See what happens when Chad Barrett isn't our centre forward? We score three goals! ...Okay, maybe that's a little harsh. For what it's worth, I thought Barrett did pretty well for us yesterday. As a team, I'm not sure that we played any better yesterday than we played in our other wins. We just scored more, and it was awesome.
Amado Guevara is quietly having one of his best seasons to date. He won the League MVP award in 2004, scoring 10 goals and 10 assists that season. This year, in just ten matches, he has 5 goals and 4 assists. Basically, he's on pace for 15 goals and 12 assists. That's bound to slow down, especially with World Cup qualifiers and the Gold Cup. He has become an integral part of our starting lineup though.
Scoring Summary
Shalrie Joseph 13' (Chris Tierney, Jay Heaps), Amado Guevara 14' (Danny Dichio), Dwayne De Rosario 68' (Danny Dichio), Amado Guevara 70' (Unassisted)
Starting Eleven and Player Ratings
We lined up in the 4-3-3 that Chris Cummins has come to know and love. There was no Pablo Vitti in the starting eleven, but Marvell Wynne was deemed fit enough to start again. Here is how we lined up:
Amado Guevara is quietly having one of his best seasons to date. He won the League MVP award in 2004, scoring 10 goals and 10 assists that season. This year, in just ten matches, he has 5 goals and 4 assists. Basically, he's on pace for 15 goals and 12 assists. That's bound to slow down, especially with World Cup qualifiers and the Gold Cup. He has become an integral part of our starting lineup though.
Scoring Summary
Shalrie Joseph 13' (Chris Tierney, Jay Heaps), Amado Guevara 14' (Danny Dichio), Dwayne De Rosario 68' (Danny Dichio), Amado Guevara 70' (Unassisted)
Starting Eleven and Player Ratings
We lined up in the 4-3-3 that Chris Cummins has come to know and love. There was no Pablo Vitti in the starting eleven, but Marvell Wynne was deemed fit enough to start again. Here is how we lined up:
------------------Frei-----------------
Wynne---Attakora--Serioux---Brennan
----------------Robinson---------------
-------Guevara----------Cronin--------
---Barrett-----------------De Rosario--
-----------------Dichio-----------------
Wynne---Attakora--Serioux---Brennan
----------------Robinson---------------
-------Guevara----------Cronin--------
---Barrett-----------------De Rosario--
-----------------Dichio-----------------
Frei 6, Wynne 6, Attakora 6, Serioux 6, Brennan 6, Robinson 7, Guevara 8 (Harmse NR), Cronin 6, Barrett 6 (Ricketts NR), De Rosario 7, Dichio 7 (Vitti 6)
It was interesting to see that Marco Velez was fit and available for selection, but was left on the bench for Nana Attakora - especially considering Attakora is just recovering from an injury. At the same time though, it's good for both our club and Canadian soccer to have young players coming up and succeeding at this level.
Man of the Match: The official man of the match was DeRo, but I'd have to give that award to Guevara. His first goal was outstanding, and though his second was a bit of a fluke, it still counts all the same.
Overall Thoughts
I love winning, especially when we deserve to. Before DeRo scored our second, this game was looking like it was going to be one of those "woulda, coulda, shoulda" days. We finally took our chances though, and I thought we were much better than the Revs on the day.
I thought we started out the brighter of the two sides, and was really deflated when Shalrie Joseph opened up the scoring. New England are one of those sides that can play in just about any environment, so when we equalised a minute later I was very relieved. What a goal it was too - Guevara can score from just about anywhere can't he?
Danny Dichio had a fantastic performance at centre forward. He quietly went about his business, and I didn't even notice during the match that he had two assists yesterday. This is a 35 year-old player who is visibly slowing down, but in four starts this year, he has a goal and two assists. Compare that to Vitti and Barrett so far...the team's better with Dichio.
Speaking of Barrett, I thought he did well yesterday. He didn't miss any gaping nets and linked play up pretty well on that right side. I still rate Vitti above him though, and would have rather seen Vitti start. When was the last time we saw Barrett play without cramping up at the end of the game?
I found it interesting that Steve Nicol started Shalrie Joseph and Steve Ralston up top for the Revs, leaving Kheli Dube on the bench. New England are a hurting side, but it's not like Dube is a terrible option up front. I was also a little confused as to why Amaechi Igwe, Kenny Mansally, and Sainey Nyassi didn't start either. Are rookies like Kevin Alston and Darrius Barnes really better options? Either way, when teams are struggling with injuries, it's important to get results against them, and we did just that. That's one less team on our "to beat" list.
After all of last night's games, we are tied with DC United and Seattle Sounders FC for second in MLS. We're near the top, which is just about where we want to be. Only seven points separate first to last in the Eastern Conference, so every game against a conference rival is pretty much a six-pointer.
Man of the Match: The official man of the match was DeRo, but I'd have to give that award to Guevara. His first goal was outstanding, and though his second was a bit of a fluke, it still counts all the same.
Overall Thoughts
I love winning, especially when we deserve to. Before DeRo scored our second, this game was looking like it was going to be one of those "woulda, coulda, shoulda" days. We finally took our chances though, and I thought we were much better than the Revs on the day.
I thought we started out the brighter of the two sides, and was really deflated when Shalrie Joseph opened up the scoring. New England are one of those sides that can play in just about any environment, so when we equalised a minute later I was very relieved. What a goal it was too - Guevara can score from just about anywhere can't he?
Danny Dichio had a fantastic performance at centre forward. He quietly went about his business, and I didn't even notice during the match that he had two assists yesterday. This is a 35 year-old player who is visibly slowing down, but in four starts this year, he has a goal and two assists. Compare that to Vitti and Barrett so far...the team's better with Dichio.
Speaking of Barrett, I thought he did well yesterday. He didn't miss any gaping nets and linked play up pretty well on that right side. I still rate Vitti above him though, and would have rather seen Vitti start. When was the last time we saw Barrett play without cramping up at the end of the game?
I found it interesting that Steve Nicol started Shalrie Joseph and Steve Ralston up top for the Revs, leaving Kheli Dube on the bench. New England are a hurting side, but it's not like Dube is a terrible option up front. I was also a little confused as to why Amaechi Igwe, Kenny Mansally, and Sainey Nyassi didn't start either. Are rookies like Kevin Alston and Darrius Barnes really better options? Either way, when teams are struggling with injuries, it's important to get results against them, and we did just that. That's one less team on our "to beat" list.
After all of last night's games, we are tied with DC United and Seattle Sounders FC for second in MLS. We're near the top, which is just about where we want to be. Only seven points separate first to last in the Eastern Conference, so every game against a conference rival is pretty much a six-pointer.
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I'd like to see "young Nana" (as CC is fond of calling him) moved up a notch to 7 on your ratings. No worries when Nana is in the lineup.
He had another superior game on Saturday (IMO) and is always solid. Not to mention versatile - and just turned 20.
I was very surprised to see Vitti sitting on Saturday. I don't know if this is one of those "wake up" moves by Cummins but Dichio played strong and paid off with his big presence on the pitch.
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