{"id":48296,"date":"2023-10-22T13:33:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T17:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=48296"},"modified":"2023-10-22T13:33:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T17:33:33","slug":"revs-beat-upcoming-playoff-opponents-philly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2023\/10\/22\/revs-beat-upcoming-playoff-opponents-philly\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolution \u201cDig Deep and Fight Through Until the End\u201d Against Upcoming Playoff Opponents, Philly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Revolution came from behind to beat the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilaUnion\/status\/1715883579492778376\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Union<\/a> on decision day. This win at Gillette Stadium secures fifth spot for Clint Peay\u2019s side in the Eastern Conference and as a result, Philly will be their first playoff opponents.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>New England Get the Better of Their Playoff Opponents<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Gustavo Bou Fires Revs to Three Points with Decision Day Double<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Jacob Jackson started in goal for the Revs for the second game running and he was heavily involved in the first goal of this game. Neither him or <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2023\/04\/08\/exclusive-interview-dave-romney-revs\/\" target=\"_self\">Dave Romney<\/a> were in full control of the situation with Julian Carranza the man to take control of the situation for the away side.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson spoke to the Revs media and had this to say on the mix-up. \u201cI think I can look back on that and look about how I spoke to Romney. He couldn&#8217;t hear me, and I think that&#8217;s on me. As the goalie, you&#8217;ve got to be loud and command everything. So, I take blame for the goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Another one for Gustavo Bou!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NERevolution?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NERevolution<\/a> take the lead just before the break. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cPmC05R0y0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/cPmC05R0y0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Major League Soccer (@MLS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLS\/status\/1715864077426200731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After Carranza netted his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/stats\/players\/?stat-type=goals#season=2023&amp;competition=mls-regular-season&amp;club=5513&amp;statType=general&amp;position=all\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">14<sup>th<\/sup> of the season<\/a>, taking him level with Daniel Gazdag at the top of the Union scoring charts, Gustavo Bou hit back for the home side. The Argentine international has been in and out of the squad with injuries and so this was the perfect time for him to find the back of the net against the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Bou\u2019s first goal against the Revs\u2019 upcoming playoff opponents came from the penalty spot, Damian Lowe\u2019s handball as the cause of it all. La Pantera as he is affectionately nicknamed, was then put through on goal by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjZrcO7loqCAxWKWMAKHVEQDGkQFnoECBgQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Flastwordonsports.com%2Fsoccer%2F2023%2F07%2F07%2Fcaptain-carles-gil-absent-vs-redbulls%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw3obQ9NpnPeY6W41vStaXwH&amp;opi=89978449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carles Gil<\/a>. Andre Blake got behind Bou\u2019s shot only for the ball to squirm over his head, completing the Revs\u2019 comeback.<\/p>\n<p>When discussing his two goals for the Revolution, Bou was keen to heap all of the praise upon his teammates. First he gave his thanks to Gil for allowing him to take the penalty and he then said this: \u201cI always try to adapt to my teammates just as much as I adapt to any position. I have great teammates who get me great opportunities in front of the goal to score.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=newssearch&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjuqrzHloqCAxVCnVwKHbnoCQEQxfQBKAB6BAgHEAE&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Flastwordonsports.com%2Fsoccer%2F2023%2F08%2F26%2Fjordan-adebayo-smith-interview%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw3zN5xXHouMWfu0P5YrbLnO&amp;opi=89978449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exclusive Interview: Jordan Adebayo-Smith Talks Revs II Success, Moving From London To The U.S. And Life Away From The Pitch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seeing Future Playoff Opponents Up Close and Personal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This game was hugely important for the Revs as it ends their three-game winless streak and gives them that winning feeling heading into the playoffs. As well as that, with Philly being their first playoff opponents, this team know that they are capable of beating them and have won the first mental battle.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the prospect of facing the Union once again, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2023\/10\/19\/jacob-jackson-starting-vs-union\/\" target=\"_self\">Clint Peay<\/a> had this to say. \u201cIt&#8217;s going to be a difficult game. You can see they\u2019re a physical team, they&#8217;re aggressive, they&#8217;ve got a lot of size, so set pieces is an area where in these sort of games, you can lock it down and just play for percentages of set pieces and things like that. So I think in a knockout sort of situation, they&#8217;re a difficult to team to face, because they don&#8217;t mind that you have the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4\ufe0f\u20e3\ud83c\udd9a5\ufe0f\u20e3<\/p>\n<p>See you soon, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilaUnion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@PhilaUnion<\/a> \ud83d\udc4a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLSCupPlayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MLSCupPlayoffs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VBrkfZekpL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/VBrkfZekpL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New England Revolution (@NERevolution) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NERevolution\/status\/1716100134163952032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, defender Andrew Farrell offered a more optimistic perspective about what is to come. \u201cWe&#8217;re playing against a team that we just beat\u2026 Once you get to the playoffs, anything can happen, like I said. And I think we have a good team when we show up. And if we show up, then we can play with anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Can the Revolution get the job done once again when they cross paths with the 2020 Supporters\u2019 Shield champions?<\/p>\n<p>Featured image credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports: Oct 21, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Revolution came from behind to beat the Philadelphia Union on decision day. This win at Gillette Stadium secures fifth spot for Clint Peay\u2019s side in the Eastern Conference and as a result, Philly will be their first playoff opponents. 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