{"id":20536,"date":"2013-07-14T13:37:52","date_gmt":"2013-07-14T17:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=20536"},"modified":"2013-07-22T15:52:51","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T19:52:51","slug":"player-ratings-new-england-revolution-v-houston-dynamo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=20536","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: New England Revolution v. Houston Dynamo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Revolution midfielder Scott Caldwell turned in another solid performance in Saturday’s 2-1 loss to the Dynamo. (Photo – Kari Heistad)<\/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 Brian O\u2019Connell and Ryan Lanigan contributed ratings for the New England Revolution’s 2-1 loss to the Houston Dynamo.<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Bobby Shuttleworth<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5 (Brian 5, Ryan 6)
\nThe soccer gods clearly weren’t with the Revolution keeper Saturday night. Couldn’t see Moffat’s first strike through traffic, and second goal bounces off his back before squirting through. Probably could’ve done more on the distribution end, otherwise, an unlucky evening. (Brian) \u2026 He came up with a big stop on Giles Barnes in the second half but luck wasn\u2019t on his side tonight with a big screen on Moffat\u2019s first strike and an unlucky bounce on the game winner. (Ryan)<\/p>\n

Chris Tierney<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5 (Brian 5, Ryan 5)
\nTried to help spark the offense in the first half, but with little success. Like the rest of his teammates, found more opportunities in the second half. Probably should’ve marked Moffatt tighter on second goal. (Brian) \u2026 Not his best night passing the ball but still played well, especially defensively. He was one of the defenders who didn\u2019t close out Moffat in time of the second goal. (Ryan)<\/p>\n

Stephen McCarthy<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.75 (Brian 5.5, Ryan 6)
\nInterestingly, one of the club’s most effective passers on the evening. Played a number of nice balls forward, meted out a little punishment himself, and strong in the air, per usual. (Brian) \u2026 His distribution was strong and he even created some chances with some balls forward. With his size, you\u2019d like to see him get up and win a couple more offensive head balls on set pieces. (Ryan)<\/p>\n

Jose Goncalves<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.75 (Brian 5.5, Ryan 6)
\nMade a number of recoveries to snuff out the Dynamo’s efforts in the first half, and was defensively sound throughout. (Brian) \u2026 Was up the physical challenge that Houston brought and again was sound defensively. His passing in the attacking half was even more impressive (90%). (Ryan)<\/p>\n

Andrew Farrell<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.25 (Brian 5.5, Ryan 5)
\nGood showing in the defending third, but runs going forward were nothing spectacular. Struggled to bolster the attack. (Brian) \u2026 He often relies on his speed when defending, so it was surprising to see him beat that way on a couple of occasions. Struggled to get forward but had more of a defensive responsibility. (Ryan)<\/p>\n

Saer Sene<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5 (Brian 5.5, Ryan 5.5)
\nGood positioning on feed from Fagundez for the goal. Otherwise, a pretty quiet night, with the lone strike serving as his only shot to speak of. (Brian) \u2026 He came a little more alive when Imbongo came on, but that didn\u2019t last. He was in the right place at the right time for his goal, but that\u2019s what strikers do \u2013 they score goals. (Ryan)<\/p>\n

Lee Nguyen<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.25 (Brian 5, Ryan 5.5)
\nHacked often, and as a result, just couldn’t find much of a rhythm going forward. Chipped in defensively, and launched the obligatory oh-so-close free kick in the waning moments. (Brian) \u2026 Covered the field well and almost tied the game up with his free kick in the second half. The Dynamo seemed to target the Revs midfielders with their physical play. (Ryan)<\/p>\n

Scott Caldwell<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6.25 (Brian 6, Ryan 6.5)
\nA strong performance gone to waste; sensational passing accuracy (89.4%) and quick movement was one of the few things that went right for the hosts going forward. (Brian) \u2026 He certainly doesn\u2019t look like a rookie with his presence out there. His passing decisions continue to be intelligent which leads to a high completion rate. It\u2019s not outrageous to rope him into Rookie of the Year talk. (Ryan)<\/p>\n

Kelyn Rowe<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5 (Brian 4.5, Ryan 4.5)
\nPretty much invisible for the first half. Showed up in the second half, but with the amount of punishment the Dynamo were doling out, he struggled to create chances. (Brian) \u2026 Almost picked up an assist after Diego sent him through but Toja\u2019s run towards goal was too close to the near post. Didn\u2019t seem like he was able to get on track with the physical play, but did well to create a free kick opportunity in the second half just outside the area. (Ryan)<\/p>\n

Diego Fagundez<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.25 (Brian 5, Ryan 5.5)
\nMade a few nice forays after Moffatt’s first goal, but still prone to making the same mistakes, like cutting inside and\u00a0running into trouble, when going up\u00a0against physical teams. (Brian) \u2026 Heaps admitted it wasn\u2019t his best game but he still showed glimpses of strong play, with his cross that set up Sene\u2019s goal \u2013 which should be credited as an assist \u2013 and his through ball to Rowe. (Ryan)<\/p>\n

Chad Barrett<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.25 (Brian 4, Ryan 4.5)
\nPoor clearance leads to the opening goal, couldn’t quite link up with teammates, and really played a lackluster game. (Brian) \u2026 I don\u2019t think he can be blamed for the first goal personally, but overall he seemed frustrated throughout the night. His early sub in the second half represented his sub par performance. Not the Chad Barrett the Revs have seen in the last two weeks. (Ryan)<\/p>\n

(sub) Dimitry Imbongo<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.5 (Brian 3, Ryan 4)
\nLet his frustrations get the best of him when he threw his forearm into Brunner’s face, and essentially canceled out any chances for an equalizer. The fact that he came off the bench to get the red only made it more egregious. (Brian) \u2026 Absolutely inexcusable for him to come in and get a red card, especially with his side down. It\u2019s too bad because he had added energy, had some decent runs, and seemed to spark Sene. (Ryan)<\/p>\n

(sub) Juan Toja<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.88 (Brian 4, Ryan 3.75)
\nHad a chance to sneak one through late, but once again, it just wasn’t enough from the veteran midfielder.\u00a0(Brian) \u2026 For a positive, he passed well. But he doesn\u2019t bring nearly enough energy when he comes off the bench and that hurt when the team needed a spark being down a man. (Ryan)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scott Caldwell was our highest-rated performer from Saturday’s match against the Dynamo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":20543,"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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[20,3],"tags":[46,49,1280,1274],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/scottycaldwell2.png?fit=485%2C266","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20536"}],"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\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20536"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20542,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20536\/revisions\/20542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}