TUCSON, Ariz. – With the battle for roster spots heating up in the final weeks of preseason, New England Revolution head coach Jay Heaps put out a pair of blended lineups in Wednesday night’s meeting with Real Salt Lake. The objective was to “give everyone a fair fight” as unsigned rookies, trialists and veterans featured together for the Revs in both the first and second halves.
There were those who no doubt grasped hold of the opportunity, including unsigned SuperDraft picks Michael Gamble and Femi Hollinger-Janzen. The duo started on the left and right wings, respectively, alongside veterans Juan Agudelo, Lee Nguyen, Kelyn Rowe and Gershon Koffie.