Charlie Davies continues to turn heads in New England
Sep 7, 2014; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Revolution forward Charlie Davies (9) (left) celebrates after his goal with New England Revolution defender Jose Goncalves (23) during the second half against the Chicago Fire at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Right off the bat, there is something I must confess to all of you loyal readers. When the New England Revolution announced their signing of Charlie Davies, I immediately thought it was a waste of time, money and a roster spot.
Thank God Davies proved myself and probably many others terribly wrong. This article is in no way something to brag about the amazing play of Davies. It purely is going to cover how Davies changed the dynamic of strikers in New England and where the position is heading.
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Last season was a bust for Davies, granted, he only played in four games, but the time he did spend on the field never seemed like much of anything exciting happened. Now, fast forwarding to 2014, Davies waited patiently for his time to take the field for the Revolution. Once given that chance, Davies brought his A-game, tallying an assist during New England 3-0 romping of Sporting Kansas City. After that game, Davies scored is two consecutive games, confirming his arrival back into Major League Soccer. Davies notched one more goal to against the Chicago Fire to give his team the 2-1 victory on September 7.
New England fans thought rookie Patrick Mullins solved the club’s desperate problem with needed a consistent striker. Unfortunately, Mullins hot-streak did not last and New England found themselves once again looking for a consistent striker.
Sep 7, 2014; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Revolution forward Charlie Davies (9) celebrates after his goal during the second half of their 2-1 win against the Chicago Fire at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Head Coach Jay Heaps realizes how desperate the club is for better forwards, thus the reasoning behind signing Andre Akpan, Geoffrey Castillion and Tony Taylor. New England reports having eight forwards on the active roster, technically only seven now, because Jerry Bengston is gone on-loan.
Davies headlines the group of forwards that look to change New England fan’s opinion of their “weakest” position on the team. Six games remain in the 2014 MLS season and New England sit in third place in the Eastern Conference. Watch for Castillion to make his début tonight or next week for the Revs and watch Davies continue to cause problems for opposing defenders and goalkeepers.
The success of the Revolution making a deep playoff run, hangs on the forwards stepping up their game and helping take the pressure off Lee Nguyen and Jermaine Jones in the midfield.
Anything is possible for this young Revolution team, which makes watching their games that much more exciting. Make sure to keep an eye on Davies and the Revolution as the season comes to a close.