The New England Revolution have had some exciting matches this season, but Saturday’s wasn’t one of them.
On their way to settling for a scoreless draw, the Revs and Sounders amassed 15 shots with two on target. The game produced very few exciting moments, which led to head coach Brad Friedel opening his press conference by asking reporters if they were still awake.
Once the laughs subsided, Friedel discussed why it was such a mundane 90 minutes.
“They only wanted a draw,” head coach Brad Friedel explained. “[Seattle coach] Brian Schmetzer said even after the game, ‘Sorry we played like that, but we had to.