{"id":226,"date":"2010-09-03T14:20:31","date_gmt":"2010-09-03T18:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=226"},"modified":"2010-09-03T14:39:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-03T18:39:00","slug":"play-offs-still-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=226","title":{"rendered":"Playoffs Still Possible?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the New England Revolution eight points out of the playoffs with nine games remaining, there is little doubt the playoffs are a long shot, but is it still realistic to say they have a chance? According to Sports Club Stats<\/a>, the Revolution would need to finish the season with 42 points to have a greater than 50% chance of making the play-offs and only winning out the season would guarantee them a spot. This means the Revs need at least 21 of a possible 27 remaining points.<\/p>\n

In order to do so, the Revs would need to win 7 of 9 or go 6-0-3, neither of which seems very realistic with 5 of the remaining games on the road where they have managed only one win all season. The Revs would need to do even better than their impressive 5-0-1 finish that vaulted them into the play-offs in 2002.<\/p>\n

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Matt Reis, who has been in MLS longer than any other current Revolution player, knows the team is in a tough spot. (Photo by Art Donahue\/artdonahue.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

But what do the players think?<\/p>\n

Starting goalkeeper Matt Reis put things in perspective after Wednesday\u2019s disappointing loss in the SuperLiga final.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a handful of games left and we\u2019re pretty far out of the playoff picture,\u201d the 13-year MLS veteran said. \u201cWe\u2019ve really got to hunker down and get some results. We\u2019re probably going to have to win 90% of the games left.\u201d<\/p>\n

Second-year defender Kevin Alston expressed similar sentiments.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t dwell on [the SuperLiga loss],\u201d he said. \u201cWe know that we have a tough task ahead of us. We need to start getting points. Our playoffs start now so that\u2019s all we\u2019re thinking about now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Serbian attacker Marko Perovic, who just joined the team this season, was perhaps the most realistic about the Revs play-off chances.<\/p>\n

\u201c[SuperLiga] was important because I think we don\u2019t have chance for playoffs and we only look for this game,\u201d he said after Wednesday\u2019s loss. \u201cWe must look for next season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anything less than win on Saturday against Seattle at Gillette Stadium and even the most optimistic hopes of the play-offs will be all but erased.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to win Saturday to still have a chance for the playoffs,\u201d said Roberto \u201cBetu\u201d Linck.<\/p>\n

The Revs clearly know they can\u2019t afford any slip ups going forward, but whether or not they are capable of avoiding them in a tough nine game stretch to end the season is an entirely different issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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