{"id":6255,"date":"2011-09-17T02:50:47","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T06:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=6255"},"modified":"2011-09-17T02:50:51","modified_gmt":"2011-09-17T06:50:51","slug":"player-ratings-new-england-revolution-at-portland-timbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=6255","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: New England Revolution at Portland Timbers"},"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 New England Revolution\u2019s 3-0 loss in Portland on Friday.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Matt Reis<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 4)
\nHard to blame him for all the attacking avenues in front of him, but managed a handful of heady saves to keep it respectable. Somewhat. (Brian) \u2026 Made a few good saves, but was slow off his line on the first goal and possibly could\u2019ve gotten to the cross on the second. (Sean)<\/p>\n

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Benny Feilhaber's creativity couldn't save the Revs on Friday. (Photo by CHRIS ADUAMA\/aduama.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

Kevin Alston <\/strong>\u2013 Average Rating: 3.75<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 3.5)
\nBeaten along the flank by Nagbe and Alhassan; biggest contribution was his noticeably sharper service in the final third. (Brian) \u2026 In no-man\u2019s land on Chara\u2019s goal. Struggled all night with Portland\u2019s creative attack and often caught out of position. Timing of runs forward was questionable. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Franco Coria<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3<\/strong> (Brian 3, Sean 3)
\nBeaten to pulp by Cooper and general indifference inside the box led to the first two goals. Sloppy performance. (Brian) \u2026 Beaten by Cooper all night and with better finishing could\u2019ve been at fault for more goals. (Sean)<\/p>\n

A.J. Soares<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.5<\/strong> (Brian 3.5, Sean 3.5)
\nPainfully out of synch with Coria; lax defending made him look like a bonafide rookie. (Brian) \u2026 Struggled with positioning as Portland easily sliced through the center of the Revs defense. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Darrius Barnes<\/strong> \u2013 Average: 5.25<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 5.5)
\nOne of the few bright(er) spots defensively; overmatched early, but settled in as the game progressed. (Brian) \u2026 Made several saving tackles and blocks to prevent the final score from being worse than it was. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Chris Tierney<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.25<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 4)
\nServiceable on set pieces and crosses, but soft challenge on Nagbe goal left Reis out to dry. (Brian) \u2026 Didn\u2019t close Palmer quick enough in the build-up to Chara\u2019s goal. Struggled when moved to left back and couldn\u2019t get much going forward in the midfield either. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Sharlie Joseph<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 4.5)
\nBall-watching on the Chara goal, defensively shaky overall; but helped out in the possession department. (Brian) \u2026 Passing was good, but along with Coria and Soares was caught flat-footed on the opening goal. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Benny Feilhaber<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.25<\/strong> (Brian 5.5, Sean 5)
\nThe engine of the attack much of the night, but at times tried to do too much. (Brian) \u2026 Creativity on his shots was impressive, but overambitious run that ended in a turnover right off the kickoff was a good example of his night. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Monsef Zerka<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.25<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 4.5)
\nSolid early, but once again, disappeared as the game progressed; fitness has betrayed him. (Brian) \u2026 The class is obvious, but the conditioning isn\u2019t there yet. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Milton Caraglio<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.75 <\/strong>(Brian 3.5, Sean 4)
\nFinishing flew the coop; chipped in on defense, but in front of the net, he failed to put away some golden chances. (Brian) \u2026 Appears capable of the spectacular, but his shooting let him down all night. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Rajko Lekic<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 4)
\nPoor runs and wild ideas plagued him before he picked up an injury before the half. (Brian) \u2026 Unlike the previous two matches, didn\u2019t seem on the same page with Caraglio. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Zack Schilawski<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.75<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 3.5)
\nNever looked comfortable up top with Caraglio; lone shot on goal only noticeable contribution to the attack. (Brian) \u2026 Slipped on a great chance late in the match and otherwise struggled to connect with the rest of the offense. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Ryan Guy <\/strong>\u2013 Average Rating: 4.75<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 4.5)
\nA force on the right immediately, but seemed to become a liability late. (Brian) \u2026 Provided energy off the bench, but his service was generally a bit too long. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Kenny Mansally<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5<\/strong> (Brian 5.5, Sean 4.5)
\nPassing was solid, but never really sprang a solid chance from the left. (Brian) \u2026 Struggled to make much of an impact after entering. (Sean)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Few notable performances in the Revs 3-0 loss to Portland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6256,"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\/2011\/09\/feilhaberfeature3.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\/6255"}],"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=6255"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6259,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6255\/revisions\/6259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}