{"id":238830,"date":"2026-04-16T16:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/analyzing-bostons-reasons-to-be-positive-equalizer-soccer\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:32:03","slug":"analyzing-bostons-reasons-to-be-positive-equalizer-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/analyzing-bostons-reasons-to-be-positive-equalizer-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyzing Boston\u2019s reasons to be positive \u2013 Equalizer Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div id=\"mvp-post-feat-img\" class=\"left relative\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/USATSI_28606151-1000x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1000\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-post-feat-img--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mvp-feat-caption\">\u00a9 Eric Canha-Imagn Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Starting fast was always going to be a tough task for the Boston Legacy. Not only are they a new team within the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/category\/nwsl-national-womens-soccer-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Women\u2019s Soccer League<\/a><\/strong>, but they are a relatively unproven one featuring very few players with NWSL experience. And they are led by Filipa Pat\u00e3o, who is embarking on her first head coaching assignment outside of Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>After four games, Boston are without a point, but not without reasons to be positive. They have competed in every outing bar the 3-0 defeat away to a resurgent Houston Dash, and got their first goal in a 2-1 loss to the Utah Royals. Time to settle is a necessity for this team more than any other in the league right now; if and when they do, there is no reason for them to stay bottom of the table.<\/p>\n<p>Pat\u00e3o is in the process of instilling an extremely aggressive defensive style, involving a great deal of player-to-player marking all over the field. It\u2019s a boom or bust style that can go very well or very badly depending on a single one-versus-one duel. Understandably, this Boston side have not perfected this style inside four games. 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Not only are they a new team within the National Women\u2019s Soccer League, but they are a relatively unproven one featuring very few players with NWSL experience. 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