When your team plays away on a beautiful day, on a great natural-grass surface, little wind, a big field (120 by 77 yards), against a very experienced player like Piatti, you’re probably going to have problems. The Revs’ solution of merely keeping a close eye on him did not work, as he had far too much freedom to make plays in a number of ways, his most effective being the penetrating pass, a skill enhanced by the near-perfect playing conditions. All this, I am sure, was predictable by the Rev staff, but they had no workable plan to shut him down.
The Revolution had no answer to Piatti
