Soccer being a team sport, player ratings have the inherent flaw of isolating an individual out of eleven interconnected pieces. In this case, it was eleven pieces who struggled to find consistency in connecting well.
Player ratings
Player ratings & analysis: Union 1-2 Rapids
The Ruiz announcement distracted attention from the Union’s first home loss of the season. Time for some analysis and player ratings
Player ratings: Union friendlies
After two friendlies, the Union came out unscathed and confident. The team played well as a whole, but it’s the young guns who really turned heads.
Player ratings and analysis: Revs 0 – 3 Union
It’s hard to get bad ratings when you’re the only team on the field.
Player ratings & analysis: DC 2-2 Union
Full player ratings from the Union’s comeback against new-look DC United.
Player ratings and analysis: Union 3-2 Chivas USA
It took another moment of brilliance from the Union’s sensational second year striker to take the points from an aggressive and dangerous Chivas team.