VOLUME 3 ISSUE 12 MATCHDAY NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION vs. montreal impact sunday, AUGUST 12, 2012 at 7:00pm Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA 13 mid ryan guy
www.revolutionsoccer.net team rosters NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown Last Team 1 Matt Reis GK 6-1 205 3/28/1975 Mission Viejo, Calif. Los Angeles (MLS) 2 Flo Lechner DEF 5-10 170 3/3/1981 Ellwangen, Germany Karlsruher SC (GER) 3 Tyler Polak DEF 5-9 150 5/13/1992 Lincoln, Neb. Creighton 5 A.J. Soares DEF 6-1 170 11/28/1988 Solana Beach, Calif. California 6 Michael Roach MID 6-1 165 11/18/1988 St. Louis, Mo. Saint Louis 7 Blair Gavin MID 6-0 165 1/8/1989 Scottsdale, Ariz. Chivas USA (MLS) 8 Chris Tierney DEF 6-1 170 1/9/1986 Wellesley, Mass. Virginia 11 Kelyn Rowe MID 5-8 150 12/2/1991 Federal Way, Wash. UCLA 13 Ryan Guy MID 5-8 160 9/5/1985 Carlsbad, Calif. St. Patrick's Athletic (IRL) 14 Diego Fagundez MID 5-8 140 2/14/1995 Leominster, Mass. Revolution Under-16s 17 Sainey Nyassi MID 5-8 155 1/31/1989 Bwiam, Gambia Ports Authority FC (GAM) 19 Clyde Simms MID 5-9 170 8/21/1982 Jamestown, N.C. D.C. United (MLS) 22 Benny Feilhaber MID 5-9 160 1/19/1985 Irvine, Calif. AGF Aarhus (DEN) 23 Blake Brettschneider FWD 6-1 172 4/11/1989 Lilburn, Ga. D.C. United (MLS) 24 Lee Nguyen MID 5-8 150 10/7/1986 McKinney, Texas Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) 25 Darrius Barnes DEF 6-1 175 12/24/1986 Raleigh, N.C. Duke 26 Stephen McCarthy MID 6-5 190 7/21/1988 Dallas, Texas North Carolina 27 Jerry Bengtson FWD 6-1 165 4/8/1987 Santa Rosa de Aguan, Honduras CD Motagua (HON) 30 Kevin Alston DEF 5-9 160 5/5/1988 Silver Spring, Md. Indiana 33 Zak Boggs FWD 5-11 180 12/25/1986 Vienna, W. Va. South Florida 34 Bobby Shuttleworth GK 6-2 205 5/13/1987 Tonawanda, N.Y. Austin Aztex (USL) 39 Saër Sène FWD 6-3 185 11/4/1986 Paris, France Bayern Munich II (GER) 40 Tim Murray GK 6-2 190 7/30/1987 Haverhill, Mass. Providence 80 Fernando Cardenas FWD 5-4 150 4/30/1988 Cartago, Colombia America de Cali (COL) 92 Dimitry Imbongo FWD 6-0 160 03/28/1990 Kinshasa, Congo 1860 Munich II (GER) 99 Alec Purdie MID 5-10 185 11/24/1988 Elkhart, Ind. Indiana Head Coach: Jay Heaps Assistant Coaches: Jay Miller, David Vaudreuil Goalkeeper Coach: Remi Roy montreal impact No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Hometown Last Team 1 Donovan Ricketts GK 6-4 210 7/6/1977 Montego Bay, Jamaica Los Angeles (MLS) 2 Nelson Rivas DEF 5-10 209 3/25/1983 Pradera, Colombia Inter Milan (ITA) 3 Shavar Thomas DEF 6-1 195 1/29/1981 Hannah Town, Jamaica Sporting Kansas City (MLS) 6 Hassoun Camara DEF 6-2 188 2/3/1984 Noisy-le-Sec, France Montreal Impact (NASL) 7 Felipe Martins MID 5-7 150 9/30/1991 Engenheiro Beltrao, Brazil FC Lugano (SUI) 8 Patrice Bernier MID 5-9 175 9/23/1979 Brossard, Quebec Lyngby Boldklub (DEN) 9 Marco Di Vaio FWD 5-11 172 7/15/1976 Bologna, Italy Bologna FC (ITA) 11 Sanna Nyassi FWD 5-8 140 1/31/1989 Bwiam, Gambia Colorado Rapids (MLS) 13 Matteo Ferrari DEF 6-1 170 12/5/1979 Aflou, Algeria Beşiktaş (TUR) 14 Alessandro Nesta DEF 6-1 175 3/19/1976 Rome, Italy A.C. Milan (ITA) 15 Jeb Brovsky DEF 6-1 170 12/3/1988 Lakewood, Colo. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) 16 Eduardo Sebrango FWD 6-1 170 4/13/1973 Sancti Spiritus, Cuba Montreal Impact (NASL) 17 Dennis Iapichino DEF 5-10 160 7/27/1990 Frauenfeld, Switzerland FC Lugano (SUI) 18 Collen Warner MID 5-9 177 6/24/1988 Denver, Colo. Real Salt Lake (MLS) 19 Zarek Valentin DEF 5-11 156 8/6/1991 Lancaster, Pa. Chivas USA (MLS) 21 Justin Mapp MID 5-10 161 10/18/1984 Brandon, Miss. Philadelphia Union (MLS) 22 Davy Arnaud MID 5-11 160 6/22/1980 Nederland, Texas Sporting Kansas City (MLS) 23 Bernardo Corradi FWD 6-3 189 3/30/1976 Siena, Italy Udinese Calcio (ITA) 24 Greg Sutton GK 6-6 205 4/19/1977 New York, N.Y. New York Red Bulls (MLS) 25 Lamar Neagle MID 5-11 165 5/7/1987 Federal Way, Wash. Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) 28 Sinisa Ubiparipovic MID 5-8 162 8/25/1983 Mentor, Ohio Montreal Impact (NASL) 29 Calum Mallace MID 6-2 175 10/1/1990 Torphichen, Scotland Marquette University 30 Evan Bush GK 6-2 185 3/6/1986 Concord, Ohio Montreal Impact (NASL) 31 Josh Gardner DEF 5-10 168 9/14/1982 Freeport, Texas Columbus Crew (MLS) 32 Miguel Montaño FWD 5-10 163 6/25/1991 Palmira, Colombia Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) 33 Andrew Wenger FWD 6-1 185 12/25/1990 Terrebonne, Quebec Duke 36 Evan James FWD 5-11 165 6/19/1990 Mississauga, Ontario UNC Charlotte Head Coach: Jesse Marsch Assistant Coaches: Mike Sorber, Mauro Biello, Denis Hamlett Goalkeepers Coach: Preston Burpo 3
statistics 2012 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (6-11-5, 23 pts.) THROUGH GAMES OF AUGUST 4, 2012 UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 39 F Saer Sene 21 19 1624 9 2 59 30 17 34 7 0 0 0 24 M Lee Nguyen 22 20 1773 4 2 40 13 23 42 0 8 2 0 8 D Chris Tierney 21 21 1887 2 4 19 9 11 11 0 42 4 0 11 M Kelyn Rowe 18 13 1100 2 3 25 15 8 9 2 13 0 0 23 F Blake Brettschneider 14 9 812 2 1 17 9 9 11 10 0 0 0 21 M *Shalrie Joseph 18 15 1481 1 3 12 4 29 23 0 0 4 0 80 F Fernando Cardenas 18 5 655 1 2 21 7 7 10 3 2 0 1 22 M Benny Feilhaber 19 17 1539 1 1 34 12 20 58 2 25 4 0 27 F Jerry Bengtson 2 0 75 1 0 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 14 F Diego Fagundez 9 1 193 1 0 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 F Jose Moreno 7 5 376 1 0 10 7 4 4 4 0 1 0 5 D A.J. Soares 21 21 1830 1 0 8 2 21 17 0 0 2 0 30 D Kevin Alston 19 19 1543 0 1 7 0 25 21 0 0 1 0 7 M Blair Gavin (TOT) 9 4 310 0 1 3 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 7 M Blair Gavin (NE) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 M Ryan Guy 12 10 892 0 1 11 7 12 9 4 0 1 0 2 D Florian Lechner 5 3 311 0 1 1 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 26 D Stephen McCarthy 19 19 1533 0 1 2 2 13 17 0 0 2 1 19 M Clyde Simms 17 17 1400 0 1 10 3 8 7 1 0 0 0 25 D Darrius Barnes 5 3 305 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 2 0 92 F Dimitry Imbongo 2 1 94 0 0 2 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 4 D John Lozano 2 2 155 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 17 M Sainey Nyassi 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 D Tyler Polak 1 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 99 F Alec Purdie 4 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 G Matt Reis 20 20 1800 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 F Bjorn Runstrom 3 0 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 G Bobby Shuttleworth 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 M Jeremiah White 2 0 31 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 33 M Zak Boggs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 G Tim Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 F Michael Roach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team totals 22 22 1980 26 23 287 125 225 324 35 90 24 2 Opponent totals 22 22 1980 28 28 278 98 324 225 51 94 39 1 GAME-WINNING GOALS: Saer Sene 2, Chris Tierney 1, Kelyn Rowe 1, Lee Nguyen 1, Fernando Cardenas 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Chris Tierney 2, Saer Sene 1, Lee Nguyen 1, Shalrie Joseph 1, Benny Feilhaber 1, Kevin Alston 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Saer Sene 1-1 * = Played with other teams in 2012. Only New England Revolution statistics listed here. