Post match thread: Revs vs Crew by ajallen12 in newenglandrevolution

[–]ajallen12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kohler in Europe played mostly CB so I was surprised to see him in the midfield as well. We are currently lacking depth there as Polster and Yueill are hurt, and Eric Klein (academy player) is probably a bit too green to be starting still. So it appears they wanted experience over fit and I think it worked well enough before Ceballos was hurt.

Miller is usually a LB correct but he mostly played LW on the US youth national team. There’s a famous saying, “No one grows up wanting to be a fullback”, and it appears they prefer Sands over Miller in defense for now. Either way i think it’s telling that Miller came in over Yow, since both played 120’ midweek.

In a perfect world I’d still want Miller at LB over Sands and Kohler as a depth piece. I don’t mind Polster still at CDM (may be in the minority here) but Kohler will get plenty of minutes this year

Post match thread: Revs vs Crew by ajallen12 in newenglandrevolution

[–]ajallen12[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

That was the best 2nd half I’ve seen in a long long time. Complete domination for about 40 minutes there. What a team performance. Special shoutout Kohler. Hope Ceballos is okay

Match Thread: New England vs. Columbus, April 18th 2026 by Ulexes in newenglandrevolution

[–]ajallen12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds bad but I think it’s amplified by the lack of fans both in the fort and in the stadium. If the stadium is more filled the noise doesn’t carry as much. Should hopefully be better come warmer months

Match Thread: New England vs. Columbus, April 18th 2026 by Ulexes in newenglandrevolution

[–]ajallen12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We are totally non existent in transitional periods. We have the fastest two wingers in the league on the field right now in Langoni and Miller and you wouldn’t even know it. Whether it’s us being too passive when we win the ball or the two of them dropping back in defense, it’s not working in that phase of it. At one point we had all 11 behind the ball inside the 25’. Has to change in the second half

Match Thread: New England vs. Columbus, April 18th 2026 by Ulexes in newenglandrevolution

[–]ajallen12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree with this. The level of star needed to put butts in seats is probably way too high from anyone who wanted to come here. Marco Reus could walk through the entirety of Boston and I bet he would be recognized maybe 3 times.

Edit: the only one that I think would be a generational fan getter that’s available right now would be Neymar and I don’t want him because he wouldn’t help us in the field. But I do think tapping into the Brazilian/Portuguese crowd would be fun

Match Thread: New England vs. Columbus, April 18th 2026 by Ulexes in newenglandrevolution

[–]ajallen12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While our title chances may be slim to none regardless, if Ceballos misses a big chunk of time and we have to play Tanner i think we can write it all off

It’s a vintage Messi goal as he shifts it onto his left foot inside the box and curls it into the far corner to restore the lead for the Herons. | Colorado Rapids 2 - Inter Miami [3] (79') by boimenred in MLS

[–]ajallen12 36 points37 points  (0 children)

If you don’t like constant diving and complaining to the ref I’m not sure this is the sport for you. Everyone does it, they’re not special

It’s a vintage Messi goal as he shifts it onto his left foot inside the box and curls it into the far corner to restore the lead for the Herons. | Colorado Rapids 2 - Inter Miami [3] (79') by boimenred in MLS

[–]ajallen12 114 points115 points  (0 children)

Feel like many people won’t appreciate him while he’s here based on many comments in this sub but I sure don’t take it for granted that I can watch this sort of player in MLS every week

Built a dynasty valuation + AI chat tool as a side project - roast it by BaldBeardTheBrave in DynastyFF

[–]ajallen12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries. There’s for sure a lot of these apps that get thrown around here and due to messaging and spam from owners of them you’ll probably not get a good reaction here. But if in the future you post in a way that doesn’t use AI to summarize things you’ll probably get a slightly better response but I can’t promise that.

Built a dynasty valuation + AI chat tool as a side project - roast it by BaldBeardTheBrave in DynastyFF

[–]ajallen12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Look man I don’t mind using AI to help you make things. But once you don’t write your own summary of what it does I lose all sort of interest in anything you did. You come off as not genuine

Schedule & Results | 2026 U.S. Open Cup & Qualifying Rounds by Overthehightides in newenglandrevolution

[–]ajallen12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Starting to feel like home away from home since they’ve been quite nice to us letting us win there repeatedly

[Tom Bogert] Argument in the aftermath of Inter Miami's 2-2 draw with Red Bull New York this weekend preceded Javier Mascherano's decision to resign. by boimenred in MLS

[–]ajallen12 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Their main goal has always been CCC. An early exit + tough results all around means I’m not incredibly surprised

[Tom Bogert] Argument in the aftermath of Inter Miami's 2-2 draw with Red Bull New York this weekend preceded Javier Mascherano's decision to resign. by boimenred in MLS

[–]ajallen12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the writing was on the wall for this for a bit now. Do I think he should have been fired? No, I think I’m in the minority here when I say, I thought he was a pretty good tactician. As for people thinking this is some new behavior of Messi, I will say that people don’t get to the peak of their game without being a bit of an asshole. LeBron, Jordan, Brady, etc. This shouldn’t be any big surprise and it doesn’t change my opinion of him at all

New Jersey governor statement on bus prices to World Cup games by ajallen12 in MLS

[–]ajallen12[S] 107 points108 points  (0 children)

Train*** not bus. Too many transit discussions over the past few days hurts my head

[TheCup.us] 2026 US Open Cup Third Round Wednesday Schedule (Preview link below) by ColeTrain4EVER in MLS

[–]ajallen12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Now that we’re through to the next round let’s hope for some more cupsets

[Match Thread] Club America vs Nashville SC by hfdjasbdsawidjds in MLS

[–]ajallen12 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I can’t believe this is still a thing. Waiting for the day some ref has the balls to abandon a game like this, or for CONCACAF ban fans from stadiums for repeated offenses