FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution have found early success this season as they’ve put together a four-game unbeaten run with only five games under their belt.
Many changes have been implemented under new head coach Brad Friedel, and one of the most dramatic improvements has been on the defensive side of the ball, highlighted most recently by back-to-back clean sheet victories.
“I think the defense is playing pretty well right now,” said Jalil Anibaba who has started the last four games in central defense. “There are things that we need to do better, of course, and I’m a firm believer in the fact that when the defense is playing well, everyone is playing good defense, from the frontline all the way back to the back four and onto the goalkeeper.