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 34 G Bobby Shuttleworth 2 2 180 7 6 1 0.50 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 G Matt Reis 20 20 1800 91 63 27 1.35 2 2 5 10 5 4 Team totals 22 22 1980 98 69 28 1.27 2 2 6 11 5 5 Opponent totals 22 22 1980 125 97 26 1.18 1 1 11 6 5 8 4
the team 2012 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 1 Matt Reis 2 Flo Lechner 3 Tyler Polak 5 A.J. Soares 6 Michael Roach 7 Blair Gavin 8 Chris Tierney Kelyn 11 Rowe Ryan 13 Guy Diego 14 Fagundez Sainey 17 Nyassi Clyde 19 Simms Benny 22 Feilhaber Blake 23 Brettschneider Lee 24 Nguyen 6
www.revolutionsoccer.net the team Darrius 25 Barnes Stephen 26 McCarthy Jerry 27 Bengtson Kevin 30 Alston Zak 33 Boggs BOBBY 34 SHUTTLEworth Saër 39 Sène Tim 40 Murray Fernando 80 Cardenas Dimitry 92 Imbongo Alec 99 Purdie Head Coach Jay Heaps Assistant Coach Jay Miller Assistant Coach DAvid vaudreuil Goalkeeper Coach Remi Roy 7
POSSIBLE LINE-UPS 2012 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 1 Reis 30 Alston 26 McCarthy 25 Barnes 8 Tierney 13 Guy 19 Simms 22 Feilhaber 24 Nguyen 39 Sène 92 Imbongo 9 Di Vaio 21 Mapp 22 Arnaud 7 Martins 8 Bernier 18 Warner 13 Ferrari 3 Thomas 14 Nesta 6 Camara 1 Ricketts montreal impact 8
series history 2012 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION vs. montreal impact results Overall: 0-1-0 Home games: 0-0-0 Road games: 0-1-0 LAST MEETING 7/18/12 New England 1 at Montreal 2 L player notes Lee Nguyen is the only Revolution player to score a goal against Montreal he had the Revs lone goal against the Impact on July 18 Kelyn Rowe recorded the assist on Lee Nguyen s goal on July 18 In the teams earlier meetings, Darrius Barnes made his first start of 2012, playing center back Sainey Nyassi made his first appearance of the year in the July 18 match at Saputo Stadium, playing on the field at the same time as his twin brother, Sanna, who scored the game-winning goal for Montreal series information The Revolution is 0-1-0 both all-time and on the road against Montreal, with the teams only meeting coming on July 18, at Saputo Stadium Sunday s meeting will be Montreal s first-ever trip to Gillette Stadium The match on Sunday will be the second meeting between the two teams this season, with a third meeting scheduled on October 27 at Saputo Stadium the teams final match of the season to round out the season series The Revs are 10-10-6 all-time against expansion teams in their inaugural seasons... that record includes two draws with the Houston Dynamo in 2006, which was considered an expansion team after relocating from San Jose. Since 2005, New England is 9-5-6 against expansion teams in their inaugural seasons... the Revs went 1-5-0 against the Chicago Fire and Miami Fusion in 1998, just two years after MLS inaugural season. player to watch Getty Images/Richard Wolowicz 10 8 Patrice Bernier Montreal midfielder Patrice Bernier leads Montreal in scoring in this, the Impact s first season in MLS. He has six goals and six assists in 18 appearances. The 32- year old has buried all four of his penalty-kick attempts, including a 28th-minute goal when the Revs and Impact first met at Saputo Stadium on July 18. Bernier began his playing career in Montreal in 2000 before leaving to play overseas in 2002 but returned to expansion Montreal ahead of the 2012 campaign.
