If your attention wasn’t sidetracked by Zlatan’s bicycle kick goal, you’d realize that game 1 under Bruce Arena resulted in the Revolution’s first road win of the season… against his former club.
For so long, former GM Michael Burns was able to get away with mediocrity, and remaining in the middle of the pack. The hiring of Brad Friedel seemed like the easiest decision in the world: he had years of playing experience at the highest levels in the world, he had seen the game from above as an analyst, so why wouldn’t he make a great head coach? The answer to that question came all too quickly, and it wasn’t pretty. At long last, Michael Burns is out, and Friedel fired. It’s Bruce Arena time.
Arena has cemented himself as one of the greatest MLS coaches of all time. His eight years with the LA Galaxy speak for themselves: Three MLS Cup titles, two Supporters Shields, and a 60-point season. If American soccer fans can get past the catastrophe that was his recent time with the US Men’s National Team, they’ll realize and remember that Arena has the MLS in his back pocket.
The Revolution have a young, experienced, fast-in-transition team, a style that Arena can do a lot with. Along with this, New England has three goalkeepers who all have seen substantial minutes throughout their careers in New England in Cropper, Knighton, and Turner. Once Arena is able to establish a consistent starter in net, the continuity and fluidity of this Revolution squad can really begin to flourish.
It might not happen right away, but keep a close eye on the New England Revolution, as they have a new man at the helm, a man who’s only direction right now is forward. It can only be up from here.

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