
The Argentine can score from all angles and hit 15 goals in the 2021 regular-season - just four short of Golden Boot-winner Taty Castellanos.īut he was also a real creative force with eight assists.

If Gil is the maverick creator thrust into the limelight, Gustavo Bou is the foundational attacking piece who just does everything at an 8/10 level. ? /nQ7DlJ22EJ- Major League Soccer May 4, 2021 But if he's supplying such reliable ammunition to Bou, Buksa, and now, Altidore, who really cares? The only criticism you can level at the Spaniard is that he doesn't score enough goals (he managed just four last season). He'll slice and dice the opposition defense one way or another. Whether it's through precision passing or dynamic dribbling, Gil isn't fussy. All while missing the whole of August with a muscle injury. Throughout the entire league, only Djordje Mihailovic (14) managed more primary assists (13) during the regular-season, while he was 38 clear in chances created (130), and fifth for successful dribbles (76). The reigning MVP, Carles Gil enjoyed a stellar creative 2021 season for the Revs. Who are New England Revolution's key players? New England Revolution predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Turner Bye, Kessler, Farrell, Jones Lletget, Kaptoum Buksa, Gil, Bou Altidore. But when you have so many weapons in your armory, is that such a bad thing?

The Revs do leave space in behind thanks to their attacking nature and can often find themselves running back toward their own goal. With Buchanan leaving for Belgium, the dynamic may have to chance a little bit, while Jozy Altidore will come in and out of the side to provide more of an attacking focal point.

The four interchanged positions frequently, distorting the opposition backline and creating space for each other, while their movements centrally created even more space for the full-backs to get forward.
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Last season, that solid central unit's main function was to free up the attacking quartet of Carles Gil, Gustavo Bou, Adam Buksa, and Tajon Buchanan. This allows full-backs Brandon Bye and DeJuan Jones to push forward and provide width. Center-backs Andrew Farrell and Henry Kessler - and this season, Omar Gonzalez - are primarily tasked with stopping the opposition and are shielded in front by two holding midfielders. Bruce Arena mainly stuck to a 4-2-3-1 system last season.
