{"id":15476,"date":"2012-09-16T23:58:11","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T03:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=15476"},"modified":"2012-09-17T00:14:49","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T04:14:49","slug":"player-ratings-new-england-revolution-at-d-c-united-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=15476","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: New England Revolution at D.C. United"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ryan Guy pushes forward against D.C. United. (Photo: Kari Heistad\/CapturedImages.biz)<\/p><\/div>\n

After each match the contributors to New England Soccer Today will 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 Sean Donahue and Ryan Lanigan contributed ratings for the\u00a0New England Revolution\u2019s 2-1 loss to D.C. United<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Matt Reis<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6.25<\/strong> (Brian 6.5, Sean 6)
\nMade a number of heady saves which bailed out the defense. Still don’t know what was up with that free kick, but Reis’ heroics kept it close. (Brian) \u2026 Some tough saves to make up for some defensive miscues and keep the game from getting out of reach. Perhaps could\u2019ve gotten to the second goal, though he likely didn\u2019t see it till it was too late. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Kevin Alston \u2013<\/strong> Average Rating: 6.25<\/strong> (Brian 6.5, Sean 6)
\nPlayed a really sharp game; cordoned off D.C.’s the right flank, made a couple of good runs forward and wasn’t afraid to mix it up. A performance to build on. (Brian) \u2026 Mostly good stuff defensively, though he failed to track Maicon Santos on the chance on which Santos beat Barnes and forced Reis into a great save. Surprisingly crosses from the left flank looked better than his past efforts from the right. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Darrius Barnes<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.25<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 4)
\nAfter a pair of strong performances, Barnes punched in a very unimpressive performance. Afraid to challenge on Pontius goal and nearly let Santos score had Reis not been there to make the save. (Brian) \u2026 Not a great night for Barnes, who earned the start after two solid showings. Too slow to close out on strikers at times and made to look foolish by Santos just past the hour mark. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Stephen McCarthy<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 6)
\nIs there any doubt who’s become the most consistent defender? Strong in the air, smart tackles, and is playing with confidence. (Brian) \u2026 Hard to place any of the blame on McCarthy for the Revolution\u2019s defensive collapses. Another sold showing. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Flo Lechner<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.25<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 4)
\nCrosses in the final third were lacking, as were the throw-ins. Defensively, he did reasonably well aside from getting turned by Pontius on the build-up to the game-winner. (Brian) \u2026 Found a teammate on none of his crosses and just one of his seven throw-ins. A bright start and a couple of decent defensive plays, but when it mattered most? Lechner seemed to go down easily looking for a foul leaving the Revolution shorthanded in the back on the first goal and then missed with a risky slide tackle in the build up to the second goal. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Lee Nguyen<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 5.5)
\nSeemed all too keen to play for the foul; muscled off the ball too often and looked slow on certain passes. Sparked a couple of chances late, but the entire body of work wasn’t his best. (Brian) \u2026 Active with lots of touches and came close to scoring shortly after D.C.\u2019s equalizer. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Ryan Guy<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5<\/strong> (Brain 5.5, Sean 5.5)
\nPesky presence all night; ideas were there, and per usual, never afraid to battle for the ball; in other words, it was another workmanlike performance for the central midfielder. (Brian) \u2026 Put some decent service into the box and did a decent job on both ends of the ball. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Clyde Simms<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.75<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 5)
\nWith D.C. pressing for the go-ahead, the center half failed do much to stand in their way. Dropped back when needed, but the Revs needed him more in the middle of the park. (Brian) \u2026 Good help on defense, covering for defenders when they were pulled out of position, but needed to do more to clog the passing lanes. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Kelyn Rowe<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5<\/strong> (Brian 5.5, Sean 5.5)
\nPoor finish early gives way to paydirt near the half hour; early form sharpened the attack but seemed to fade in and out in the second half. Nearly scored a second in the 85th minute. (Brian) \u2026 Mixed night. Good goal and some decent crosses, but also some poor finishing. Failure to control a long throw from Reis started the play leading to D.C.\u2019s game winner. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Diego Fagundez<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.25<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 5.5)
\nMade some good runs inside the area, kept the ball at his feet, and played a major part of the Revs’ early forays into D.C.’s defensive third. (Brian) \u2026 Excellent run and decision making to set up Rowe\u2019s goal. Showed some creativity and skill in the attack, but seemed to fade a bit before getting subbed out. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Jerry Bengtson<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4<\/strong>\u00a0(Brian 4, Sean 4)
\nLittle more than a rumor on the attack; failed to muster a single shot on goal and, for the most part, became a little more than a bystander when the attack was clicking. (Brian) \u2026 Good flick-on header in the build-up to Rowe\u2019s goal, but otherwise didn\u2019t see much of the ball as the Revolution got into dangerous spots. Still hasn\u2019t had much time to train with the team, so perhaps chemistry is still lacking with teammates. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Dimitry Imbongo<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.75<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 3.5)
\nBrought about as much as Bengtson did to the game; decent hold up play, but a couple of awkward sequences made it look like a 2-year-old was playing him in FIFA. (Brian) \u2026 Looked raw and at 22-years-old, that\u2019s not a good thing. One good run, but otherwise decision-making and execution weren\u2019t good enough. Whiffed on a golden opportunity off a Ryan Guy cross. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Benny Feilhaber<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 6):
\nBrought some much-needed life to an attack that had dulled by the time he stepped on to the pitch; ambitious, yet smart, and nearly found the equalizer on two occasions. (Brian) \u2026 Great stuff off the bench and unlucky not to find the equalizer. Did exactly what he needed to do to earn more playing time. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Juan Toja<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6.25<\/strong> (Brian 6.5, Sean 6)
\nIt may be premature, but he may bring exactly what the club has lacked since Shalrie was traded: a midfield presence. Calm and cool on the ball, he became a key cog in the attack late. (Brian) \u2026 Clear the fitness wasn\u2019t fully there, but Toja brought some great ideas, passing and creativity off the bench. (Sean)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Several players put in decent showings, despite the Revolution’s loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15479,"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":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/guyfeilhaberfeature.jpg?fit=490%2C240","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15476"}],"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=15476"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15484,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15476\/revisions\/15484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}