{"id":44933,"date":"2022-09-11T17:45:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T21:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=44933"},"modified":"2022-09-11T17:45:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T21:45:33","slug":"new-englands-playoff-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/09\/11\/new-englands-playoff-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bulls Knock Back New England\u2019s Playoff Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/09\/05\/major-revs-win-vs-nycfc\/\" target=\"_self\">The New England Revolution made light work of NYCFC last week<\/a>, but it was a different story against the other New York team. As opposed to the usual recap style, here are two talking points from the Red Bulls\u2019 win over the Revs. This 2-1 result is far from ideal for New England\u2019s playoff push.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>New England\u2019s Playoff Push Takes a Dent<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Throwing Away Leads<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There is no escaping the fact that the Revs are off the pace this year in comparison to last. Even when Bruce Arena\u2019s men have scored the opener, they have thrown it away far too often. \u201cIf we\u2019re a little bit of a smarter team we have a chance to walk off the field with three points and we end up with zero, so that\u2019s disappointing.\u201d These were Arena\u2019s words following the defeat to the Red Bulls and this could easily have been said after a number of their fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the numbers and it doesn\u2019t read well, especially with New England\u2019s playoff push on the agenda. As of the end of August,<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/category\/mls\/lafc\/\" target=\"_self\"> LAFC<\/a> hadn\u2019t dropped a single point from a losing position. Meanwhile, FC Cincinnati were at the other end with 23 points and the Revs on 26. 26 has now become 29 for the latter, this breaking down as seven draws and five defeats.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">29 &#8211; The Revolution have lost an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MLS<\/a>-high 29 points from winning positions this season (W9 D7 L5). Tumble. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xu1lOiUD9Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Xu1lOiUD9Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OptaJack\u26bd\ufe0f (@OptaJack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OptaJack\/status\/1568751986375553026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last month, in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/08\/18\/toronto-fc-splits-points\/\" target=\"_self\">a rollercoaster clash with Toronto FC<\/a>, the same thing occurred. Federico Bernardeschi gave the Canadians the lead before goals from Tommy McNamara and Justin Rennicks flipped it all on its head. Another Italian, Domenico Criscito had the final say, and this isn\u2019t even the worst of it from the Revs.<\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Matt Polster wasn\u2019t too enthused by this nasty habit that his side are becoming known for. \u201cI think we\u2019ve dropped the most points in the league so far in a winning position. So it\u2019s really disappointing, especially at this point in the season, where we\u2019re trying to pick up as many points as possible and make the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read\/ Listen More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/08\/31\/lwsc-radio-tim-ream-usmnt\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word SC Radio: Tim Ream for USMNT in September, all the MLS talk<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Struggles on the Road Don\u2019t Bode Well for New England\u2019s Playoff Push<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Not only did the Revolution throw away a lead but they suffered yet another setback away from home. After this visit to Red Bull Arena, just one of the last eight road games has seen Arena and co walk away with all three points. This sole win was a 3-0 win down in Orlando back in early August.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, there was the tie with Toronto and then a mauling at the hands of Wilfried Nancy\u2019s CF Montreal side. Along with this, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/07\/17\/new-england-revolution-bottle-lead\/\" target=\"_self\">Philly<\/a> and NYCFC overcame them, putting a further dent in New England\u2019s playoff push. Gustavo Bou scoring three across these two games was the only real positive.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Final <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CZHjIyVNgm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/CZHjIyVNgm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New England Revolution (@NERevolution) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NERevolution\/status\/1568752026389200898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There is very little time to feel sorry for themselves or even to reflect for the Massachusetts men. A quick turnaround beckons and that is something that Polster highlighted. \u201cI think it\u2019s better that we have a game coming up. You can\u2019t really dwell on this game too much. It\u2019s good in that manner. Obviously, it\u2019ll be a little difficult with the travel and the legs. We\u2019ll just recover as quickly as possible. I think it\u2019s better that we have a quick turnaround. Our focus is already shifted to Houston.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As was mentioned there, it is <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/08\/26\/mls-cup-playoffs-defcon-warnings\/\" target=\"_self\">the Dynamo<\/a> who lie in wait next for the Revs, on Tuesday night. BBVA Stadium is the home of the Texas side and whilst they have a mountain to climb in terms of making it above the line, New England\u2019s playoff push is still alive and well.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"jTPEhOtJTKB2RE76Sgt-5Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1243122019\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'jTPEhOtJTKB2RE76Sgt-5Q',sig:'t_rOQ4hMWo-O8Wni0octCZuRt3V7OacaceILNd_WOeA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1243122019',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Revolution made light work of NYCFC last week, but it was a different story against the other New York team. As opposed to the usual recap style, here are two talking points from the Red Bulls\u2019 win over the Revs. This 2-1 result is far from ideal for New England\u2019s playoff push. 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