FOXBOROUGH, MA– Following the New England Revolution’s 3-1 victory over Orlando City SC, defender Dave Romney, midfielder Carles Gil and forward Gustavo Bou have made the MLS Team of the Week!
This is Carles Gil’s 5th appearance in MLS Team of the Week. He has appeared on the bench of Team of the Week (Matchday 6), a starter the week after in the following Team of the Week (Matchday 7) named Player of the Matchday (Matchday 16), and had another starting appearance in last weeks team of the week (Matchday 18)
This is Gustavo Bou’s 2nd appearance in MLS Team of the Week. He last appeared on the bench of Team of the week (Matchday 4).
This is Dave Romney’s first appearance in MLS Team of the Week this season.
MLS Team of the Matchday 19. Image Courtesy of Major League Soccer.
Defender Dave Romney obtained a substitute position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 19 following his stellar defensive performance versus Orlando City SC. Romney, who played the full 90 minutes finished the match with 7.7 match rating according to Fotmob. Offensively, Romney had 0 total shots on the night with 72 touches and 3 passes into the final third. The defender went 53/59 (90%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 5/7 accuracy on long balls (71%). Romney defensively was 3/3 (100%) on tackles won with 1 block, 5 clearances (3 of which were headed clearances), 1 interception, along with 12 recoveries. He went 3/4 (75%) on ground duels and was 0/1 (0%) on aerial duels won. He was fouled 0 times and committed 1 foul.
Foxboro, Massachusetts: New England Revolution defender Dave Romney (2) wins the header in a MLS game between the New England Revolution and Orlando City SC at Gillette Stadium on June 17 2023. (c) Burt Granofsky
Midfielder Carles Gil obtained a position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 19 following his eye-catching performance. Gil, who played all 90 minutes finished the match with an 8.5 rating according to Fotmob and received man of the match honors. Offensively, Carles had 1 goal on 4 shot attempts (100 % accuracy) with 0 assists. Gil had 86 touches and 22 passes into the final third. The midfielder went 60/69 (89%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 10/12 accuracy on long balls (83%) and 0/3 (0%) on accurate crosses. He went 3/4 (75%) on successful dribbles and was dispossessed 0 times during the match with 4 chances created. He also took 1 corner during the match. Gil defensively was 1/1 (100%) on tackles won with 4 recoveries. He went 7/10 (70%) on ground duels and was 0/0 (0%) on aerial duels won. He was fouled 3 times and committed 0 fouls during the match.
Foxboro, Massachusetts: New England Revolution midfielder Carles Gil (10) looks for space in a MLS game between the New England Revolution and Orlando City SC at Gillette Stadium on June 17 2023. (c) Burt Granofsky
Forward Gustavo Bou managed to make obtain a starting position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 19 following his fantastic performance. Bou managed to play the full 90 minutes and obtained an 8.5 match rating according to Fotmob. Offensively, Gustavo had 1 goal on 5 total shots (100% accuracy) with 1 assist. In the attack, Bou went 25/34 (74%) on accurate passes with 2 chances created. He managed 53 touches with 1/2 successful dribbles (50%). His passes in the final third tallied 2 with 0/5 (0%) accurate crosses and 1/2 (50%) accurate long balls. He managed to get dispossessed 1 times throughout the match and also took 1 corner kick. Defensively, Gustavo went 1/1 (100%) on tackles won with 2 recoveries. He went 2/8 (25%) on ground duels won and went 0/0 (0%) on aerial duels won. He was fouled 0 times during the match and committed 2 fouls.
Foxboro, Massachusetts: New England Revolution forward Gustavo Bou (7) in a MLS game between the New England Revolution and Orlando City SC at Gillette Stadium on June 17 2023. (c) Burt Granofsky
The New England Revolution (8-6-3, 30 pts.) remain in Foxborough, MA to face Orlando City SC (7-5-4, 26 pts.) in an MLS Match on Saturday, June 17th. The match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
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