In the penultimate round of the 2021 MLB regular season, Eastern Conference leader New England Revolution defeated the Colorado Rapids 1-0 at home, and scored 73 points in the first 33 rounds of the regular season with 22 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses, setting a new record for the highest score in the history of major leagues. However, the strength at this stage does not mean that New England will sit back and relax in the future, and in the past 3 seasons, the major league regular season champions have all missed the final championship.
In just 898 days, the highest score in the regular season of the major leagues has been refreshed again. Since the expansion of the regular season of the 2011 major league season to 34 rounds, the highest score record is the 72 points set by Los Angeles FC in the 2019 season, which is the second season of Los Angeles FC in major leagues, led by Carlos Bella, Diego Rossi and other stars, Los Angeles has won 21 wins, 9 draws and 4 losses in 34 games.
"I think we're one of the greatest teams in major league history, our team has a lot of stories, we weren't favourites at the start of the season, but the team created incredible achievements." Bruce Arena, a 70-year-old veteran of the New England Revolution, said excitedly.
It is worth mentioning that the victory over Colorado was the 240th major league victory of Arena's coaching career, equaling the record of the late American coach Sigy Schmeed. Arina's coaching career in major leagues is two seasons less than Schmeider's.
"Bruce is a great coach who keeps us confident of winning wherever we go." New England forward De Juan Jones said in an interview, "After we reached the top of the Eastern Conference in the 20 rounds or so, the media began to report non-stop, we are not a traditional strong team, the pressure on the players has been very large, it is Coach Bruce who enlightens everyone every game, let us focus on the game." ”
Under Bruce Arena's leadership, the New England Revolution broke the regular season this season, and the team set a number of unparalleled data records.
● New England Revolutionary Midfielder Carles Gill made 126 scoring opportunities in 27 appearances in the regular season, making him the player with the most chances in the regular season and the hottest person in the regular season MVP.
● 18 of the 22 regular season games won by the New England Revolution were one-goal wins.
● This season is the first time in the history of the New England Revolutionary team that the major league regular season championship (Supporters' Shield) has been won, and the team has reached the Finals five times before (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014), all of which have lost.
After locking up the first place in the East, the New England Revolution will have a bye in the first round of the playoffs, but since the Toronto FC in the 2017 season, the last 3 seasons of major league regular season champions have not won the final championship, the New England Revolution wants to defeat the spell to win the first championship in team history, and the future playoffs will continue to work hard.
The Nashville SC, who is second in the East, is most likely to be New England's tough rival in the playoffs, the team only entered the league in the 2020 season, and now sitting at the renovated Nissan Stadium, does the second-year new army have a chance to create its own miracle?