FOXBOROUGH, Mass – Carles Gil screamed Gustavo Bou’s name to get his attention.
A few moments later all of Gillette Stadium was screaming Gustavo Bou’s name, too, awestruck by the Argentine forward’s jaw-dropping wonder goal just 45 minutes into his MLS debut.
The play that defined Bou’s debut – a largely solid 79-minute performance in the New England Revolution’s comprehensive 4-0 win over visiting Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Wednesday night – arrived on the stroke of halftime. Gil, recognizing the Whitecaps dropping deep to defend corner kicks, had instructed Bou to hold his place outside the box in case he could find him in that space.