TUCSON, Ariz. – Kelyn Rowe has always been most comfortable operating centrally, but with 2014 MLS MVP finalist Lee Nguyen holding down the central attacking midfield spot for the New England Revolution, most of Rowe’s playing time in recent years has been on the wing.
But this preseason the Revs are trying something a little different.
In the Revolution’s first two Desert Diamond Cup matches against Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City, Rowe has started deeper in the midfield alongside holding midfielder Gershon Koffie, playing in what head coach Jay Heaps called “an attacking No.