Soccer player ratings from 0-10 explained: Performances from Erling H\u00e4land, Ali Dia, Geoff Hurst and more \u2013 CBSSports.com<\/a>. FYI, 1 equates with \u201ccan this person actually play professionally?\u201d A 2 is \u201cexceptionally bad\u201d, a 3 is \u201cbad\u201d, while a 4 is \u201cnot up to standard.\u201d Here are the ratings.<\/p>\nPlayer Ratings<\/p>\n
GK Andrew Rick \u2013 4<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t believe I am writing this, when The Union allowed seven (!!) goals, but it is hard to fault Rick for the scoreline. Two penalties. Horrible defending. Unmarked men. He actually made some nice saves. This loss (and scoreline) is not the goalkeeper\u2019s fault. Then why rank Rick a 4 (\u201cnot up to standard\u201d)? How can I not after seven (!!) goals?<\/p>\n
LB Frankie Westfield \u2013 4<\/p>\n
\u201cWestfield at left back?\u201d was probably muttered by many when the line-ups were announced. But in previous years Westfield was on the LB depth chart. He\u00a0was the replacement if Kai Wagner ever left. But he clearly was overmatched on defense and could not contribute anything offensively, unlike when he plays on the right. Is only ranked a 4 because he played the second half at right back and was not a disaster in that half.<\/p>\n
CB Nate Harriel \u2013 4<\/p>\n
I think Harriel has, in the past, filled in at center back and done so admirably. His 30+ minutes at CB after Makhanya\u2019s red card in Cincinnati were terrific. But Harriel is not a CB. Harriel did not play well in Vancouver. He was beaten in the air on the first goal. But he was playing out of position because the Union have absolutely no depth at CB beyond a 17-year-old. Only for that reason does he rank a 4.<\/p>\n
CB Jakob Glesnes \u2013 3<\/p>\n
Glesnes was pulled out of position for the entire first half, covering for Bedoya. Is that his fault? Nope. It is the coach\u2019s fault. But that led to him having one of his worst Union games ever, even including when he was injured last season.<\/p>\n
RB Alejandro Bedoya \u2013 2<\/p>\n
I never saw Bedoya play in Europe. I\u2019ve only ever seen him play for the Union. But I think I can make an argument that this was his worst game ever. Ever. I know he is the ultimate team player and was looking to help the team but starting him was a horrible idea. On turf. Against a speedy Ali Ahmed. How can Olivier Mbaizo not even get consideration?<\/p>\n
DM Jesus Bueno \u2013 4<\/p>\n
Last time I authored a Players\u2019 Ratings I wrote: \u201c[t]he drop off from Danley Jean Jacques was not massive, and Bueno was an acceptable starter on a night that Bradley Carnell chose to rotate his line-up.\u201d Well, not this time. The drop off was massive. Flying across the box with an arm in the air is not bright, to say the least.\u00a0<\/p>\n
DM Jovan Luki\u0107 \u2013 5<\/p>\n
Believe it or not, but Luki\u0107 was probably the best starter for the Union. On a night when the defense was lacking across the board and Vancouver seemed to have no problem passing through, over, or around the Union\u2019s lines, Luki\u0107 made the most plays.<\/p>\n
AM Indiana Vassilev\u2013 5<\/p>\n
On a night when the Union\u2019s offense sputtered, more was needed from Vassilev. Though he was very accurate passing on the night, Vassilev only created one chance and only touched the ball twice in the Vancouver box.\u00a0<\/p>\n
AM Quinn Sullivan \u2013 5<\/p>\n
At least Sullivan had a shot on target. Called on to do too much defensively on the right to make up for Bedoya, his attacking play suffered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
FWD Milan Iloski \u2013 4<\/p>\n
He never really looked a threat offensively and lost more duels than any other player on the pitch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
FWD Mikael Uhre \u2013 5<\/p>\n
I know the goal was disallowed by VAR for offsides (what ever happened to \u201cclear and\u00a0obvious error?), but Uhre did what a striker was supposed to do. He scored. Almost. Unfortunately, it was the only time he looked a threat.<\/p>\n
Substitutes:<\/strong><\/p>\n(45+2\u2032) Danley Jean Jacques \u2013 5<\/p>\n
Danley had the most passes into the final third, played every long ball accurately, and actually looked like he deserved to be on the pitch.<\/p>\n
(45+2\u2032) Tai Baribo \u2013 4<\/p>\n
Never really got into a groove; perhaps starting in first-half injury time was the reason. Only had 2 passes into the final third, did not create any chances and had no shots. Not all his fault. But even pressing, Baribo had a poor night, not winning any duels.<\/p>\n
(45+2\u2032) Kai Wagner \u2013 5<\/p>\n
From the moment Wagner entered, the Union looked slightly more dangerous going forward. Slightly. By that time, however, Vancouver was going downhill and nothing could stop them. Not a bad game, but not up to the German\u2019s standards.<\/p>\n
(62\u2019) Bruno Damiani \u2013 4<\/p>\n
Missed what was perhaps the biggest chance on the night. Was really brought on just to save some legs for Tuesday.<\/p>\n
(70\u2019) Neil Pierre \u2013 5<\/p>\n
Pierre was given his MLS debut in a match well out of hand. What could he do wrong that would make things worse? He actually connected on 100% of his passes.<\/p>\n
Geiger Counter<\/strong><\/p>\nAllen Chapman \u2013 6<\/p>\n
Chapman called a fair match. But chalking off the goal after a mere glance at the monitor was a joke. Would it have changed the match? No. That\u2019s why he\u2019s at a 6 and not a 3.<\/p>\n
Player of the Match <\/b>\u2013 Ali Ahmed<\/p>\n
Is it fair to pick a player who had only one assist as Player of the Match when Sebastian Berhalter had two assists, Emmanuel Sabbi had two goals, and Thomas Muller had a hat-trick? I don\u2019t know. But I am. Ahmed simply abused Bedoya (and Glesnes). It wasn\u2019t a fair fight.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s Next\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Union travel to GEODIS Park to face Nashville SC in the U.S. Open Cup semi-final on Tuesday, September 16.\u00a0 (8:00 p.m. ET \/ Paramount+).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Union Brutal. The team photo at the start of the game is the…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":230006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,1448,2830,1311,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-230005","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-pa","10":"tag-pennsylvania","11":"tag-philadelphia","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115211116641727256","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}