The Revolution’s summer transfer window: Just over halfway through the team’s 34-game MLS regular season, the Revolution are 6-6-6 through 18 games. Four points outside the current playoff line, New England is still in 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
The Revolution have had a streaky season in the second season of the Caleb Porter era. With only one victory in the first six games (and no goals in the first three), New England had a terrible start to the season.
When Porter switched to a 3-4-1-2 system in April, things took a turn for the better, and they went nine games without losing. But more recently, the level has fallen once more. In a three-game stretch at Gillette Stadium, New England only managed one point out of a possible nine, despite making a historic comeback from a 3-0 deficit on Saturday to secure a 3-3 draw against the Colorado Rapids.
Even a cursory examination of the team would reveal that some components are lacking. It is still to be determined whether players who are currently on the roster can add those. From July 24 to August 21, the secondary MLS transfer window is open. Following practice on Tuesday, Porter was questioned about the potential for midseason additions.
Although we don’t have a lot of cap, we do have roster spots available and the ability to make trades. According to Seth Macomber of The Blazing Musket, he informed reporters that it always relies on the budget and our resources.
At the beginning of the season, New England formally adopted the U22 Initiative Player Model in accordance with MLS roster regulations, allowing them to roster two Designated Players and four U22 Initiative Players. Both of these distinctions relate to MLS salary cap designations: a U22 Initiative Player has a similar definition (and must be no older than 22 years old), while a Designated Player’s pay only counts against the cap up to a particular amount.
According to MLS regulations, a team may also transition to the Designated Player Model in the middle of the season, which would enable three DPs and three U22s.
What does the Revolution stand to gain from this? As of right now, New England only has two U22 Initiative Players (Ilay Feingold and Luca Langoni) and two Designated Players (Tomas Chancalay and Carles Gil). Therefore, the club could theoretically add two more U22 players or one more DP if the roster model were switched, provided they could make it work with the salary cap.
Porter stated that the squad’s transfer strategy will be decided through a process of cooperation with technical director Remi Roy, assistant sporting director Chris Tierney, and team sporting director Curt Onalfo.
“We’re going to sit down with Curt, Chris, and Remi and see how we can,” he explained. “You have to improve your team every window.” The other teams will be ahead of you if you don’t. Therefore, we must continue to improve the team. You must continue to improve even after you’ve recovered. Every window, even the best teams are constantly improving their rosters.
Porter expressed his annoyance at the Revolution’s recent lackluster performance at home while evaluating their present position in the standings. However, he is keeping his eyes on the future despite another hectic week that includes hosting Lionel Messi and Inter Miami at Gillette Stadium on July 9.
There are a lot of games to play and we are involved. Porter said of the team’s previous three games, “It’s disappointing that we didn’t take care of business in the last few home games.”
On the road, we have performed admirably. I have no idea why that is. That needs to be fixed. That’s my fault; the players are clearly to blame as well, but I am the first to blame. At home, we must perform better. Therefore, we must give them something in our upcoming game when we play Inter Miami at home. One of the largest audiences of the year is expected to attend. However, we are in the middle of the hunt. We are back in the mix after recovering from the beginning of the year. We still have games left, and we definitely want to finish the season strong so that we can potentially qualify for the playoffs and make a run.
Facts: The Minutemen (of the NASL) once had a former World Cup Golden Boot winner in their starting lineup during a prior incarnation of Boston soccer. What is the player’s name?
The response is at the bottom.
Hint: He helped Portugal get to the semifinals of the 1966 World Cup by leading all goal scorers with nine.
Schedules and scores:
Due to thunderstorms, the Red Sox vs. Reds game was postponed Tuesday night. It will recommence on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
At 7:10 p.m., the two clubs will play their regularly scheduled Wednesday match.
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A Throwback Series: NESN’s broadcast of Tuesday’s Red Sox-Reds game included an appearance reminiscent of the 1975 World Series. The simple display was well received.
Heating up: Roman Anthony, a promising prospect, has now gone three games in a row with at least two hits after a poor start.
On his most recent double, Roman Anthony demonstrated his exceptional bat speed by hitting 75 mph (the MLB average is 72 mph).During a five-game hitting streak, MLB’s top prospect is 9-for-19 with four doubles for the @RedSox:lvewyiHJGu pic.twitter.com/
On this day in 2017, the Red Sox defeated the Blue Jays 15-1, and Mookie Betts went 4-for-6 with two home runs and eight RBIs.
Daily highlight: Juventus lost to Real Madrid 1-0 in Tuesday’s Club World Cup Round of 16, but if goalie Michele Di Gregorio hadn’t made a couple excellent saves, including this one, the result would have likely been much more lopsided.
45+1′ VALVERDE!Di Gregorio dives to save the Uruguayan’s incredible long-range attempt!Every Game | Free |https://t.co/i0K4eUtwwb|#FIFACWC#TakeItToTheWorld#RMAJUVpic.twitter.com/nvwIZSUWkf Watch the @FIFACWC| June 14 July 13 |
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Since 2016, Hayden Bird has been employed at Boston.com as a sports staff writer. He covers every aspect of New England sports.
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