Strikeb4ck
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Not bothering with a MOTM poll, too many players and most only played a half. Thread is more for ratings and player discussion based on the Seattle friendly.
Friedel - 6.5 - Not at fault on the goals and made some important saves in the first half. Poor distribution though.
Naughton - 5 - Not one of his better games.
Dawson - 4 - Mixed thoughts, he actually defended 1v1 very well against Martins, but he gave the ball away cheaply, gave away a pen, and in general the defense was very easily breached with him and Fryers.
Fryers - 4.5 CB, 5.5 LB - Didn't do well with Dawson in defense but improved a bit at LB.
Rose - 6.5 - Maybe our best player today, saved us on more than one occasion and was going up/down the line with regularity.
Carroll - 4.5 - Asked for the ball a lot and showed himself a lot, but didn't really do anything with the ball and the midfield seemed a bit disorganized.
Capoue - 5.5 - Seemed very involved in breaking up play and distributing but touch was all over the place and also gave the ball away a couple times. Roamed a bit too much considering he's supposed to be the deepest midfielder.
Holtby - 5.5 - Ran a lot, pressure, had a nice goal, but like the other 2 CMs, didn't really do much with the ball.
Lennon - 4 - Just didn't do anything. Tracked Yedlin well when he had to I suppose.
Townsend - 4.5 - Nothing was happening for him, but at least he tried a couple things.
Kane - 5 - Did well when he got the ball, but was not very involved in the play. Great ball to Holtby.
Fredericks - 4.5 - Not a particularly good showing, didn't get forward much, wasn't that good in defense.
Kaboul - 6 - Defense seemed much more solid when he came in, however either he or Veljkovic were at fault on the third goal, probably Kaboul for stepping up like that.
Veljkovic - 5.5 - Not bad but didn't seem to be that involved. Like I said though, the defense was much more settled with Kaboul/Milos than Dawson/Fryers.
Lamela - 5.5 - Got on the ball a lot more than the other wingers and the passing was fine but still lacking a bit of flair and cutting edge in my book. Also seemed to be a bit scared when going into challenges (which is maybe fair as its just preseason).
Ceballos - 6.5 - Changed the game a bit, very good on the ball, smart runs, intelligent passing. Good showing, he seems to understand the system Poch wants (which is maybe no surprise considering he came up at Barca and the Poch - Bielsa - Guardiola connection).
Soldado - 6 - Won a pen, scored a pen, good holdup play and nice touches. Want to see him involved a bit more though.
Mason - 4.5 - Not a great showing either, didn't get/do much with the ball and seemed to foul a lot.
Falque - 6 - Pretty good cameo, played a lot like Ceballos - good movement and passing, seems to understand the system. Scored/won a pen as well.
Friedel - 6.5 - Not at fault on the goals and made some important saves in the first half. Poor distribution though.
Naughton - 5 - Not one of his better games.
Dawson - 4 - Mixed thoughts, he actually defended 1v1 very well against Martins, but he gave the ball away cheaply, gave away a pen, and in general the defense was very easily breached with him and Fryers.
Fryers - 4.5 CB, 5.5 LB - Didn't do well with Dawson in defense but improved a bit at LB.
Rose - 6.5 - Maybe our best player today, saved us on more than one occasion and was going up/down the line with regularity.
Carroll - 4.5 - Asked for the ball a lot and showed himself a lot, but didn't really do anything with the ball and the midfield seemed a bit disorganized.
Capoue - 5.5 - Seemed very involved in breaking up play and distributing but touch was all over the place and also gave the ball away a couple times. Roamed a bit too much considering he's supposed to be the deepest midfielder.
Holtby - 5.5 - Ran a lot, pressure, had a nice goal, but like the other 2 CMs, didn't really do much with the ball.
Lennon - 4 - Just didn't do anything. Tracked Yedlin well when he had to I suppose.
Townsend - 4.5 - Nothing was happening for him, but at least he tried a couple things.
Kane - 5 - Did well when he got the ball, but was not very involved in the play. Great ball to Holtby.
Fredericks - 4.5 - Not a particularly good showing, didn't get forward much, wasn't that good in defense.
Kaboul - 6 - Defense seemed much more solid when he came in, however either he or Veljkovic were at fault on the third goal, probably Kaboul for stepping up like that.
Veljkovic - 5.5 - Not bad but didn't seem to be that involved. Like I said though, the defense was much more settled with Kaboul/Milos than Dawson/Fryers.
Lamela - 5.5 - Got on the ball a lot more than the other wingers and the passing was fine but still lacking a bit of flair and cutting edge in my book. Also seemed to be a bit scared when going into challenges (which is maybe fair as its just preseason).
Ceballos - 6.5 - Changed the game a bit, very good on the ball, smart runs, intelligent passing. Good showing, he seems to understand the system Poch wants (which is maybe no surprise considering he came up at Barca and the Poch - Bielsa - Guardiola connection).
Soldado - 6 - Won a pen, scored a pen, good holdup play and nice touches. Want to see him involved a bit more though.
Mason - 4.5 - Not a great showing either, didn't get/do much with the ball and seemed to foul a lot.
Falque - 6 - Pretty good cameo, played a lot like Ceballos - good movement and passing, seems to understand the system. Scored/won a pen as well.
