Portland Timbers Player Ratings: San Jose Edition

by Ryan Gates on Sep 22, 2011 2:07 PM PDT

I have one word to describe that game: Bleh.

Again the ratings are based on a 10 point scale:

Ratings

Troy Perkins - 7 - He made two amazing saves that helped preserve the 1 point that Portland earned (not sure it was deserved)

Futty Danso - 6 - You will probably see this a lot but didn't really make any mistakes but really didn't show a lot

Eric Brunner - 7 - really put his body on the line in multiple occasions and helped stymie Chris Wondlowski

Mike Chabala - 6 - Didn't seem as involved in the attack but then again who was for the Timbers

Lovel Palmer - 7 - Really had his hands full defensively as Alhassan decided to roam around the pitch a lot more but showed he is up to the task

Kalif Alhassan - 6 - I like his aggressiveness and looking for long shots but when all but 2 of them go high or wide it might be a better idea to do something else with the ball.

Sal Zizzo - 6 - Had some stellar moments but disappeared for a majority of the game.

Darlington Nagbe - 6 - Set up a great goal but was really pushed around this game and not allowed to sit and distribute like he could

Diego Chara - 8 - His box to box work rate is amazing and saved 2 goal scoring opportunities

Jack Jewsbury - 6 - Held the fort but just couldn't keep the possession going

Kenny Cooper - 6 - great goal but like the rest of his teammates the Timbers needed something else/more

James Marcelin - 5 - Almost a wasted sub as there was no positive or negative influence on the game from him

Jorge Perlaza - 6 - really stretched those tired legs but the Timbers needed that something special from him

Bright Dike - N/A - Just not enough time to judge his play on

John Spencer - 4 - Got to get the boys up for this game and the subs seemed a little late.

What are your ratings? Any disagreement with mine?

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Those seem about right,

Chara’s play has just been outstanding. He needs a good nickname…

The team really seemed to lack the ‘energy’ that they had last Friday. That said, the Rev is a much worse team than San Jose.

Can we make Eric Brunner wear a Rugby helmet or somthing? I love his play, but if he keeps taking shots to the noggin, he’s going to start forgetting things…

by HikinGDub on Sep 22, 2011 3:50 PM PDT reply actions

We should start rating the referees too.

Not that I’m blaming them for the draw, but damn if Nagbe wasn’t pulled down in the box.

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by Andrew Wheeler on Sep 22, 2011 5:30 PM PDT reply actions

0/10 should just about cover last night

by pdb on Sep 22, 2011 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions

can we give the Refs a negative score?

by HikinGDub on Sep 22, 2011 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Or the boot to the head

That was terrible and not even a card for that?!?!?!?

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by Ryan Gates on Sep 22, 2011 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions

I was more concerned with that kick than the foul in the box. Two yellow card infractions in one play, right in front of the fourth referee, as well, and neither of them could get a handle on it. Very sad showing by the refereeing crew.

by Dharmabum on Sep 23, 2011 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions

One good thing, we've been getting points in five games.

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by Kejsare on Sep 22, 2011 10:17 PM PDT reply actions

I would tack each score down 1.

Except Perkins. Probably.

Pretty much every player on the Timbers continuously gave away possession, either through bad passes in the midfield or bad clearances out of the back. The team as a whole was not able to distribute the ball effectively, which was just downright rough to watch.

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by William Conwell on Sep 22, 2011 10:30 PM PDT reply actions