No, I knew you already had that part covered!I think you missed the lede:
I'm told the #NERevs have completed the transfer of Argentine striker Gustavo Bou from Club Tijuana for a fee between $6-7 million. Bruce Arena really is a miracle worker for getting the historically stingy Revs to spend that kind of money. #MLS
If they were allowed to choose, I think the Revs would probably prefer to charter on the day of the game than fly commercial the night before.Ouch, the Revs flight to DC yesterday was cancelled so they had to charter a plane and it just got them there now:
https://twitter.com/SoccerInsider/status/1149494378953465857
More telling than any run of results, however, is in the increased investment around the club. Long one of the lowest-spending ownership groups in MLS, the Krafts have finally started to open the checkbook for the Revolution. It started with the training facility, which will be one of the finest in the league once it’s completed. Executives at other clubs around MLS were skeptical that the club would fire Burns and Friedel while there was still time left in both of their contracts, but the fact that the Krafts took action was another sign. Hiring Arena on a seven-figure salary, making him one of the highest-paid coaches in the league, according to sources, was another.
And then there is the signing of Argentine forward Gustavo Bou from Club Tijuana, the latest and perhaps most significant signal of the Revs’ intent yet. The club made the announcement last Wednesday, and Frank Dell’Appa reported in The Boston Globe that the Revolution will be paying between $12 and $16 million in combined transfer fee and salary for the 29-year-old designated player. A source confirmed those numbers to The Athletic.
Another investment could be a USL team. Dell’Appa and Jonathan Sigal reported for the New England Soccer Journal in June that the Revs were “considering” launching a USL team in 2020, and sources confirmed that the Revs have held discussions with the USL about launching their own squad in USL League One—the third-division of American soccer—next year.
WOW What a goal. That was something and great to see the reaction of the fans there in the rain.Hell of an introductory volley there by Bou.
Um...yes.so hang on, is Bruce Arena an over-the-hill has-been whose decisions lead to chaos, dysfunction and missing the WCF despite the rules being stacked in our favor... or is he a motivational and tactical genius who can take some sad-sack franchise like the Revs, make players believe in themselves, convinced a moribund ownership to invest in transfers (and choose them wisely), and immediately propel it towards contention?
I can't keep this all straight anymore.
I'm sure Rooney's announcement hasn't helped, but DCU had been in a tailspin for a good two months prior. They've only won three games since mid-May. They have some holes, but I also wonder if it's time to move on from Ben Olsen, who has been in the job since 2010. I think he's been shown some loyalty after he spent years dealing with the very lean rosters he was given by DCU in the pre-Audi, pre-Rooney era when they spent very little money. But has he ever shown he's a particularly good manager?I haven’t followed, but I wonder how much of an effect Rooney’s announcement that he’s leaving DC has had on the roster.
Credit to Arena for putting the Revs back in the playoff mix.
Arena deserves a lot of credit. They have been a completely different team with him at the helm. Nice of them to spend a little on Bou, so let’s hope that’s a sign of ownership investing more money into the team moving forward.I haven’t followed, but I wonder how much of an effect Rooney’s announcement that he’s leaving DC has had on the roster.
Credit to Arena for putting the Revs back in the playoff mix.