{"id":46286,"date":"2023-03-19T14:16:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T18:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=46286"},"modified":"2023-03-19T14:16:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T18:16:38","slug":"gustavo-bou-goal-revs-nashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2023\/03\/19\/gustavo-bou-goal-revs-nashville\/","title":{"rendered":"Gustavo Bou Fires the Revs to Third Win of the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a tough result in LA, the New England Revolution bounced back on home soil. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2023\/03\/18\/gillette-stadium-new-england-revolution-nashville\/\" target=\"_self\">Nashville SC visited Gillette Stadium<\/a> and one moment of brilliance separated the Eastern Conference rivals. Gustavo Bou paired smart movement with an electric finish and as a result, the Revs have nine points from four games.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Gustavo Bou Opens His Account for 2023<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Revs Get Over the Line in Tight Affair<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It was a game of few chances as neither goalkeeper was all that busy. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/10\/10\/djordje-petrovic-press-conference\/\" target=\"_self\">Djordje Petrovic<\/a> was called into action late on and Joe Willis denied Gustavo Bou a couple of times before the Argentinian was able to break the deadlock. Bou\u2019s teammate and former Nashville man Dave Romney spoke very highly of him after the game too. \u201cHe won us the game. He\u2019s a special player. He\u2019s someone who can be guarded the whole 90 or double-teamed, and he gets free one time and he scores a goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Head Coach Bruce Arena was also very glad of the contribution from his striker. \u201cObviously, he\u2019s going to get better each game as he builds on his fitness, but that was a great goal. He had a couple of other chances, and he gave us a real good effort.\u201d This was Bou\u2019s second start of the season with Arena keeping the same XI that lost to LAFC, although there was a change in system.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Revs backline runs on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dunkindonuts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@dunkindonuts<\/a> \ud83c\udf69\ud83e\udde4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/21WKXMpU4n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/21WKXMpU4n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New England Revolution (@NERevolution) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NERevolution\/status\/1637291162355613696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A 2023 trend that continues for the Revs is only one team finding the back of the net. In their three wins they have kept clean sheets whilst, in the only loss to date, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/10\/14\/bruce-arena-reflects-on-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Arena<\/a>\u2019s men failed to find the back of the net. Defensive solidity was something that couldn\u2019t be associated with this time last year but they seem to be turning a corner, a sentiment echoed by Arena. \u201cI\u2019m still trying to erase last Sunday. But for the most part, we\u2019ve been improved there this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nashville SC boss Gary Smith warned of the threat of the Revs prior to the game and continue in this vein afterwards too. In his own words: \u201cThis group is going to be in and around that top three or four. I&#8217;m certain of it. You know, Bruce knocks his way around the Championship.\u201d All those associated with the Revolution will be hoping that Smith proves to be correct.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/10\/11\/exclusive-interview-matt-polster\/\" target=\"_self\">Exclusive Interview- Matt Polster Talks Rangers, Bouncing Back Next Year and Much More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Gustavo Bou Staking His Claim Up Front<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As previously mentioned, the only goal of the game came from Gustavo Bou. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2023\/03\/06\/bobby-wood-revs-houston-dynamo\/\" target=\"_self\">Bobby Wood<\/a> and Giacomo Vrioni had been battling for the starting spot up front prior to his arrival back in the US. Now there is a trio of them in the fight and they all bring something very different to the table.<\/p>\n<p>In LA, Bou was played out of position and he gave a frank assessment of that experiment. \u201cI didn\u2019t feel good. I didn\u2019t feel like I was great for the team, but my mentality was to give it my best for the coaches and for my teammates.\u201d There may well have to be some compromise if they are all to feature regularly.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">+ 3 \ud83d\udc99\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OW1POaYx42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/OW1POaYx42<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gustavo La Pantera Bou (@gustavobouok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gustavobouok\/status\/1637496952328798208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was a case of needing to bounce back from that one-sided defeat on the West Coast for New England. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2023\/01\/06\/dave-romney-nashville-to-new-england\/\" target=\"_self\">Dave Romney<\/a> had a strong message on this topic. \u201cIt&#8217;s so easy to get too high when we won two games and we&#8217;re top of the East, and it&#8217;s too easy to get too low after losing 4-0 on the only game on the schedule and everyone&#8217;s watching. So it&#8217;s good to just stay even-keeled, know what kind of team we are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Revs are shaping up nicely so far this year. Gustavo Bou returning to the score sheet is a huge positive, as is notching another clean sheet. Could this side become a title challenger once again?<\/p>\n<p>Featured image credit: Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports, taken on 18-03-2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a tough result in LA, the New England Revolution bounced back on home soil. Nashville SC visited Gillette Stadium and one moment of brilliance separated the Eastern Conference rivals. Gustavo Bou paired smart movement with an electric finish and as a result, the Revs have nine points from four games. 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