{"id":14843,"date":"2012-08-19T02:15:16","date_gmt":"2012-08-19T06:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=14843"},"modified":"2012-08-19T02:44:17","modified_gmt":"2012-08-19T06:44:17","slug":"player-ratings-new-england-revolution-at-chicago-fire-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=14843","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: New England Revolution at Chicago Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Matt Reis put in a solid showing in net, despite the Revs loss. (Photo: Chris Aduama\/aduama.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

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 Julian Cardillo<\/em>\u00a0contributed ratings for the\u00a0New England Revolution\u2019s 2-1 loss to the Chicago Fire<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Matt Reis<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6 <\/strong>(Sean 6, Julian 6)
\nIf not for Reis, the end scoreline could\u2019ve been far worse. Looked in vintage form with some fantastic diving saves. (Sean) \u2026 Made some nice saves and nearly saved the penalty kick, but nothing he could do on the second goal. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Kevin Alston<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.75<\/strong> (Sean 3.5, Julian 4)
\nA few nice runs early, but struggled mightily with Patrick Nyarko and lost his mark on multiple set pieces. With Cardenas \u2013 who doesn\u2019t have great defensive awareness \u2013 in front of him, Alston took way too many risks on ventures forward. (Sean) \u2026 As always, good job of getting forward, but doesn\u2019t get back in time. Poor job of marking MacDonald and Rolfe all night. (Julian)<\/p>\n

A.J. Soares<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.25<\/strong> (Sean 3, Julian 3.5)
\nNightmare game as he gave up the penalty \u2013 slide tackling in that area is always a risky proposition \u2013 and was beaten by Sherjill MacDonald on the second goal. Had trouble all night with Chris Rolfe and beating his marks to headers. Had a decent shot late, but passing out of the back wasn\u2019t as sharp as usual. (Sean) \u2026 Passing out of the back was poor, so was his marking of Chicago\u2019s forwards. Definitely a penalty kick, no matter what the commentators say. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Stephen McCarthy<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5<\/strong> (Sean 5, Julian 4)
\nDecent showing, some saving tackles and blocks but also had a few missed tackles and was caught forward a bit on the play that led to the penalty. (Sean) …\u00a0Passing out of the back was marginally better than Soares, though he, like Soares, fell asleep on the second goal. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Chris Tierney<\/strong> \u2013 Average: 3.75<\/strong> (Sean 4, Julian 3.5)
\nHad no shortage of trouble with the Fire\u2019s speedy and creative attackers, like the rest of the defense. Didn\u2019t venture forward much, though set pieces were decent. (Sean) \u2026 Set pieces were lacking and he struggled for pace at left back. Didn\u2019t really seem to fit in offensively or defensively. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Clyde Simms<\/strong> – Average Rating: 3.75<\/strong> (Sean 4, Julian 3.5)
\nAnother sub-par showing from Simms after he was Mr. Consistency to start the season. Left Rolfe \u2013 and left Soares out to dry \u2013 on the penalty play and was often pushed further forward than his central midfield partner. Clearly needs work on his shooting. (Sean) \u2026 Many loose passes, some lapses, and a few ill-advised shots. Simms is definitely not looking like the seasoned veteran he was earlier in the season. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Ryan Guy<\/strong> – Average Rating: 6<\/strong> (Sean 5.5, Julian 6.5)
\nNo shortage of effort \u2013 demonstrated by his late sprint back to cover on defense and prevent a third goal from the Fire. Still, though his performance was admirable, center midfield hardly seems his best position and some of his best work offensively came when he drifted to the right. (Sean) \u2026 His efforts earn him lots of praise as he tried to do whatever he could to help the team snatch a result. Maybe central midfield isn\u2019t his true position, but he at least put his best foot forward. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Fernando Cardenas<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5<\/strong> (Sean 4.5, Julian 4.5)
\nMixed night. Got the goal, which probably raises his rating a point, but was one of the players who seemed to fall asleep a bit on the throw-in leading to the Fire\u2019s second goal. In general, defensive awareness wasn\u2019t good enough and was unable to do enough offensively to make up for it. (Sean) \u2026 Yeah, good job getting the ball to go into the net, but he was stopped way too easily most of the other times he went forward. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Lee Nguyen<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4 <\/strong>(Sean 4, Julian 4)
\nFairly invisible night before being pulled at halftime. Perhaps slowed by injury. (Sean) \u2026 Really quiet night from Lee, probably due to injury. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Blake Brettschneider<\/strong> – Average Rating: 5<\/strong> (Sean 5, Julian 5)
\nShowed some strength in the hold-up play up top. Some decent passing and pressure up top, though he never had a shooting chance. (Sean) \u2026 Actually looked calm and confident. Decent runs, though he struggled to get his foot onto any pass or cross. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Saer Sene<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.75<\/strong> (Sean 4, Julian 3.5)
\nDecent service into the box led to Cardenas\u2019 goal. Otherwise passing was pretty poor and resorted to long shots while seeming too hesitant to shoot in and around the box. (Sean) \u2026 Someone explain to all of us what his position is. Forward? Midfielder? Winger? Saer, just get in the box and shoot. (Julian)<\/p>\n

(sub) Benny Feilhaber<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5<\/strong> (Sean 5, Julian 6)
\nMixed night off the bench. Some good work and great effort defensively. Again, often stuck too far back, even behind Simms, and passing in the attack was too slow at times. Fire defense was able to read several of his passes to cut them out. (Sean) \u2026 A nice spark off the bench with some nice passes. Seemed to do better to avoid being fouled and kept his cool reasonably well. (Julian)<\/p>\n

(sub) Jerry Bengston<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5<\/strong> (Sean 5, Julian 5)
\nSome positive glimpses, but also some signs of fatigue from his crazy playing\/travel schedule. (Sean) \u2026 Just too tired to be that involved in the attack. (Julian)<\/p>\n

(sub) Kelyn Rowe<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.75<\/strong> (Sean 4, Julian 5.5)
\nPassing was poor and was run off the ball far too easily. (Sean) \u2026 Some nice ideas, but his final pass was definitely not killer. (Julian)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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