HARRISON, N.J. – The rough run of results continues for the New England Revolution, who were on the wrong end of a 1-0 score at the New York Red Bulls306460092" tabindex="0">on Sunday afternoon.
For much of the match, the Revolution hung with last year’s Supporters Shield winners. Defensively they were rarely stretched apart and they frustrated the Red Bulls' movement going forward. But when it came to their own attack, New England continued a bad trend in front of goal.
The Revolution came into the match on the wrong side of three straight shutouts, a total that after 306460093" tabindex="0">Sunday’s loss has now reached 362 minutes without a goal.
Chances were few and far between for the Revolution in the match, who did show a flurry of life early in the second half but did little else in the final third. Much of their game plan seemed to be to pump long balls and hope that Kei Kamara’s aerial dominance could lead to something. Even when they held an edge in possession, as they did in the second half, they still didn’t put many quality shots on frame.
“I think that there were chances created, there were breaks to be had. I think it’s frustrating for everybody. I think we pride ourselves on being a team that can finish,” Revolution head coach Jay Heaps said after the match. “The last four games haven’t been good enough in the final third.”
The lack of goals goes hand-in-hand with a tough run of form.
The loss to the Red Bulls is now the sixth straight match where New England has failed to find a win, dating back to 306460094" tabindex="0">July 23. They haven’t won on the road in league play since 306460095" tabindex="0">June 18, a 2-1 win at the Vancouver Whitecaps. Including Sunday’s loss at Red Bull Arena, the Revolution now have just two points from their last seven road matches.
And they have just eight points overall since that win at Vancouver.
“I’m confident. I think that I see what we can do – have to make sure it translates to the field. We’ve had a run of not very good games,” Heaps said.
“We have to turn it around because time is running out. The one thing about the league is that you feel like if you can get one, you can get two, you can get three and keep plugging away. That’s what we feel we need to do.”
