The Lee Nguyen Saga was a major story line at the beginning of the 2018 season, but New England Revolution players don’t think it affected their campaign.
The drama started when Nguyen was absent for the Revs’ first training session on Jan. 23. It was soon revealed that the star midfielder was hoping to force a trade. At the time, general manager Michael Burns stated that the club has “zero tolerance for guys who don’t honor their contracts.”
Nguyen rejoined the Revolution during the second week of February, but never saw the field.