Catanese: Three Unsolved Major Problems That Should Cost Caleb Porter His Job

The issues facing the Revolution under Porter are not new and New England is still out of form and out of the playoffs.

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Tomorrow morning, Monday June 28, the New England Revolution should have an opening for a new head coach. Preferably in the morning because that’s when proper sackings happen and you don’t play a game for like two weeks because Leagues Cup so there’s no better time.

Losing at home to the worst team in the Eastern Conference should be the final nail in Caleb Porter’s tenure, a year and a half largely marred by injuries and ineffectiveness of varying degrees.

A mediocre offense at best that has misfired with not one but two DP level strikers, a defense that was historically bad last year, and a current league winless streak that now sits at nine games and a team that has won just one game in their last 15 and claimed only nine points in that same stretch.

For the second time in as many years under Porter, New England appears destined to miss the playoffs and after trying and failing to run it back in 2024 with a potential top four team in the East and this year’s rebound playoff or bust expectations…yeah, it’s pretty obvious where things are headed.

There is no reason beyond tomorrow to keep at minimum the coaching staff, if not the general manager, of a team that is this far off track and does not seem close to turning it around.

Why, because we have significant evidence that Caleb Porter is not the right coach for this team. The New England Revolution did not have a coaching problem until two years ago and I do not believe any influx of players can change their current run of form.

Why? Well lets dig into the basics.