r/newenglandrevolution

So as of right now I am trying to build a New England Revolution sticker book like how Topps does it. Im currently on the Special Stickers section which includes special things about the Revolution (moments, balls, players, stadium, fort, anything)

I currently only have 6 out of my goal of 15 ideas

S-01 The Fort

S-02 Revs old crayon flag badge

S-03 Old Foxborough Stadium

S-04 Carles Gil winning 2021 Landon Donovan MVP

S-05 Taylor Twellman winning 2 MLS Golden Boots & the 2005 Landon Donovan MVP

S-06 Steve Nicols final match as Manager

And I would absolutely love to involve you guys in the process!

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The playoff bracket is taking shape with a month till decision day. If the table holds as is the second seeded Revs would play seventh seeded Orlando. Not a bad match up. Of course there are seven matches left and the Revs are even with #3 Inter Miami on points in the East.

The only non-playoff team (if the playoffs were today) the Revs will play in the next seven games is Cincinnati on Oct 14. But that is an away game and Cincinnati is not a bad team standing just on the outside of the playoffs at 10th in the East. The Revs have the 3rd most difficult remaining schedule. On the flip side Inter Miami has a relatively easy schedule ranked 28th out of 30 teams:

• Revs (3rd most difficult remaining schedule)
  • Oct 10 v Seattle — 7th in West
  • Oct 14 @ Cincinnati — 10th in East
  • Oct 17 v Chicago — 5th in East
  • Oct 24 @ Philadelphia — 6th in East
  • Oct 28 v NY Red Bulls — 8th in East
  • Nov 2 v Inter Miami — 3rd in East
  • Nov 7 @ Orlando — 7th in East
• Inter Miami (28th most difficult remaining schedule)
  • Oct 10 v D.C. United — 11th in East
  • Oct 14 v NYCFC — 9th in East
  • Oct 17 @ Atlanta — 14th in East
  • Oct 24 @ NY Red Bulls — 8th in East
  • Oct 28 v Cincinnati — 10th in East
  • Nov 2 @ New England — 2nd in East
  • Nov 7 v Charlotte — 4th in East

If the Revs finish second in the East their likely opponent in the first round is Orlando or Cincinnati.* If the Revs finish third their most likely opponent will be Charlotte or Philadelphia. It is debatable who we would prefer to play. But the Revs should be favored in any of these draws, except for Philly which would be a toss up**. What matters more is the conference semifinal where the Revs are most likely to face Inter Miami. If the Revs can keep the second seed that will be a home match which puts them in a better position to beat Inter Miami and make a deep run.

Really looking forward to watching the Revs in the home stretch, especially that Nov 2 game vs Inter Miami!

*Based on my MLS forecasting model (tested against past seasons it wasn't trained on), which has Cincinnati climbing into 7th in a meaningful share of simulations.
** Based on my MLS forecasting model (tested against past seasons it wasn't trained on), which views Philly in its current form as a dangerous team

I live in PVD and none of my friends are soccer fanatics. I finally just went to a Revs game alone and really enjoyed it, though going alone was still a little awkward. The people I was sitting close to were mostly families with young kids. Would love to find other women in their 20s who also go to games!

Here we are, the final month (ish) of MLS action. Its been a good season for New England with ups (April & may dark arts) and downs (early august.) But as of now, with 7 games to go, New England sit 2nd, 12 points above 10th place Cincinnati. and let's look at New England last 7 games.

New England vs Seattle (October 10th, Home, 7:30 PM)

New England vs Cincinnati (October 14th, Away, 7:30 PM)

New England vs Chicago (October 17th, Home, 7:30 PM) (Going to this game)

New England vs Philadelphia (October 24th, Away, 7:30 PM)

New England vs NYRB (October 28th, 7:30 PM)

New England vs Miami (November 1st, 7:00 PM)

New England vs Orlando (November 8th, 4:00 PM)

Now let me just examine each fixture game by game

First game, vs Seattle. Is Seattle in hot form? Yes, but the teams they faced in their last 5 were 8th, 9th, 11th, 14th and 15th. Not impressive. Since New England are in red hot form (ignore the RSL loss that was a illusion) I say New England win roughly 2-0.

Second game, Vs Cincinatti. Do I got to say anything about this? Cincinnati is in dog shit form, losing to Montreal. MONTREAL of all teams. Are they a really strong team at home? Yes but their last 5 they got 2/15 points. Revolution 2-1 Cincinatti.

Third game, vs Chicago. This could be the game where New England seal the deal and go into the playoffs. Chicago is a good team away from home but were forgetting New England at home is a entirely different team from New England away. Lewandowski is a fraud, so I say a close game like last time they faced, Revolution 3-2 Chicago.

Fourth and toughest, Philadelphia. Philadelphia is going to be a test to say the fucking least, with their last 5 all being wins. But their highest opponent was Orlando who are frankly without a doubt, shit. New England 2-2 Philadelphia.

Fifth game, vs the NYRB. No one likes the Red Bulls, and its fair to say that they're not a very good team. The team is being carried by Mehmeti and Hall but if they're out I will go as far and say New England will blow NYRB to the ground. But im not Delusional, so i will say, New England 1-0 NYRB.

Sixth game, vs Miami. No one likes Miami, and Miami just lost to Columbus. Will Messi and Co win? I say no. (I'm also going to this game btw) Even though Miami are 8-3-3 on the road, New England is 9-2-2 at home. New England 2-1 Inter Miami.

Final Game, decision day. Orlando are as I stated, a shit club with just Griezzman to save them. Revs beat them at home 4-2, but Orlando are good at home with a 7-2-4 record. I expect to see rotation is Miami, Charlotte and Chicago all Royally shit the bed, so ill say New England 2-1 Orlando thanks to a PK.

So yea, its a very long post but I say a easy 16/18 points should do the job. Of course im curious as to what everyone says, but I wont budge a lot and say 0/18 points.

Thank You

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