Busy stretch teaches Revs a thing or two
New England Revolution defenseman AJ Soares is a guest contributor to Corner Kicks.

People always ask me what the biggest transition to Major League Soccer has been. After these last eight days, I realize that the travel and quick turnaround time in between games are definitely something that is different than college soccer. At Cal, I would have a game on Friday and Sunday, which is a quick turnaround, but there was only one or two plane trips more than two hours each season, and never in between games that were only a few days apart.
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We now know what it takes for this team to get points during the tough stretches. Of course the guys who have been in the league have experienced these periods of games before, but each new team has a new dynamic and it is important for the new team to have its own experiences together.
Something that we have learned as a team is that we battle no matter what the circumstances. There has not been one minute of play this year that all the players have not given 100 percent effort. Regardless of how tough the stretch of games, the Revolution fight for the entire time, and teams will know that they are in for a hard fight when they play us.
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