{"id":11572,"date":"2012-05-03T18:37:35","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T22:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=11572"},"modified":"2012-05-03T21:27:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-04T01:27:29","slug":"player-ratings-new-england-revolution-vs-colorado-rapids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=11572","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: New England Revolution vs. Colorado Rapids"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fernando Cardenas and Saer Sene both put in strong performances for the Revs on Wednesday. (Photo: Tony Biscaia\/RevsNet)<\/p><\/div>\n

After each match the contributors\u00a0<\/em>to New England Soccer Today\u00a0will rate the performances of the New England Revolution players who made an appearance on a 1 to 10 scale (1 horrendous, 5 average, 10 perfection). This week Brian O\u2019Connell, Sean Donahue and Julian Cardillo \u00a0contributed ratings for the\u00a0New England Revolution\u2019s 2-1 win over Colorado<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Matt Reis<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6.67<\/strong> (Brian 6.5, Sean 6.5, Julian 7)
\nWasn’t tested often, but delivered when called upon. Big saves on Cummings and Castrillon helped him earn his well-deserved 100th win. (Brian) \u2026 Relatively easy night with most of his six saves fairly easy, but did make a pair of important saves to preserve the Revs slim lead and grab his 100th victory. (Sean) \u2026 \u00a0Reis finally got his 100th win, despite it not being a shutout. six good saves and good command of his box. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Chris Tierney<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 5, Julian 5.5)
\nStayed back more than usual to keep tabs on Cascio, yet provided good service when he pushed up. Quality start overall. (Brian) \u2026 Service and passing was inconsistent and struggled with Cummings early, but got better as the game went on. (Sean) \u00a0\u2026 Had a quiet game. Good moves in the attack, not so much defending against speedy attackers. (Julian)<\/p>\n

A.J. Soares<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6.17<\/strong> (Brian 6.5, Sean 6, Julian 6)
\nAnother strong performance; kept Rivero quiet and helped McCarthy neutralize Cummings. (Brian) \u2026 Solid night, though a few more misplayed passes than usual from him. (Sean) \u2026 Looked comfortable but you have to wonder where he was on the corner. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Stephen McCarthy<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5<\/strong> (Brian 5.5, Sean 5.5, Julian 5.5)
\nHad his hands full with Cummings and largely limited him; outmuscled Tyrone Marshall to set up Sene’s goal. (Brian) \u2026 \u00a0A miscommunication or two with Barnes and struggled a bit on a couple occasions, but \u00a0overall held his own and did well to get his head to the ball and assist Sene\u2019s goal. (Sean) \u2026 Gave the ball away a few times and definitely should have prevented Castrillon from scoring Colorado’s goal. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Kevin Alston<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6.33<\/strong> (Brian 6.5, Sean 6.5, Julian 6)
\nAdded some much needed pace to the attack, and stayed true to his defensive duties; unfortunate to have his night end early due to illness. (Brian) \u2026 Looked to be having his best game of the season before sickness cut it short. (Sean) \u2026 Was in the game for just a half hour but did well to integrate into the attack. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Benny Feilhaber<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 4.5, Julian 5.5)
\nGenerally inconsistent – pushed forward, got involved in the attack, but execution was off. Completed only 64% of his passes (32 of 50). (Brian) \u2026 Set pieces were poor, passing accuracy was below his standards and overall Feilhaber just looked rusty and not yet 100% fit. (Sean) \u2026 Dispossessed way to easily at times and his set pieces were lacking. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Shalrie Joseph<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.83 <\/strong>(Brian 5.5, Sean 6, Julian 6)
\nPlayed a quiet, yet sound game in the center; pushed up when Moreno seemed to lose his legs. (Brian) \u2026 Solid, if unspectacular, performance from Joseph. Provided a needed calming presence on the ball and did well aiding the team in the transition from defense to attack. (Sean) \u2026 \u00a0Didn’t get as involved as he could in the attack, but was the usual general in the midfield. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Clyde Simms<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 6, Julian 6.5)
\nPlugged the holes in the rear, distribution excellent; only blemish was his indecision on the Castrillon goal. (Brian) \u2026 Good cross to set up Sene\u2019s goal and put in his usual strong performance with solid defensive work and smart passing, but what was he doing running away from the ball on the Rapid\u2019s goal? (Sean) \u2026 Cleaned up the midfield nicely and really aided during transitions. Good vision to pick out McCarthy on the first goal. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Fernando Cardenas<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6.5<\/strong> (Brian 6.5, Sean 6.5, Julian 6.5)
\nLooked dangerous from the start and displayed good vision on his passes; skillful chip on the goal. (Brian) \u2026 A bit lucky to catch Pickens off guard with the chip, but a great goal nonetheless. We knew he could dribble, but end product clearly showed improvement on Wednesday, despite a few misplayed passes in the final third. (Sean) \u2026 Definitely a catalyst tonight. Got involved and scored a fanstastic goal. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Saer Sene<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6.83<\/strong> (Brian 7, Sean 7, Julian 6.5)
\nWild miss on first bid gives way to superb volley on goal, and nice ball to set up Cardenas. Defensive effort there, as well. (Brian) \u2026 Still questions on his shooting accuracy with some poor shots, but took his best chance well to score the equalizer and did well to set up Cardenas. (Sean) \u2026 Led the attack with a goal and an assist. Great movement and vision all night. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Jose Moreno<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 4, Julian 5.5)
\nInvisible for much of the match; added a few short passes in the attacking third but was a non-factor. (Brian) \u2026 I know Moreno wasn\u2019t brought in to defend, but his marking on set pieces is a liability. For the second week in a row he lost his man on a corner. Last week he was bailed out by Dax McCarty hitting the post, this week Castrillon scored. Other than that, Moreno struggled to make an impact in the attack. (Sean) \u2026 Still getting acclimated to his new teammates, but combined well a few times with Sene and Cardenas. (Julian)<\/p>\n

(sub) Darrius Barnes<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.17<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 5, Julian 6):
\nShaky performance in first minutes of season, though seemed to improve as the game progressed. (Brian) \u2026 Early on he looked like someone that hadn\u2019t played a lot of minutes this season. Misread a bounce on the turf to give the Rapids a chance and a few issues of miscommunication, but held his own as the match went on. (Sean) \u2026 Played well at right back off the bench, some glimpses of flair when he came all the way forward to attack. (Julian)<\/p>\n

(sub) Lee Nguyen<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.83<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 5.5, Julian 6)
\nGood work off the bench; compass pointed to Rapids’ backline and also chipped in on defense. (Brian) \u2026 Lively off the bench, but completed under 50% of his passes. (Sean) \u2026 Added a hard working ethic to the attack that could have been there had he started. (Julian)<\/p>\n

(sub) Bjorn Runstrom<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 4.5, Julian 4.5)
\nUnremarkable cameo. (Brian) \u2026 Once again came into a match with the Revs struggling to hold possession and create chances. Didn\u2019t make an impact, but didn\u2019t get much of a chance to. (Sean) \u2026 Still not finding himself with the team. (Julian)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fernando Cardenas and Saer Sene both put in strong performances for the Revs on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[20,3],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11572"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11572"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11586,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11572\/revisions\/11586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}