Caleb Porter Discusses 2024 New England Revolution Coaching Staff

The head coach discussed why he kept Clint Peay and also discussed the additions to New England's coaching staff.

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Last week Caleb Porter officially named his coaching staff that would be joining him and the New England Revolution. It featured some familiar faces for Revs fans but also some newbies to the region.

Kevin Hitchcock and Clint Peay are all that remains of the 2023 coaching staff. The rest of Porter’s staff is made up of Pablo Moreira and former Revolution midfielder Blair Gavin who will be serving as assistant coaches.

“I think it's important to have some intel from a guy that's been here, a guy that knows the inner workings and everything,” Porter said when talking about his staff. “He knows the players. They can help me kind of transition. And then I have a couple of guys that I usually always bring with me. Pablo [Moreira] is one of them. He is, first and foremost, just a great guy, great person. All the players love him. He speaks Spanish, that helps, and does a lot of our prep, handles all the set pieces. Just a great guy and a great coach. And then Blair [Gavin], I think is one of the brightest young coaches I've worked with. I had him as a player. He played in the league, had a cup of coffee in the league, should have had a longer one, but he was a very, very good player, always a very smart player. I'm an emotional, passionate guy. Blair is not emotional at all, and very cerebral and extremely smart, so when I get wound up and I can't think, he helps me think. And Clint [Peay], I love Clint. He's been in my chair, knows what it's like to be a head coach, still learning though, which I like. Even though he's my age, he’s still learning, still growing, and just a good person – you can tell – and knows the young guys, which is key. Hitchie [Kevin Kitchcock], I haven't met yet, because he hasn’t been here. He's going to be here this week. He has some visa issues, passport issues, but I think his reputation speaks for itself with the goalkeepers that he has developed.”

A mixture of new faces and members of the old staff should help make the transition as easy as possible. Players will be familiar with Peay and Hitchcock while will get some rejuvenation and fresh perspectives from Moreira and Gavin.

Polster talked about the new coaching staff and it’s clear that things are different now that Porter is in charge. The midfielder highlighted how organized things are under the new coach and his staff.

“I think it’s nice to have some familiarity with the staff,” Polster said. “Then obviously, the guys that Caleb [Porter] has brought in are guys who know the league, who know how to win in this league, who know what Caleb is about, and I think that's very important because they're going to be able to take his ideas and then give them to us throughout the session and throughout the season. You can tell again, like I said, he has a plan and it's very organized, it's very detailed, and it's going to be up to us players to make that plan into reality.”

While the sidelines will look different, players on them largely will be the same. Porter will be patrolling the sideline and attempting to extract more from a team that dipped out of the playoffs in the first round.

But for now New England appears much more organized on and off the field, the question is will that turn into results come matchdays?