While featuring a largely experimental lineup, the Revolution fell to the Houston Dynamo, 2-0, in the Desert Diamond Cup opener on Wednesday night. As in most preseason contests, the result only tells a fraction of the story.
Here are four takeaways to consider following the Revs’ loss in Tucson:
1. Xavier Kouassi’s fitness level remains unclear
Revolution fans exhaled when Kouassi made his highly-anticipated debut on Wednesday, but inhaled again when Heaps subbed him out in the 18th minute. While the Revolution head man pre-planned the substitution, he admitted Kouassi was “still, from a fitness standpoint, a little bit further away.