FOXBOROUGH, MA– Following the New England Revolution’s 1-0 victory over Nashville SC, defender Henry Kessler and forward Gustavo Bou have made the MLS Team of the Week!
MLS Team of the Matchday 4. Image Courtesy of Major League Soccer.
New England Revolution center back Henry Kessler obtained a starting position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 4 following his stellar defensive performance versus Nashville SC on March 18th. Kessler, who played the full 90 minutes finished the match with 8.0 match rating according to Fotmob. Offensively, Kessler had 0 total shots on the night with 80 touches and 9 passes into the final third. The defender went 52/67 (78%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 7/16 accuracy on long balls (44%). Kessler defensively was 3/3 (100%) on tackles won with 3 blocks, 2 clearances (2 of which were headed clearances), 1 interception, along with 13 recoveries. He went 4/4 (100%) on ground duels and was 3/7 (43%) on aerial duels won. This is Henry Kessler’s second appearance in the MLS Team of the Matchday this season.
March 4, 2023; Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA; Revolution players celebrate after winning an MLS game between the New England Revolution and the Houston Dynamo FC at Gillette Stadium 3-0. (c) Burt Granofsky
Along with Kessler, New England Revolution designated player forward Gustavo Bou managed to make a substitute appearance in the MLS Team of the Matchday 4 following his fantastic performance. Bou managed to play 85 minutes and obtained an 8.2 Man of the Match rating according to Fotmob. Offensively, Gustavo had 1 goal on 3 total shots (67% accuracy) with 1 big chance missed. In the attack, Bou went 23/32 (72%) on accurate passes with 0 chances created. He managed 46 touches with 2/3 successful dribbles (67%). His passes in the final third tallied 5 with 0/2 (0%) accurate crosses and 5/6 (83%) accurate long balls. He managed to get dispossessed 0 times throughout the match and was noted as an offensive threat that was always in an attacking position. Bou was offside 2 times during the match. Defensively, Gustavo had 0 tackles won with 2 recoveries. He went 4/5 (80%) on ground duels won and went 2/3 (67%) on aerial duels won. He was fouled 2 times during the match
March 18, 2023. Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA. Forward Gustavo Bou (7) dribbles by Walker Zimmerman (25). Photo from the New England Revolution–Nashville FC game, which New England won 1-0.
The New England Revolution (3-0-1, 9 pts.) are set to travel to Washington, DC to face DC United (1-1-2, 4 pts.) at Audi Field in Washington, DC on Saturday, March 25. The match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
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