revolution schedule 2012 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION 2012 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION schedule Subject to change. Updates will be listed on revolutionsoccer.net. All times listed Eastern. DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ET) TV RESULT Sat., March 10 at San Jose Earthquakes Buck Shaw Stadium 10:30PM CSN L, 0-1 Sat., March 17 at Sporting Kansas City Livestrong Sporting Park 8:30PM CSN L, 0-3 Sat., March 24 vs. Portland Timbers Gillette Stadium 4:00PM CSN W, 1-0 Sat., March 31 at LA Galaxy The Home Depot Center 11:00PM NBC Sports W, 3-1 Thurs., April 5 at FC Dallas FC Dallas Stadium 8:30PM CSN L, 0-1 Sat., April 14 vs. D.C. United Gillette Stadium 4:00PM CSN L, 1-2 Sat., April 28 at New York Red Bulls Red Bull Arena 3:30PM NBC Sports L, 0-1 Wed., May 2 vs. Colorado Rapids Gillette Stadium 8:00PM CSN W, 2-1 Sat., May 5 at Real Salt Lake Rio Tinto Stadium 9:00PM CSN L, 1-2 Sat., May 12 vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC Gillette Stadium 7:30PM CSN W, 4-1 Sat., May 19 vs. Houston Dynamo Gillette Stadium 7:30PM CSN T, 2-2 Sat., May 26 at D.C. United RFK Stadium 7:30PM CSN L, 2-3 Sat., June 2 vs. Chicago Fire Gillette Stadium 7:30PM CSN W, 2-0 Sat., June 16 vs. Columbus Crew Gillette Stadium 7:30PM CSN T, 0-0 Sat., June 23 at Toronto FC BMO Field 4:30PM CSN T, 2-2 Sat., June 30 vs. Seattle Sounders FC Gillette Stadium 7:30PM CSN T, 2-2 Sun., July 8 vs. New York Red Bulls Gillette Stadium 7:00PM CSN/Galavision W, 2-0 Sat., July 14 vs. Toronto FC Gillette Stadium 7:30PM CSN L, 1-0 Wed., July 18 at Montreal Impact Saputo Stadium 8:00PM CSN L, 2-1 Sat., July 21 at Sporting Kansas City Livestrong Park 8:30PM CSN T, 0-0 Sun., July 29 at Philadelphia Union PPL Park 7:00PM NBC Sports L, 2-1 Sat., Aug. 4 vs. Sporting Kansas City Gillette Stadium 7:30PM CSN L, 1-0 Sun., Aug. 12 vs. Montreal Impact Gillette Stadium 7:00PM CSN Sat., Aug. 18 at Chicago Fire Toyota Park 8:30PM CSN Sat., Aug. 25 at Columbus Crew Crew Stadium 7:30PM CSN Wed., Aug. 29 vs. Chivas USA Gillette Stadium 8:00PM CSN Sat., Sept. 1 vs. Philadelphia Union Gillette Stadium 7:30PM CSN Wed., Sept. 5 vs. Columbus Crew Gillette Stadium 8:00PM CSN Sat., Sept. 15 at D.C. United RFK Stadium 7:30PM CSN Sat., Sept. 22 vs. New York Red Bulls Gillette Stadium 7:30PM CSN Sat., Sept. 29 at Houston Dynamo BBVA Compass Stadium 8:30PM CSN Sat., Oct. 6 at Philadelphia Union PPL Park 7:00PM CSN Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Chicago Fire Gillette Stadium 7:30PM CSN Sat., Oct. 27 at Montreal Impact Saputo Stadium 2:00PM CSN 12
standings & schedule 2012 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION mls eastern conference standings Eastern Conference GP W L T PTS GF GA STREAKS LAST 10 Houston Dynamo 23 11 5 7 40 35 25 Won 5 6-1-3 Sporting Kansas City 23 12 7 4 40 28 21 Won 1 3-4-3 New York Red Bulls 23 11 7 5 38 38 34 Lost 2 3-4-3 D.C. United 21 11 7 3 36 35 27 Won 1 6-4-0 Chicago Fire 22 10 7 5 35 25 24 Won 1 5-3-2 Montreal Impact 25 9 13 3 30 35 43 Won 2 5-5-0 Columbus Crew 20 8 8 4 28 20 21 Lost 1 5-4-1 Philadelphia Union 20 7 11 2 23 22 24 Lost 1 5-5-0 New England Revolution 22 6 11 5 23 26 28 Lost 2 2-4-4 Toronto FC 22 5 13 4 19 25 40 Lost 2 4-3-3 mls western conference standings Western Conference GP W L T PTS GF GA STREAKS LAST 10 San Jose Earthquakes 23 13 5 5 44 45 28 Tied 1 5-3-2 Real Salt Lake 24 13 8 3 42 35 28 Lost 1 4-5-1 Seattle Sounders FC 22 10 5 7 37 31 22 Won 2 3-2-5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 23 9 7 7 34 26 28 Lost 1 3-4-3 LA Galaxy 24 10 11 3 33 39 39 Lost 1 6-3-1 Chivas USA 20 7 8 5 26 14 21 Won 1 4-2-4 Colorado Rapids 23 8 14 1 25 29 32 Won 1 2-8-0 FC Dallas 24 5 11 8 23 26 32 Tied 1 2-4-4 Portland Timbers 22 5 12 5 20 20 37 Tied 1 2-7-1 this week s matches Friday, August 10 Houston at New York, 8 p.m. Saturday, August 11 Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Toronto at Columbus, 