{"id":5501,"date":"2011-07-18T18:01:22","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T22:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=5501"},"modified":"2011-07-18T18:05:54","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T22:05:54","slug":"player-ratings-new-england-revolution-vs-philadelphia-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=5501","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: New England Revolution vs. Philadelphia Union"},"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 Revs 3-0 home loss to the Philadelphia Union<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Matt Reis<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.75<\/strong> (Brian 3.5, Sean 4)
\nIn the absence of Joseph, the veteran fails to fire up his teammates. Play on the pitch not much better; poor communication with his defenders didn’t aid the Revs either. (Brian) \u2026 As the captain and goalkeeper, Reis needs to take charge of the defense, especially on set pieces. Left out to dry on the goals, but expect more in the areas of leadership and distribution. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Chris Tierney<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 4)
\nRarely tested at left back, but gave the Revs their best opportunity to crack the cleansheet his shot off the post in the 50th minute. (Brian) \u2026 Even Tierney\u2019s service didn\u2019t seem to be up to par Sunday. Hit the post from a tough angle with his one chance, but might have been better off delivering a cross. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Franco Coria<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.5<\/strong> (Brian 3.5, Sean 3.5)
\nPlagued by poor positioning on the first goal, and never seemed to gel with Soares. (Brian) \u2026 The positioning and communication between the center backs left holes in the defense all night. Coria may have been hurt by his lack of playing time lately. Subbed out in the 45th minute. More consistency in the backline is needed. \u00a0(Sean)<\/p>\n

A.J. Soares<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.75 <\/strong>(Brian 4, Sean 3.5)
\nShould’ve given it a go after Mondragon’s collision with Feilhaber; otherwise, it was a forgettable performance. (Brian) \u2026 Gave Justin Mapp too much space to deliver the cross leading to the opening goal and was lacking awareness when the ball fell to him 35 yards from goal with an open net after Mondragon collided with Feilhaber. Not his best night. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Kevin Alston<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5<\/strong> (Brian 5.5, Sean 4.5)
\nPlayed average in the first half, but in the 3-5-2, he upped his performance considerably. Stayed back and man-marked well. (Brian) \u2026 Gave Daniel too much space to set up the first goal and didn\u2019t add to the attack in the first half. In the second half showed an ability to play in a three man backline and cleared a weak shot off the line. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Benny Feilhaber<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 2.25<\/strong> (Brian 3, Sean 1.5)
\nLethargic and visibly frustrated, it was clear that he just didn’t want to be on the field; red card dismissal was proof of that. (Brian) \u2026 Revs needed a cooler head from the leader of the attack. Feilhaber again took himself out of the game with his frustrations, but Steve Nicol didn\u2019t help by playing him out of position on the left. Needless reckless challenges all night and could\u2019ve seen two yellows much earlier. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Pat Phelan<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3 <\/strong>(Brian 3, Sean 3)
\nBurned on the Nakazawa free kick that led to the 2nd goal; didn’t do much of anything to help the offense. (Brian) \u2026 Left his mark, Valdes, on his goal on the free kick. With him and McCarthy in the center in the first half, no attack was generated through the center of the midfield for the Revs. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Stephen McCarthy<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 2.75<\/strong> (Brian 3, Sean 2.5)
\nOne word: non-factor. Passes weren’t there, only shot of the night sailed well over the bar, and was virtually invisible all night. (Brian) \u2026 Didn\u2019t track Ruiz on the first goal, leaving him wide open for the finish, couldn\u2019t control his one shot and didn\u2019t make much of an impact on either end. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Sainey Nyassi<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 2.75<\/strong> (Brian 3, Sean 2.5)
\nDid nothing on the wing, crosses were either blocked or sailed to no one. Justifiably taken off at the half. (Brian) \u2026 Attempted 11 passes, 6 were turnovers (only player below 50% passing). Was tackled and lost possession 7 times. Was unable to put a single good cross into the box. Awful night. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Kenny Mansally<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 4)
\nDid little to aid the Revs attack; of course, it would’ve helped if he had some service. (Brian) \u2026 Mansally saw little of the ball and probably needed to drop back more. He did complete 87% of his passes, but nothing that led to a promising attack. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Rajko Lekic<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: N\/A<\/strong> (Brian N\/A, Sean 3.5)
\nYes, that’s an N\/A for a player who played the entire 90. No service leads to no chance for the striker to help bail the Revs out. (Brian) \u2026 Forgot he was out there minus a pair of offside calls against him. Never had a chance to contribute. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Zak Boggs<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5 <\/strong>(Brian 5, Sean 4)
\nBriefly gave the Revs some life on the right before Feilhaber’s red doomed them before anything materialized. (Brian) \u2026 Didn\u2019t see enough out of Boggs after coming on. Needed to provide more of a spark of the bench. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Darrius Barnes<\/strong> \u2013Average Rating: 5<\/strong> (Brian 5, Sean 5)
\nPlayed well in the back, and added some much needed stability in the rear. (Brian) \u2026 Solid half of play. Hard to fault for getting caught on the late counter attack. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Zack Schilawski<\/strong> \u2013 Average: N\/A<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean N\/A)
\nAdded a little life to what was left of the Revs attack late. (Brian) \u2026 Brought into a tough situation with little chance to make an impact. (Sean)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No one impressed in Sunday’s 3-0 loss to Philadelphia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5502,"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\/07\/mccarthyfeature6.jpg?fit=490%2C225&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5501"}],"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=5501"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5508,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5501\/revisions\/5508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}