{"id":5971,"date":"2011-08-19T13:42:13","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T17:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=5971"},"modified":"2011-08-19T13:46:56","modified_gmt":"2011-08-19T17:46:56","slug":"player-ratings-new-england-revolution-vs-houston-dynamo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=5971","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: New England Revolution vs. Houston Dynamo"},"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\u00a0the New England Revolution’s 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Matt Reis<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6.25<\/strong> (Brian 6.5, Sean 6)
\nHad a stellar night between the pipes, even in light of the last-gasp goal. But it a stupid red after the game concluded means he won’t be available on Saturday. (Brian) \u2026 Postgame unnecessary red card soiled what was otherwise a fantastic night for the \u2018keeper. Would\u2019ve easily been Man of the Match if not for the red. (Sean)<\/p>\n

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A.J. Soares was our Man of the Match for his solid performance in defense on Wednesday night. (Photo by CHRIS ADUAMA\/aduama.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

Darrius Barnes<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 5)
\nPlayed well on the left thwarted Je-Vaughn Watson for much of evening (Brian) \u2026 Had a solid game defensively, but passing was poor at times and was beaten by Costly on the Dynamo\u2019s goal. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Ryan Cochrane<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.75<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 5.5)
\nFortuitous goal gave the Revs confidence early, but took a knock late and had to be subbed. Overall, above-average performance. (Brian) \u2026 In the right place for the Revs early goal and had a fairly solid game, but was beaten to the ball on a few set pieces allowing the Dynamo to get shots on goal.<\/p>\n

A.J. Soares<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6.75 <\/strong>(Brian 6.5, Sean 7)
\nMost dependable defender on the pitch; did well to snuff out many of the Dynamo set pieces. (Brian) \u2026 Hard to find much fault in the rookie\u2019s performance. Didn\u2019t concede any set pieces and held up well under near constant pressure. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Kevin Alston<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.25<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 4.5)
\nBanged up right back tracked back well, nice stop off the line in the first half, but just seemed to get antsy once he entered the final third. (Brian) \u2026 Nice block on the line, but caught ball watching on a great chance for Cameron in the 56th minute and needs to be much more effective in the offensive third considering how much he ventures forward. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Chris Tierney<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.75 <\/strong>(Brian 6, Sean 5.5)
\nService from set pieces was decent and aided the defense when needed…which was often. (Brian) \u2026 Service was solid on the rare chances the Revs managed to get forward. Forced to spend most of the night defending. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Benny Feilhaber<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.75<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 5.5)
\nLinked well with his wingers, and posed a threat on the counterattack all night. (Brian) \u2026 Lack of movement around Feilhaber made it harder for the U.S. International to be as influential as he can be. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Shalrie Joseph<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 6)
\nPair with Feilhaber in the center, wasn’t forced to try to do everything, and was his usual ballwinning self. (Brian) \u2026 Playing without Phelan or McCarthy meant more defensive duties for Joseph than normal this season and he looked capable and comfortable in the role. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Zak Boggs<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 5)
\nOne of his better games; crosses were better, and touch seemed to improve as the game progressed. (Brian) \u2026 Decent effort, but played too slow in the final third at times, allowing defenders to close in on him instead of crossing while he had space. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Kenny Mansally<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 6)
\nSolid night up top with Caraglio, although some more off the ball movement would’ve been nice. (Brian) \u2026 Passing was good and lack of opportunities was a product of poor play around him, but needs to get better with shot selection. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Milton Cariglio<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6.25<\/strong> (Brian 6.5, Sean 6)
\nSeemed to gel fairly well with Mansally, put one of the few Revs shots on frame. (Brian) \u2026 His blocked shot led to Cochrane\u2019s goal. Good effort working for every 50\/50 ball, but faded in the second half. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Zack Schilawski<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5 <\/strong>(Brian 5.5, Sean 5.5)
\nTried to get the engine fired up late, but really didn’t see many chances. (Brian) \u2026 Can\u2019t fault him on effort, but Revs didn\u2019t have the ball enough for him to see any chances. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Pat Phelan<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 4)
\nSomewhat shaky in the rear, but the effort was there. (Brian) \u2026 Looked a bit rusty as a center back after being called in for emergency duty. Needlessly gave away a corner kick leading the Dynamo\u2019s equalizer. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Stephen McCarthy<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.75<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 3.5)
\nNot the best showing in his limited time on the pitch; proved to be liability late. (Brian) \u2026 Brought on to help shore up the team\u2019s defensive effort, but didn\u2019t make enough of an impact as the Revs failed to hold on to the shutout. Too many giveaways in his short appearance. (Sean)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A needless post-game red card kept Matt Reis from earning Man of the Match honors in the Revs draw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5626,"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":[77,1280,1274],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nesoccertoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/soaresfeature4.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\/5971"}],"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\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5971"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5978,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5971\/revisions\/5978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}