“Everything is now moving to Wednesday” | Attention turns to Atlanta after Revs’ home loss

The head coach Caleb Porter stressed after the final whistle that the tough loss to his former team took nothing away from the success the Revs had enjoyed in previous weeks, but confirmed the importance of focusing on Wednesday’s game.

“We’ve obviously played really well and we’ve won four in a row. We can’t lose sight of that,” Porter said. “We have to learn from this game; there were a lot of little things to look at, to improve on… We’re going to be better from this game. We can’t dwell on that; we have a quick turnaround with Atlanta. It’s really important that we bounce back on Wednesday and get this win.”

Porter acknowledged the quick turnaround in Wednesday’s game presented its own unique challenges, and acknowledged the importance of getting a positive result against playoff hopefuls Atlanta United FC.

“I would rather have a week, to be honest with you, to prepare and rest the guys,” he said. “But that’s how it is, we have to turn around and win the next game. It’s a very important match. Obviously it would have been nice to beat Columbus, but actually the Atlanta game is probably more important because they’re around us (in the Eastern Conference standings). So, we cannot give points to teams that are in the playoff race. »

Atlanta’s dramatic last-minute winner against Toronto FC on Saturday night lifted them to 24 points (6-8-6), just out of reach of the Revolution who remain on 19 points (6-11-1) after the defeat . But, as the Revs continue to chase an Eastern Conference playoff spot, every point will count in the coming months, and a positive result against the Five Stripes will go a long way toward increasing the Revs’ chances of playing playoff football playoffs.