7:30 p.m. D.C. at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 9 p.m. Seattle at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, August 12 Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Montreal at New England, 7 p.m. LA at Chivas USA, 11 p.m. last week s matches Friday, August 3 New York 0 at Houston 2 Saturday, August 4 Columbus 0 at D.C. 1 Kansas City 1 at New England 0 Philadelphia 0 at Montreal 2 Toronto 1 at Chicago 2 Real Salt Lake 0 at Colorado 1 Sunday, August 5 Dallas 1 at Portland 1 LA 0 at Seattle 4 Goal scoring leaders Goalkeeping leaders PLAYER TEAM GP GOALS Chris Wondolowski SJ 21 17 Kenny Cooper NY 23 13 Alvaro Saborio RSL 23 13 PLAYER TEAM GP MIN SHTS SVS GA GAA W-L-T SHO Michael Gspurning SEA 9 765 25 21 4 0.47 7-1-1 4 Bill Hamid DC 11 917 52 44 8 0.79 7-3-0 5 Jimmy Nielsen KC 23 2070 75 54 21 0.91 12-7-4 10 Thierry Henry NY 16 11 All MLS statistics as of games played through August 5, 2012 16
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a few minutes with... 2012 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION Sainey Nyassi By Julia Lytle After living in the U.S. for five years, what are some things that you are still getting used to? The food - obviously, I love it now and the weather. I used to hate it when it comes to winter, but now I m a bit used to it. In Africa, it does not get that cold. It doesn t snow and it doesn t get cold. I m pretty used to the heat, but I m now in the system. I m used to a lot of things around here. Your twin brother, Sanna, plays for the Montreal Impact and scored the game-winning goal when the Revs visited Saputo Stadium on July 18. What is it like playing against him? It was pretty exciting. When we lost, I was still happy for him. After the game, I congratulated him on his goal. As soon as I got on the field, I went in with so much confidence that I would at least help the team out, but it didn t happen. All around it was exciting and it was fun. Since we were young, we ve always been competitive. We always compete against each other, we always fight. Everybody wants to win. But hopefully when they come here, I will get him. Are you and your brother close? Yes, growing up I was the closest with him. We still talk a lot; almost every day we talk or Skype. Yes, it does. I wake up early and eat before the sun rises, and then I wait until it is dark to eat again. Sometimes I take a day off. If we have a game, I will take one or two days off before the game, and I won t fast. What is something you want your fans to know about you? They know a lot about me already because I get in touch with them through social networks like Twitter and Facebook. I was out for about six months with a hamstring injury, but I m back and I m 100 percent now. I played my first game of the season against my brother, and I felt good. I ll get back to my playing form hopefully. You are currently fasting in observance of Ramadan. Does that affect your training? 22
feature story 2012 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION The Right Guy for the Job Jack-of-all-trades Ryan Guy embraces role under Jay Heaps By Tim Miller Revolution Communications Want to make Ryan Guy laugh? Ask him what field position he considers himself to be. Want to stump Ryan Guy? Ask him where he will be playing next weekend. Both answers will be the same. I d say on the field, chuckles Guy. At this point and time I m very happy saying I play all over. Since joining the Revs in June 2011, Ryan Guy has fought to earn time on the pitch, wherever that may be. After one start and four substitute appearances, Guy earned five straight starts at the end of the 2011 season, earning the respect of his teammates and coaching staff. He d have to practically start all over ahead of the 2012 season: a change and a challenge Guy welcomed. I ve always believed that change is for the better and it s a matter of the personnel if they make that change better. From