The Revs Need a Box-to-Box Midfielder

The New England Revolution have a good squad. In fact, they have a squad that shouldn’t be missing the playoffs two years in a row. Adding three new central defenders in Claude Dielna, Benjamin Angoua, and Antonio Delamea, along with striker Krisztian Nemeth were good pieces, but the Revolution still have one major void left to be filled. A number “8” — a box-to-box midfielder — is exactly what the Revolution need to take the next step.

In the squad, the Revolution have some talented midfielders but there’s a gap between the holding (defensive) midfielder and the attacking midfielder. Lee Nguyen is the right player for the attacking midfield role as made evident by the 11 goals and 15…