The New England Revolution opened the 2018 season with a 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union. The game left many fans with questions and I’m here to provide some insight.
Question One: Brad Friedel’s line-up looked a bit different from ones we saw during Jay Heaps’s tenure. What stuck out the most from Saturday’s starting XI?
Friedel followed the same formation as Heaps, a 4-2-3-1. I didn’t see any surprises in the back four, with Delamea and Dielna staying at centerback, Farrell staying at right back, and Somi unsurprisingly replacing Tierney, who struggled last year.