Orlando City never looked comfortable in this one, spending most of their night visibly frustrated as the Lions fell 3-0 to New England Revolution at home in Exploria Stadium. We saw Head Coach Oscar Pareja deploy Mauricio Pereyra deeper in the formation yet again, and the lack of Ercan Kara was again a detriment to the Orlando attack. Here are our five takeaways from the loss.
Pereyra and the Double Pivot
Earlier in the season, Orlando found great success in the distribution from Mauricio Pereyra. He was a league leader in assists for quite a while, but lately finds himself sitting deeper in a double pivot.