June 21, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Cincinnati News Release
FC Cincinnati is expecting to see a very different squad from the one they saw in March when they welcome the New England Revolution to TQL Stadium Saturday night.
The Revs, who sit at the bottom of the Eastern Conference entering the match, are in an excellent run of form as the once struggling team has rattled off three consecutive wins to earn their longest winning streak of the season and rocket up the points count.
“They are obviously in good form. They’re coming off a three-game winning streak and you can see a team that’s obviously more confident,” Pat Noonan said at a pre-match press conference Friday of his upcoming opponents. “Anytime you are winning games, that’s going to be the case.
“But they also have a healthier group. [Carles] Gil playing at a very high level. I think [Giacomo] Vrioni has been continuing to perform and improve, [DeJuan] Jones available, the addition of [Xavier] Arreaga in go with [Aljaz] Ivacic, which I hope I got this right. I might have messed that up, so I apologize if so. I just think the their group is more stable and when you have new additions, when you have a new coach, despite Caleb’s [Porter] experience, it does not always look perfect right away, but they are a very good team.”
FCC will have to turn around quickly from the Wednesday victory over Philadelphia and save major reflection for after this match as they prepare for the new opponent. Noonan, who said they had plenty to review and learn from, will have to refocus quickly and adapt on individual performances rather than full team review.
“We didn’t want to focus too much on the good or bad of the Philly game,” Noonan said. “We will have a chance to do that (like) we have in the past when you have the three games in a week, and you have a little bit more time than we can really hone in on some different things. But, I think our focus needed to shift pretty quickly to New England despite the result and despite some things that need to be addressed.”
After battling the heat Wednesday night FCC will once again be tested by the weather as temperatures and heat index projections indicate it could be even hotter at kick-off than the midweek match.
With the heat at high levels, FCC fans in attendance will be allowed to bring one 20 oz. factory-sealed bottles of water into TQL Stadium to help beat the heat, with water fountains available on the concourse level at sections 105, 107, 109, 112,…
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