ANALYSIS – The Toronto FC missed chances resulted in a loss at BMO Field as TFC losses for the first time at home. It was also not a great performance as they turned over the ball a lot and never capitalized on their chances. The Revolution also turned over the ball a lot but were more clinical on offence and had more shots on goal than TFC.
Full Game Summary:#TFCLive had many chances to score but struggled to get their shots on target.
The #NERevs took advantage of #TFCLive’s defensive mistakes.
The New England Revolution did an excellent job of defending Federico Bernardeschi.#TORvNE | 0-2 | #MLS
— Last Word on Soccer (@LastWordSC) May 7, 2023
It seemed like when Federico Bernardeschi had the ball, more often than not, there were Revolution defenders there to defend him. They paid more attention to him than the other players on the team. Some examples of this include:
It is clear from this that the Revolution most feared Bernardeschi when trying to defend their lines. Their defence was not great at all, but it was good enough for the win and the shutout.
The New England Revolution turned over the ball a lot, especially early on. However, TFC was unable to get shots on goal. The only times they got shots on goal were Richie Laryea and Lorenzo Insigne’s shots n the second half, but even then, either the angle was too short or the shot went straight to the Revolution goalkeeper. Some of the big changes include:
Insigne and especially Richie Laryea, played a big role in Toronto FC getting free-kicks near the box. However, they were not able to capitalize, which was something the Revolution was able to do. This is what coach Bob Bradley said after the game and the inability to convert the turnovers into goals in the post-game press conference:
In this game specifically, New England did feel more dangerous as a team when Toronto turned over the ball then vice versa. It is something Toronto FC needs to improve on for their two big Canadian Classique games coming up in the next six days.
19’ The #NERevs score as Sigurd Rosted turns over the ball and Bobby Wood capitalizes! #MajorLeagueSoccer#TORvNE | 0-1 | #MLS pic.twitter.com/oS87tyrYNW
— Last Word on Soccer (@LastWordSC) May 7, 2023
The New England Revolution, unlike Toronto FC took advantage of defensive mistakes from the opposing team. In fact, they had the better scoring opportunities. The ones that TFC paid for were:
Other examples include TFC giving up the ball in the 38-minute, which resulted in a great scoring chance for Emmanuel Boateng, who was unable to get a cross from Brandon Bye. Mark-Anthony Kaye also turned over the ball in the 31-minute.
62' DeJuan Jones doubles #NERevs lead! #TFCLive goalkeeper, Sean Johnson, made a big save from a Carles Gil shot, but Jones puts the rebound into the back of the net. #MajorLeagueSoccer#TORvNE | 0-2 | #MLS pic.twitter.com/0qhb0eOSc5
— Last Word on Soccer (@LastWordSC) May 7, 2023
Toronto FC before this game had two wins and three losses. Now, they lost their first home game this year against the New England Revolution. TFC looked like they were going to lose against Charlotte FC, but was able to get the draw. In this game, TFC was unable to get the job done.
Both Toronto FC and the New England Revolution have a busy week coming up. First, with the Revolution, they host the USL’s Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on May 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET. They travel to face Inter Miami CF at DRV PNK Stadium on May 13 at 7:30 p.m. ET. This is while TFC have two very big games coming up with two against Canadian Classique rivals, CF Montreal. The first game will be a Canadian Championship quarterfinals game on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Toronto will then travel to Montreal on Saturday at Stade Saputo (Saputo Stadium) at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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