{"id":19842,"date":"2013-06-10T01:08:41","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T05:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=19842"},"modified":"2013-06-18T17:26:26","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T21:26:26","slug":"player-ratings-new-england-revolution-v-d-c-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=19842","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: New England Revolution v. D.C. United"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Diego Fagundez showed some flashes on Saturday, but was limited by some physical defending. (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 contributed ratings for the\u00a0New England Revolution\u2019s scoreless draw with D.C. United<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bobby Shuttleworth<\/b> \u2013 Average Rating: 6<\/b> (Sean 6, Julian 6)
\nHad a fairly easy night thanks to good defending along with some atrocious finishing by D.C. Did well on the lone save he needed to make. (Sean) \u2026Commanded his box well and made the only save he had to make. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Andrew Farrell<\/b> \u2013 Average Rating: 5<\/b> (Sean 5, Julian 5)
\nCaught forward on a few D.C. counter attacks, leaving the flank wide open, and struggled at times with Kyle Porter. Offensively, however, it was perhaps his best performance of the season in the attacking third with some key passes sparking attacks. (Sean) \u2026 Needed to do better to get back into position but did a nice job of getting forward and passing to players’ feet. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Jose Goncalves<\/b> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.75<\/b> (Sean 5.5, Julian 6)
\nHeld to ball too long at times \u2013 caught in possession for an early D.C. chance, though there was a hint of a foul on the play. Otherwise a good showing defensively. Had to like the ambition with some of his passes attempting to spring the forwards, but the accuracy was off with his longer passes. (Sean) \u2026 Solid as usual for the veteran center back (Julian)<\/p>\n

Stephen McCarthy<\/b> \u2013 Average Rating: 6<\/b> (Sean 6, Julian 6)
\nOver 92% passing out of the back, and though his efforts perhaps weren\u2019t always as noticeable as Goncalves, his positioning was strong and he continues to show aerial dominance on long balls. (Sean) \u2026 Good positioning throughout the night and the passing out of the back was much better. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Chris Tierney<\/b> \u2013 Average Rating: 5<\/b> (Sean 5, Julian 5)
\nCaught ball watching and let Nick DeLeon breeze past him unchecked on D.C.\u2019s early chance that was sent wide, though his defensive play improved after. Crosses lacked accuracy, but still found ways to contribute to the attack, including rattling the post with a shot. (Sean) \u2026 Good job going up and down the flank, but his crossing and set pieces were poor. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Scott Caldwell<\/b> \u2013 Average Rating: 5<\/b> (Sean 5, Julian 5)
\nNothing flashy \u2013 played a simple game limiting turnovers and breaking up a few attacks. (Sean) \u2026 He continued to be consistent as a starting center mid, though his final ball wasn’t there against DC. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Juan Toja<\/b> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.25<\/b> (Sean 4.5, Julian 4)
\nPlayed a few key passes and has seemed more comfortable in his deeper roll than he did when he was playing behind the striker earlier in the season. Passing accuracy overall was good, but crossing was poor and needed to be more involved. Defensive inadequacies were on display, particularly when he picked up a yellow card for dragging down Chris Pontius after he was beat. (Sean) \u2026 Really struggled to get involved in the attack and seemed to be nonexistent at times. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Diego Fagundez<\/b> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.75<\/b> (Sean 5.5, Julian 6)
\nNot as involved as he has been in recent games, but always looked dangerous when he had the ball. Had some trouble with D.C.\u2019s physical defending and failed to register a shot on frame as his scoring streak ended. (Sean) \u2026 Had some nice ideas going forward but wasn’t on the end of too many chances like he has been recently. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Lee Nguyen <\/b>– Average Rating: 4.5<\/b> (Sean 4.5, Julian 4.5)
\nSome nice combination playing going forward, including a late shot on frame and setting up Tierney\u2019s shot, but set pieces were poor, including wasting a dangerous late free kick by failing to get it past the first defender. Also wasted one of the team\u2019s better chances with an off target shot and picked up a yellow for a bad foul of ex-Rev Sainey Nyassi after turning the ball over. (Sean) \u2026 Really failed to get involved in the attack and mishit what should have been a goal in the first half. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Saer Sene<\/b> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.25<\/b> (Sean 5, Julian 5.5)
\nStill not convinced right midfield maximizes his skillset. Passing was off at times and didn\u2019t see much of the ball outside of a couple of off target shots.(Sean) \u2026 The Revs looked like they lost some creativity when he came off the field, as he went right at defenders. (Julian)<\/p>\n

Juan Agudelo<\/b> \u2013 Average Rating: 5<\/b> (Sean 5, Julian 5)
\nPlayed very physical up top, which resulted in some good hold-up play, but also potentially cost the Revolution a goal with Sene\u2019s strike being disallowed for one of the three fouls he committed on the night. Didn\u2019t find himself on the end of any chances. (Sean) \u2026 Looked a tad lost for the first time in his Revs career, though he did well to hold the ball up. (Julian)<\/p>\n

(sub) Kelyn Rowe<\/b> – Average Rating: 5<\/b> (Sean 5, Julian 5)
\nAsked to play a couple of different positions \u2013 first on the wing when he entered and then moving to the center when Barrett came on for Toja. Brought some life with a late shot, but otherwise struggled along with the rest of the team to get much going forward. (Sean) \u2026 Had a shot saved late, but was otherwise not a suitable replacement for Sene. (Julian)<\/p>\n

(sub) Chad Barrett<\/b> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.25<\/b> (Sean 4.5, Julian 4)
\nSeemed to be forced to be played out of position and it showed. (Sean) \u2026 Just didn’t have much of an effect on the game. Maybe was in the wrong position. (Julian)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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