfaction in pulling
off a scoreless draw Saturday night at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.
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Next summer, Major League Soccer will break for the group stages of World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
It doesn't sound much, but it's a start. In Week 30 the league was down to just four matches as the
football world focused on World Cup qualifying. Well done to the US national team who clinched
their World Cup spot with a hard-fought victory in Honduras, and to
Chivas USA who
qualified for the 2010 post-season on Saturday.
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New England goalkeeper Matt Reis starts to lean to his right as Rapids striker Conor Casey
takes aim for the other side of the net in the 58th minute on Saturday night at Dick's Sporting
Goods Park. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
On Sept. 18, Rapids striker Conor Casey scored a second-half goal on a penalty kick at San
Jose.
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A little later than usual, here is your weekly Major League Soccer roundup. It was a great weekend
for the Crew while many around them floundered. It's getting mighty exciting on the other side of
the Atlantic and the play-offs are fast approaching. So with LA, Seattle and DC all tripping up,
here's the lowdown:
It was a tale of two spot kicks at Dick's Sporting Goods Park last Wednesday.
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Great result for Matt Reis and the Revs! Wonder if it had anything to do with him being on my
JMS Podcast last week??? LOL!
Wow! Montero!
Shalrie is a legend for the Revs!
Sorry to hear about Steve Ralston tearing his ACL in this game. He is a great player and one
the Revs needed to count on down the stretch.
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WVHooligan 25 September @ 09:11 AM EST
Time once again for another Jared Montz interview. Today Montz sits down with New England
Revolution keeper Matt Reis.
Enjoy!
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image via New England Revolution
Matt Reis, starting goalkeeper for the New England Revolution is this week's guest on the Jared
Montz Soccer Podcast. He was a lot of fun to interview and his story of patience and waiting for
his chance to become a starter is motivating. We talked soccer, his coaches, Rev's playoff
chances, took some user submitted questions, and had a few laughs.
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image via Goal.com
Sorry to announce this on short notice but I got word last night that the New England
Revolution's Matt Reis will be on my Jared Montz Soccer Podcast today! Matt is one of the top
goalkeepers in MLS and has had that unofficial title for a long time. Just like Tom Brady with
the New England Patriots you don't want to be Matt's back up because if he's healthy he's
playing.
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Honestly, I was so damn tired, I didn't even try to spin it like this game in New England was the
game where we secure a spot in the playoffs.
"They have been able to stay very consistent in that back four of [Steve] Ralston and
[Jay] Heaps on the outside and [Darrius] Barnes and [Emmanuel] Osei in the middle.
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Alexi Lalas asks a deep question on the Sitter. What do you think? Should Matt Reis have
gotten the red card?
JM
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The man you see down on the field turf is a hard nose player that gives his all to the club and
tries his best to be a strong and needed player for this squad. No he doesn't have the greatest of
abilities like Juan Pablo Angel, or Landon Donovan, not even the power shot from long distance like
Dwayne DeRosario, but the one thing you can always count on from this man is the size of his heart
and the willingness to perform on the field and working hard in practice to make sure he can bury
those chances when his number is called upon.
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The subject of diving has become one of the most controversial and widely-discussed topics in
European soccer, and it may be time to start addressing it in MLS.
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The subject of diving has become one of the most controversial and widely-discussed topics in
European soccer, and it may be time to start addressing it in MLS.
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Ultras Singing in the Hot Sun!
Crowd
It was a hot one today as a small crowd avoided Church and the NFL games to brave the midday
heat! It was a small crowd, maybe 9 or 10 thousand but very passionate to say the least. I took my
friend and former Galaxy season ticket holder, Gene Kato and his 2 little boys to his first Chivas
USA game.
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Chivas USA 2 New England Revolution 0
All the excitement (I use the term loosely) came in second half stoppage time.
Revs goalkeeper Matt Reis allegedly brought down a breaking Eduardo Lillingston in the penalty
box and Sacha Kljestan converted the resultant penalty.
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A cool, overcast Sunday brunchtime at Home Depot Center that's perfect for soccer.
It's Chivas USA's first game in two weeks and they'll be hoping to fare better than their
intra-stadium rivals last night who had returned from a similar layoff.
Significant absences for both teams today with Revs midfielder Shalrie Joseph missing because of
the red card he received in New England's 4-2 defeat to the Kansas City Wizards last weekend, while
Chivas USA striker Maykel Galindo is also missing after getting sent off in the 1-0 loss to the
Galaxy Aug.
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Going into tonight's game Rev's should have a healthy roster, with the biggest question mark
hanging over Edgar Jankauskus. From the Revs Blog
INJURY REPORT (As of Tuesday, September 1)
New England Revolution
PROBABLE: Brad Knighton (lumbar disc irritation), Kenny Mansally (L ankle sprain), Matt Reis (R
leg contusion)
QUESTIONABLE: Edgaras Jankauskas (L adductor strain)
OUT: Chris Albright (L lateral meniscus tear/bone bruising), Taylor Twellman (Disabled List:
concussion)
Kansas City Wizards
DOUBTFUL: Matt Marquess (knee strain)
OUT: Eric Kronberg (shoulder surgery), Kevin Souter (sports hernia surgery)
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Yeah, that loss to the Revs was bad. Bad in a bad way. First we've got players not taking penalty
kicks like they're supposed to, and then the Revs win in that god awful way only they know how to
do. I feel like Greg Andrulis. And now Kasey's back to blogging:
Where do I begin, I feel we could have played three games last night and not scored a
goal.
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The New England Revolution road out a 21st minute goal from Shalrie Joseph to take three points off
of the Seattle Sounders at Qwest Field on Thursday night. Matt Reis picked up the shutout without
having to make a save after Seattle went 0 for 10 on shots on goal, including Fredy Montero hitting
the bar with his 44th minute penalty attempt.
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Photo by C.J. Guntner
And those words are: Getting there.
In the normal MLS scheme of things I wouldn't be so cautious about a win on the road over the
New England Revolution, but the fact is that if not for the Red Bulls' epic FAIL of a season, New
England's struggles would be much bigger news.
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the yorkies 01 August @ 07:18 PM EST
Ahh, long weekend here in 'The Canadas' (we've discovered that we have readership in Sweden and
Malaysia) and I'm at home with nothing to do except get on my perch and comment about pro footie.
For those of you who are wondering, I am not standing watching the match at home. I tried it once,
kinda felt stupid.
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the yorkies 31 July @ 07:26 PM EST
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION VS. TORONTO FCGillette Stadium ("The Best a Man Can Get") - Saturday 7:30PM ESTTV: GOL-TV
Personally, I'm partial to the old version of England. New England... it's like New Coke. Travel
tips aside, it's time for The Reds to once again invade Boston (see what I did there?
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The Revolution put on another impressive performance, defeating the Dynamo 1-0 away. The Revs
looked in control for much of the game, and held off a grand finale surge from Houston late in the
game.
Some take aways:
Taking down the best MLS team in their own house is a great positive moving forward
Shalrie Joseph makes this team work.
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