the start, Jay s been very positive, said Guy. That s the attitude that I try to have day in and day out. It was certainly a challenge but one I certainly took on full-force. In 12 appearances including 10 starts under Jay Heaps, Guy has seen time from box to box. With four starts at right wing, four at forward, two in the central midfield and countless mid-game shifts to the backline, Guy makes transitions look easy. He ll be the first to admit that it isn t always the case. It s been a little hectic for me: switching in between positions isn t something that I m totally used to. I enjoy Continued on page 26 24 Getty Images/Gail Oskin
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feature story 2012 NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION Continued from page 24 playing multiple positions: every position brings new challenges and I feel that I can bring different parts of my skill set to each position, said Guy. Game preparation has been a staple of Heaps coaching style in reviewing film and opponent style tendencies. The weekly routine for Guy is a little bit different than his teammates. Heaps will bring Guy into his office to tell him his thoughts on the upcoming week and where he foresees Guy playing. It s the first time during the week that Guy mentally flips a positional switch in his mind. It won t be the last time, as he may be asked to play elsewhere the day before or minutes before the final whistle. The truth is I need to have multiple switches ready to turn on and off because I know throughout the course of a game whether its injuries or substitutions or the way the match is panning out, I know I have to be able to adapt and change my game based on where I m put, said Guy. Every team has a utility player. The position is created out of necessity. But who does the coach turn to? It all comes down to which player in the locker room a head coach has enough trust in to step in anywhere, at any point. That doesn t mean maybe he d fit in at right back or he could balance out a second forward at top; he will and he does are instead used. I know [Jay] expects a lot from me and I certainly expect a lot from myself, said Guy. Having that and the respect of the guys on the team, knowing they trust me wherever I m going to be put on the field I think really helps. Being a point person comes with consistency. Guy believes his greatest accomplishment this season was bouncing back into that starting role after missing four matches from April 28 to May 12 with right calf tightness. Sometimes, leadership hits home in the locker room the most when a key player can battle through the adversity created by an injury. Hopefully that s helped the team with morale knowing guys can go down and come back and still assert themselves as a positive part of the team, said Guy. Most impressive about Guy though is his humility in accepting his position on this year s team. He hasn t scored a goal this season, but he s been the Revolution s Sovereign Bank Man of the Match in two of the last three matches.. His success on the field is determined by helping make his teammates around him look good. A team player really has to embrace all of the facets of the game. For me, I understand that my role is exactly that: to have the mentality that I can be put anywhere on the field, said Guy. As long as Guy gets to play and is on the field, it doesn t really matter to him where he s put. Jay Heaps quipped that in the July 21 match at Sporting KC when Matt Reis went down briefly in stoppage time, Guy would have been the go-to person to play in net for the remainder of the match. Guy hasn t been training with the goalkeepers since, but he knows that as the Revs make a push for the playoffs, he ll be ready to step in as needed. Everyone has something different that they re working on, said Guy. Being the utility man isn t better or worse, it s just an integral part of the team and I m happy to be that guy. 26