{"id":6638,"date":"2011-10-16T13:14:50","date_gmt":"2011-10-16T17:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=6638"},"modified":"2011-10-16T13:15:29","modified_gmt":"2011-10-16T17:15:29","slug":"player-ratings-new-england-revolution-vs-columbus-crew-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=6638","title":{"rendered":"Player Ratings: New England Revolution vs. 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\u2019Connell contributed ratings for the New England Revolution\u2019s 3-0 loss to the Columbus Crew on Saturday<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Bobby Shuttlworth<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 6<\/strong> (Brian 6, Sean 6)
\nDefensive miscues left him exposed on the three goals, but actually commanded his area well, and came off his line when needed. One of his best games so far. (Brian) \u2026 Hard to blame for any of the goals. Communication and command of his box was improved over prior performance. Was quick off his line to make some big stops. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Chris Tierney<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.5<\/strong> (Brian 3.5, Sean 3.5)
\nJust an off night all around for the normally-reliable veteran – service was poor, failed to hold onto the ball, and generally absent all night. (Brian) \u2026 Service was inconsistent and was caught on the ball a few times. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Darrius Barnes<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 3.5)
\nHad a tough task in marking Mendoza, and although the effort was there, the Columbus striker was too much to handle. (Brian) \u2026 At least partly to blame for the first two goals. It was a night to forget for Barnes. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Franco Coria<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.25 <\/strong>(Brian 3.5, Sean 3)
\nSeemed to be everywhere the ball wasn’t in the defending third; way too casual on the counter, and allowed far too much space for the Crew to operate. (Brian) \u2026 Didn\u2019t seem bothered with helping Barnes on the first goal or helping prevent that header that set it up. Caught flat footed all night. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Kevin Alston<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 3.5<\/strong> (Brian 3.5, Sean 3.5)
\nAnother Revs player with an off night; positioning left something to be desired, seemed to inherit many positions, none of which were the right ones when the Crew counterattacked. (Brian) \u2026 Often caught in possession pressing forward. A few promising runs forward, but needed to pick his spots better, especially early. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Monsef Zerka<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 4)
\nFactored into the attack early, and helped out in the rear, but with few opportunities in the second half, he was non-factor. (Brian) \u2026 Active when the Revs when in the attack early, but faded with the rest of the team. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Benny Feilhaber<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 4.5)
\nEffort was there, and covered for Alston and Tierney on D, but going forward, he never seemed to get in a rhythm with the rest of his teammates. (Brian) \u2026 Often stuck back covering for Alston. Passing was sharp at times, but couldn\u2019t get much going forward. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Shalrie Joseph<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 4.5)
\nSuffered from a key defensive lapse on the Duka goal, and while the attacking fire was there, his shots could only soar high over the bar. (Brian) \u2026 Generally smart passing, but turnover led to the first goal and long shots were poor. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Ryan Guy<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4 <\/strong>(Brian 4, Sean 4)
\nCreated well early, but he and Alston never really seemed in synch at both ends of the pitch. (Brian) \u2026 Effort was there early, but like Zerka disappeared as the game went on. Passing was inconsistent. Often stuck tracking back for Alston. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Milton Caraglio<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4.5<\/strong> (Brian 4.5, Sean 4.5)
\nPassing was surprisingly good, but his failure to put shots on frame was discouraging. (Brian) \u2026 Passing was good. Worked hard, but often lacked support. At times tried to do too much. Still looks slow both in pace and to pull the trigger in the box. (Sean)<\/p>\n

Diego Fagundez<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 5.25<\/strong> (Brian 5.5, Sean 5)
\nSmart runs, passes, and positioning made it look like he was ready to jump on the scoresheet early; but once the second half came, he was forced to do too much in the back. (Brian) \u2026 Bright early start, but struggled with physical defending as the match went on. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Zack Schilawski<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 4)
\nNon-descript cameo late failed to aid the attack, but lended assistance in the back. (Brian) \u2026 Asked to play on the right and didn\u2019t make an impact. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Rajko Lekic<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 4)
\nGiven the state of his team’s attack when he came on, the striker found his chances almost non-existent. (Brian) \u2026 Didn\u2019t seem 100% and had little opportunity on the ball. (Sean)<\/p>\n

(sub) Kheli Dube<\/strong> \u2013 Average Rating: 4<\/strong> (Brian 4, Sean 4)
\nFailed to involve himself on the attack with the limited touches afforded to him. (Brian) \u2026 Couldn\u2019t get anything going in his short spell. (Sean)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There were few positives in the Revs loss to the Crew.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6639,"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\/fagundezfeature6.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\/6638"}],"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=6638"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6642,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6638\/revisions\/6642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}