Tomás Chancalay's injury is ‘minor,' but still could keep Revolution forward out on Saturday
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The injury came in Chancalay's 11th appearance and sixth start in all competitions since he missed 11 months following an ACL tear. He had played the full 90 minutes for the first time this season in last Wednesday's
On a team which has struggled for not just goals, but shots — New England ranks 22nd and 27th in the 30-team league, respectively — Chancalay has been a bright spot. Prone to shooting and scoring in bunches when healthy, he had goals in three of his six starts prior to Saturday.
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His injury is one of a slew to hit the Revolution's forward corps this season.
Asked for his thoughts on what feels like an excessive number of losses, Porter pointed to the histories of the players involved.
"Our fitness coach, along with us, we collaborate to plan the training loads, and we have nailed the loads. In fact, we have been under on the loads more than over,' he said. 'A lot of it is previous injury history, when you look at the majority of the guys who have had injuries in the past, which usually means that sometimes, when you are playing a lot of games, you get injuries in the future and the present.
'Leo [Campana] has had some injuries in the past. Hopefully, we can get him healthy the rest of the year. Tomás as well. We're always reflecting and looking at it.'
Saturday's draw, the first in a match the Revolution trailed by at least three goals, still capped a winless homestand (0-2-1). It left New England 11th in the Eastern Conference, four points out of the playoff places, at the start of a six-match July.
Three of the first four of those are on the road, with the lone Foxborough match in the next two weeks Miami's visit.
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'We've shown that in [May], we had a long run of games away from home and we were able to pick up significant points,' said midfielder Matt Polster, back healthy again after an illness kept him out of the Nashville match. 'We'll have to do the same again, but we need to find a way to also be much better at home.'
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