{"id":5046,"date":"2011-06-16T23:23:23","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T03:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=5046"},"modified":"2011-06-16T23:24:37","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T03:24:37","slug":"5046","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=5046","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: New England Revolution vs. Toronto FC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 Brian O\u2019Connell contributed ratings for the Revs 0-0 draw with Toronto<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Matt Reis<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 7<\/strong> (Brian 7, Sean 7)
\nToronto’s low-octane attack didn’t require much work, but he commanded his area well. Rock of the defense. (Brian) \u2026 Made some good saves when called upon and organized the defense well. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Darrius Barnes<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6.5<\/strong> (Brian 7, Sean 6)
\nAnother solid performance from the converted wingback. Looked confident all night. (Brian) \u2026 Surprisingly active getting forward from the left back spot, but unsurprisingly didn\u2019t always seem to know what to do when he got there. Defended well. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Ryan Cochrane<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.75<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 5)
\nWasn’t tested often, but on the occasions that he was, he looked slow and indecisive. (Brian) \u2026 A shaky moment early, but play was OK for most of the game. (Sean)<\/p>\n

A.J. Soares<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6.25 <\/strong>(Brian 6.5, Sean 6)
\nKept up with Joao Plata, limited the few chances Toronto mustered, and good in transition. (Brian) \u2026 Solid defending all night and had a few interesting runs forward. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Kevin Alston<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6 <\/strong>(Brian 6.5, Sean 5.5)
\nMade good runs into the attacking third without becoming liability in the back. Nice cross to Lekic in 58th should’ve put the Revs up. (Brian) \u2026 Had one nice cross to Lekic, but otherwise was ineffective in the final third on his many forays forward. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Chris Tierney<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating; 6.5<\/strong> (Brian 6.5, Sean 6.5)
\nSharp on set pieces and good from the run of play; took advantage TFC’s weak defending making numerous forays into the attacking third. (Brian) \u2026 Again the Revs most consistent player in delivering service into the box. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Pat Phelan<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 5)
\nStubborn on set pieces, but reckless defending could’ve warranted a second yellow late. In other words, it was a typical Pat Phelan performance. (Brian) \u2026 Worked hard throughout the field, but needs to be smarter with his tackles. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Shalrie Joseph<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6<\/strong> (Brian 6.5, Sean 5.5)
\nDistribution was good, linked well with the wings, but he had to do better on the pair of wide-open shots that failed to get through. (Brian) \u2026 A couple of passes were a bit off and tried to dribble out of some dangerous situations, but distribution was generally strong. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Zak Boggs<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.25<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 4)
\nTouch continues to plague him; least effective midfielder, even though he was given space to roam. (Brian) \u2026 Rarely a factor before being pulled at halftime. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Kenny Mansally<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6.25<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 6.5)
\nWelcome addition up top; service was surprisingly good, the effort was evident, and his ball to Lekic should’ve been an assist. (Brian) \u2026 Excellent hustle forced multiple turnovers in the Toronto defense. Unlucky not to have at least one assist on the night. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Rajko Lekic<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 1.75<\/strong> (Brian 1.5, Sean 2)
\nOn the basis that he’s paid to score goals and let three tailor-made opportunities pass him by amid an indifferent defense, this was the worst performance from a Revs striker in recent years. Maybe ever. (Brian) \u2026 Dreadful performance. Touch was poor all game and argued with teammates after blowing some great chances. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Sainey Nyassi<\/strong> \u2013 Average: 5.75<\/strong> (Brian 5.5, Sean 6)
\nGave the Revs life on the right, passes were on point, and looked dangerous near the net. (Brian) \u2026 Provided a spark off the bench and made smarter decisions in the final third than in recent games. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Zack Schilawski<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.75 <\/strong>(Brian 5.5, Sean 6)
\nProvided good support to his teammates, sent a few smart balls, and showed his vision on the ball before Joseph’s last gasp shot. (Brian) \u2026 Put in the effort you hope for from a late sub. Made an important play on defense tracking back when the Revs were caught on a counter attack and provided a good target up top. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub)Franco Coria<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.25<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 4.5)
\nLooked rusty, but wasn’t exposed; escaped without recording a foul. (Brian) \u2026 Didn\u2019t have much to do, but was a bit reckless with a late push in the Revs\u2019 box. (Sean)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chris Tierney put in a solid performance for the Revs against Toronto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":379,"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\/2010\/09\/tierneyfeature.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\/5046"}],"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=5046"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5048,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5046\/revisions\/5048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}