USA vs. Ecuador: Rating the USA Players in Tonight’s Matchup

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Published: October 12, 2011

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It was a tough loss for "Klinsmann's Kids" at Red Bull Arena tonight as a defensive error with less than 20 minutes left in the match gave Jaime Ayoví a goal and Ecuador the eventual 1-0 win. Still, the United States Men's National Team gave a number of strong performances which indicate good things to come in future matchups, along with some not-so-strong ones. 

Here are the ratings and reviews of tonight's US Men's National Team lineup. As always, if you've got something to say about yesterday's' performances, have at it in the comments section. 

 

Goalkeeper and Defenders

Tim Howard: Overall, another solid performance from the Everton keeper. He did allow a goal from Jaime Ayoví, but that was the fault of a serious error from the defenders, not from Howard himself. 7.0

Steve Cherundolo: Cherundolo was probably the weakest link of the USMNT defense in the first half. He worked diligently to keep up with the Ecuador attack and cover the likes of a formidable Jefferson Montero, but he ultimately struggled with pace and gave the ball away a number of times. A rather underwhelming effort from the normally solid veteran, although in his defense, he had to work a lot on his own. 5.0

Oguchi Onyewu: What can be said about Gooch's performance tonight that hasn't already been said? After speculation that the defender was over the hill, he has come back in a massive way in these past two matches and particularly yesterday, in his first start for the USMNT under Jürgen Klinsmann. A strong, decisive player on the pitch, Onyewu proved he may still be World Cup material after all. 8.0



Carlos Bocanegra: Not much to report from Captain Carlos. An overall solid performance, neither outstanding nor particularly bad, but he did end the night with the USMNT's only booking. 6.0

Timothy Chandler: Another defensive bright spot came in the fo...
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