FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Brad Friedel changed more than half of the New England Revolution’s starting XI last weekend as six fresh faces entered the fold against Minnesota United FC, but it was a slight change in how some of the Revs’ key attacking pieces set up that might’ve made the biggest difference.
Carles Gil, who played primarily as a second forward through the Revolution’s first four games, dropped a bit deeper to partner Scott Caldwell in central midfield. That allowed Juan Agudelo and Teal Bunbury to start up top together for the first time this season, and the results were there to see in the Revs’ 2-1 win.