{"id":6411,"date":"2011-10-02T02:13:18","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T06:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=6411"},"modified":"2011-10-02T02:13:39","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T06:13:39","slug":"player-ratings-new-england-revolution-vs-seattle-sounders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=6411","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: New England Revolution vs. Seattle Sounders"},"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\u00a0New England Revolution\u2019s 2-1 loss to Seattle on Saturday.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Matt Reis<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 6)
\nPoor defending betrayed him on the Montero goals, but aside from a heady save on Montero\u2019s bid for the hat trick, he wasn\u2019t really tested often. (Brian) \u2026 Nothing he could do on the goals and mead a great save to deny Montero a third goal. Commanded his box well coming out to collect several crosses.\u00a0 (Sean)<\/p>\n

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Diego Fagundez scored his second career goal on Saturday. (Photo by CHRIS ADUAMA\/aduama.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

Chris Tierney<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 4)
\nShoddy passing and set pieces; in the left back\u2019s spot, he seems to lose his effectiveness without the speed to get forward. (Brian) \u2026 Set pieces were inconsistent, but put in some dangerous early crosses. Good control to hold the ball on his late chance, but probably would\u2019ve been better off attempting a pass from the tight angle. Beating by Montero for his header. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Ryan Cochrane<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3<\/strong> (Brian 3, Sean 3)
\nSmoked on both Montero goals, and never had the pace, nor positioning, to bottle up the deadly striker. (Brian) \u2026 Gaffe led to Montero\u2019s first goal and wasn\u2019t able to aid Soares on the second. (Sean)<\/p>\n

A.J. Soares<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.25<\/strong> (Brian 3.5, 3)
\nLooked rusty after missing last week\u2019s match; casual marking and tentative challenges made for a listless performance all around. (Brian) \u2026 Struggled with the physicality and size of Nate Jaqua. Passing was poor and led to too many turnovers. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Kevin Alston<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5<\/strong> (Brian 6. Sean 5)
\nLinked well with the midfielders, shut down Seattle\u2019s left flank; forays forward continue to get sharper. (Biran) \u2026 Had some good runs forward, but often cut inside instead of providing width. Service and passing was inconsistent. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Monsef Zerka<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5<\/strong> (Brian 5.5, Sean 5.5)
\nThreatened in the attacking third, linking well with Feilhaber and Fagundez;\u00a0 intelligent runs made for a positive performance before fading in half two. (Brian) \u2026 Great work off the ball. Didn\u2019t look comfortable crossing with his left foot. Connected well in the attack, but didn\u2019t look 100% fit after missing the last match to injury. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Benny Feilhaber<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 5)
\nLong distance drives continue to scream skyward; nevertheless, remained composed on the ball, and steered the attack in the first half. (Brian) \u2026 Set pieces inconsistent, but found Fagundez for his goal. Several turnovers while trying to force passes. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Shalrie Joseph<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.25<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 5.5)
\nAttacking opportunities may have been limited, but played a key role in the Revs improving possession stats and first half offensive displays. (Brian) \u2026 Smart passing helped the Revs throughout the match and aided the defense when needed. Still not having the impact he was at the start of the season. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Ryan Guy <\/strong>\u2013 Average Rating: 5<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 5)
\nShould\u2019ve put Fagundez\u2019s pass through early, but showed himself well on the attack for the second straight game with smart passes and good runs forward. (Brian) \u2026 Unlike last weekend, finishing let him done. Good effort, but struggled to find openings. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Milton Caraglio<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.25<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 5.5)
\nCombined well with Fagundez, and put a pair of shots on net; probably deserved the goal that was called offside in the 4th minute. (Brian) \u2026 Continues to use his strength in the attack, but struggled to get space to put power on his shots. Combined well in the attack and unlucky to have a goal called offside. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Diego Fagundez<\/strong> \u2013Average Rating: 7.75<\/strong> (Brian 8, Sean 7.5)
\nAside from the goal, the teenage phenom continues to play with experience of veteran; great runs, good touches, composed under pressure, and sparkling service made it another night to remember. (Brian) \u2026 Challenged for headers all night and it paid off with a goal off the corner kick. Combined well up top and was quick to get up when dealing with physical defending. Only negative was failing to get a couple longer range shots on target. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Pat Phelan<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 4.5)
\nStruggled somewhat in the center, and while his presence may have fortified the middle, didn\u2019t make a noticeable impact on other side of the field. (Brian) \u2026 Allowed the Revs to play a 3-5-2, but didn\u2019t get much going in the attack and sent his one shot high of the target. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Darrius Barnes<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5<\/strong> (Brian 5.5, Sean 5.5)
\nCame on strong, and made a few nice passes to get his teammates upfield. (Brian) \u2026 Passing was good and did well to hold down a three-man backline when brought on. (Sean)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Diego Fagundez led the Revs attack against the Sounders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6412,"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\/10\/fagundezfeature4.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\/6411"}],"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=6411"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6417,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6411\/revisions\/6417"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}