{"id":14953,"date":"2012-08-26T12:50:31","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T16:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=14953"},"modified":"2012-08-26T12:50:31","modified_gmt":"2012-08-26T16:50:31","slug":"player-ratings-new-england-revolution-at-columbus-crew-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=14953","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: New England Revolution at Columbus Crew"},"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’Connell\u00a0contributed ratings for the\u00a0New England Revolution\u2019s 4-3 loss to the Columbus Crew<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Matt Reis<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.25<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 4)
\nWith the defense employing a high line, Reis had to be sharp. Nothing he could do on Higuain’s rockets, but probably could have closed on Arrieta’s strikes quicker. (Brian) \u2026 Perhaps could\u2019ve done a bit better on the first free kick and needs to do better to avoid getting beat on the near post on Arrietta\u2019s first goal. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Chris Tierney<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.75<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 4.5)
\nNot impressive on the ball early, but connected his passes at a decent rate (74.5%). Contributions to the attack were minimal. (Brian) \u2026 May have kept Jario Arrieta onside on the Crews second goal. Didn\u2019t do much offensively despite getting forward and needing lots of help defensively, particularly from Simms early. (Sean)<\/p>\n

A.J. Soares<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.75<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 4.5)
\nAvoided the mistakes that have plagued him in recent weeks, but did little to put his footprint on the defensive effort. (Brian) \u2026 Cut out the errors of recent weeks, but passing out of the back was lacking. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Stephen McCarthy<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 3.5)
\nA surprisingly soft effort from one of the strongest defenders on the team. Harsh call on the foul that led to Higuain’s first free kick blast, but pretty much watched Arrieta cruise by en route to the game-winner. (Brian) \u2026 Two fouls, albeit somewhat soft calls gave the Crew two goals and who was he marking on Arrieta\u2019s goal? Had some issues with Arrieta all game. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Kevin Alston<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5<\/strong>(Brian 4.5, Sean 4.5)
\nLooked decent in the rear, but venturing forward was another reminder of his fading form inside the attacking third. (Brian) \u2026 After witnessing the success of the Crew on early free kicks, the unneeded foul and yellow card in the 70th minute wasn\u2019t smart. Still a mostly solid defensive showing, though passing wasn\u2019t great and sharpness in the attack lacked again. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Benny Feilhaber<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5<\/strong> (Brian 5.5, Sean 5.5)
\nStationed out on the left, the attacking prowess returned; service was much sharper, but continues to be prone to making some really questionable challenges in the defending third. (Brian) \u2026 Some solid work defensively and some dangerous passes offensively, including setting up Bengtson\u2019s goal. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Ryan Guy<\/strong> – Average Rating: 5.75<\/strong> (Brian 5.5, Sean 6)
\nMissed an absolute sitter early, but rebounded nicely to score from distances minutes later. Brought the offensive spark the attack has desperately needed. (Brian) \u2026 Good energy offensively, but mixed night in terms of the results. Needs to do better on the early header, but did well to set-up Sene\u2019s 15th minute header and then score his first goal of the season soon after. Wasted another great chance in the 31st minute. Held back after Simms was subbed out, but still got forward late and looked dangerous. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Clyde Simms<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.25<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 4.5)
\nMade all the passes he needed to, but with the Crew owning the ball for much of the second half, he seemed indifferent to making himself a disruptive presence in the middle of the park. (Brian) \u2026 Did a lot of work defensively early, but didn\u2019t do enough to make his mark on the game as the Crew began to run wild halfway through the first 45. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Kelyn Rowe<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.25<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 4.5)
\nNice lay-off on Guy’s goal, and should’ve scored seconds after Higuain’s first goal; passing (66.7%) and on the ball stuff was lacking before he predictably vanished in the second half. (Brian) \u2026 Great opening 20 minutes, but seemed significantly less sharp the rest of the match. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Saer Sene<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 4.5)
\nCould’ve scored the opener in the 15th on a ball from Guy. Played a good ball through to Feilhaber in the 51st minute; but with only one shot on target all night, he clearly wasn’t as involved as he should’ve been. (Brian) \u2026 Got that assist on Guy\u2019s goal, though it\u2019s unclear if that\u2019s who he was even looking for on the play. A few dangerous passes, but Revs needed more from him, particularly in the second half. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Jerry Bengtson<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.25<\/strong> (Brian 5, 5.5)
\nImpressive move on Gruenebaum to slot home his second goal of the season; positioning was there, but still seems to lack cohesion with Sene and the rest of the midfield. Could’ve done better on his shot in stoppage time. (Brian) \u2026 Great work on his goal and provided a needed constant presence up top. Combined well with Fagundez when he came on. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Lee Nguyen<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 5)
\nStrung a few passes through and stepped up to bury the penalty; good outing, but certainly didn’t look 100%. (Brian) \u2026 Clearly still feeling the effects of his injury, but played smart passes and looked confident on the penalty kick, even if he didn\u2019t attempt to beat many players on the dribble. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Diego Fagundez<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.5<\/strong> (Brian 5.5, Sean 5.5)
\nDid exactly what he was brought on to do – become a pest for the Crew defense. Forced James to foul him inside the 18, which led the Nguyen’s 81st minute equalizer from the spot. (Brian) \u2026 Good job earning the penalty kick and fought hard all game, though he needed to do more with the pass in the box from Cardenas. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Fernando Cardenas<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.75<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 5)
\nFlashed a few moments of creativity, but for the most part, wasn’t doing much to sharpen the attack. (Brian) \u2026 Set up Fagundez for a good chance in the 82nd minute and generally provided a spark off the bench. Through pass to Rowe was just a bit too powerful, but a good idea. (Sean)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ryan Guy put in a strong performance in the Revolution’s 4-3 loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":14404,"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\/2012\/08\/Guy1.png?fit=451%2C245&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14953"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14953"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14954,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14953\/revisions\/14954"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}