{"id":4909,"date":"2011-06-08T18:51:59","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T22:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=4909"},"modified":"2011-06-08T18:51:59","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T22:51:59","slug":"player-ratings-u-s-men%e2%80%99s-national-team-vs-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=4909","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: U.S. Men\u2019s National Team vs. Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

After each match the contributors to New England Soccer Today will rate the performances of the United States National Team players who made an appearance on a 1 to 10 scale (1 horrendous, 5 average, 10 perfection). This week Brian O\u2019Connell and Sean Donahue contributed ratings for the USA\u2019s 2-0 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C <\/a>victory over Canada.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tim Howard<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 7.25<\/strong> (Brian 7, Sean 7.5)<\/p>\n

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Goalkeeper Tim Howard was one of the U.S.'s top performers on Tuesday. (Photo by CHRIS ADUAMA\/aduama.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

Bailed out his backline in the waning minutes; overall solid job in net all night. (Brian) \u2026 Came up huge in the last 20 minutes of the game to preserve the shutout. Looked unbeatable. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Tim Ream<\/strong> – Average Rating: 5.5<\/strong> (Brian 5.5, Sean 5.5)
\nFared much better against Canada, of course, but there were times when he looked overmatched. (Brian) \u2026 Rarely under much pressure until late in the match. Decent performance overall, but beaten on the dribble by Simeon Jackson in the 57th minute. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Clarence Goodson<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6 <\/strong>(Brian 6, Sean 6)
\nDecisive in the back, made very few mistakes. (Brian) \u2026 Again, rarely under pressure until late, but a solid performance and a few nice passes when he got forward on set pieces. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Carlos Bocanegra<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.25<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 5.5)
\nSurprisingly caught out of position late; tired legs perhaps? (Brian) \u2026 Scuffed a great early chance and looked a bit shaky late, but looked strong for most of the match. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Clint Dempsey<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 7.25<\/strong> (Brian 7.5, Sean 7)
\nDangerous all night, made good runs and was smart in the attacking third. Goal was icing on the cake. (Brian) \u2026 Threatened on a creative volley just minutes before his excellently taken goal and always looked dangerous, but a couple times in the first half was too indecisive in the final third and too hesitant to pass. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Michael Bradley <\/strong>\u2013 Average Rating: 6.25<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 6.5)
\nGood workrate, made heady runs into the attacking third, but hoofed a few optimistic shots. (Brian) \u2026 Very active on both sides of the ball. Well positioned to get on the end of several clearances and keep the attacks going. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Jermaine Jones<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.75 <\/strong>(Brian 5.5, Sean 6)
\nMuch, MUCH better this go round. Patient on the ball, helped in the back. \u00a0(Brian) \u2026 Some precision long passes to spark a few U.S. attacks in the first half. Faded a bit before being subbed in the second half. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Landon Donovan<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 7.5<\/strong> (Brian 7.5, Sean 7.5)
\nMy vote for man of the match; class of the field, smart runs, good passes, helped in the rear. (Brian) \u2026 Found holes in the defense with great vision on his passes throughout the match. Played a role in both goals and was also active in getting back to defend. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Jozy Altidore<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 7.25<\/strong> (Brian 7, Sean 7.5)
\nNice work on the goal, even if it was a tad lucky, and good pass on the Dempsey goal. (Brian) \u2026 Given more space this match and took full advantage. Altidore was always looking for the ball and looked dangerous every time he had it. Lucky or not, it was good work from Altidore to find space for the first goal and an excellent set-up for the second. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Juan Agudelo<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.25<\/strong> (Brian 5.5, Sean 5)
\nBrought good energy, but faded late; needs to figure out what kind of striker he’s going to be. (Brian) \u2026 U.S. was on the attack a lot in the first half, but Agudelo wasn\u2019t much of a part of it. Caught offside a few times, ending potential chances. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Chris Wondolowski<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 4.5)
\nDidn’t add much, but it was hard to do with all the clock-killing football around him. (Brian) \u2026 Failed to make an impact after entering, but the U.S. had taken their foot off the gas at that point. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Sacha Kljestan<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 5)
\nHelped in the rear, but didn’t really factor in the middle. (Brian) \u2026 Bringing on Kljestan allowed Dempsey to move up top where he\u2019s often looked dangerous, but the move didn\u2019t seem to benefit either position on Tuesday. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Maurice Edu<\/strong> \u2013 Average: 5.75<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 5.5)
\nPut in work amid his teammates\u2019 defensive lapses; good effort to build off of. (Brian) \u2026 Lacked the time to make an impact, but worked hard in his limited minutes. (Sean)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Several U.S. players put in impressive performances on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4910,"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":[15],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/howardfeature2.jpg?fit=490%2C225","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4909"}],"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=4909"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4914,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4909\/revisions\/4914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}