New England Revolution 1, Chicago Fire 1: What We Learned

Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY SportsThe Chicago Fire made it out of Foxboro with a point against the New England Revolution, but it almost wasn’t meant to be. The last kick of the game was a point blank opportunity for Revs forward Justin Rennicks, who inexplicably sky’d it over the crossbar. Regardless of the score, it was a fast paced entertaining affair, and there were plenty of things to take away from it. This is what we learned from the Fire’s 1-1 draw with the Revs.

3-5-2 for What?

I’m not entirely sure I like the Fire playing with three defenders. After the Fire went to three at the back, the Revs got their best scoring opportunities of the night and should have won the game if it were not…