FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Mired in last place in the Eastern Conference with a 2-8-2 record on May 8, not many people gave the New England Revolution a shot at reaching the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs.
Including the man they named sporting director and head coach shortly thereafter, Bruce Arena.
“I think we had a 99 percent chance of not making the playoffs,” Arena said.
But in the spirit of Lloyd Christmas – “So you’re telling me there’s a chance!” – the Revs made good on that slim one percent in their home finale on Sunday night, completing one of the more remarkable midseason turnarounds in MLS history with a 2-0 win over East-leading New York City FC to book a return to the postseason for the first time since 2015.