Toronto FC Vs New England Revolution: 3 things we learned – No Giovinco, no problem

2. Revolution are in trouble

Sadly, this was a night to forget for the New England Revolution and Brad Friedel. The performance was lacklustre, key decisions did not go their way, and the same vulnerabilities of yesteryear again came back to bite them.

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The Revolution may have scored twice, but one was a penalty and the other was a deflected, scuffed effort from Carles Gil that was a little freakish and unlikely to be replicated. This was not a very good showing from a team that might not be as cohesive Friedel would like them to be.

A note should be said for Toronto’s second goal. By the law, it was not offside. But the law is wrong — or the interpretation of the law is wrong, whichever you want to choose. Nevertheless, the Revolution still got screwed.

But even with the decisions not going their way, the defensive vulnerabilities were again painful, with Toronto scything through with ease. The high press was not quite as suffocating. Chances were difficult to create, with only seven shots in total, one of them coming from a penalty. They have just one point from three games and play the Columbus Crew, Minnesota United, Atlanta United and the New York Red Bulls in their next five games. The Revs are in trouble.