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April 2, 2012

MLS Goalie Rankings - Week 4

(Super late, sorry champs)


recap

Overall Rankings

pts/90mins - player (team) - total +/- pts

16.8 - Andy Gruenebaum (CLB) - 50.5
13.8 - Joe Willis (DCU) - 49.5
13 - Nick Rimando (RSL) - 66
12.5 - Matt Pickens (CLR) - 51
12.4 - Joe Cannon (VAN) - 51
12.4 - Rick Meara (NY) - 65.5
9.2 - Dan Kennedy (CHV) - 33.5
8 - Michael Gspurning (SEA) - 29.5
7.8 - Paolo Tornaghi (CHC) - 21.5 
7.1 - Troy Perkins (POR) - 35
6.6 - Matt Reis (NE) - 40.5
6.5 - Milos Kocic (TOR) - 37
6.3 - Tally Hall (HOU) - 22
5.4 - Jon Busch (SJ) - 44.5 
4.4 - Zac MacMath (PHI) - 38
4.3 - Donovan Ricketts (MON) - 44
3.4 - Kevin Hartman (FCD) - 47.5
2.5 - Jimmy Nielsen (SKC) - 8.5
0.7 - Josh Saunders (LA) - 24

Top Efforts

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Worst Efforts

Game Recaps
 

+24 - Joe Willis - (24/0…90') - Does everything that's asked of him and making DC forget about Hamid.
  • 4' - Great close save. Makes himself big on an inside-the-six shot. (8/0) [Willis1]

  • 10' - Makes it look easy. (6/0) [Willis2]
     
  • 20' - Gets down fast and holds it, more importantly. (5/0)
  • 41' - Awkward counter for Willis. Does his part and a side netting shot is what it takes to beat him (3/0)
  • 56' - Willis holds (2/0)
+0 - Kevin Hartman - (18/18…90') - Legs failing the veteran. He has the arm speed but legs are defining the word lumber.
  • 6' - In position on a switching crossing (1/0)
  • 13' - Pretty feeble attack by Hartman on a wonder strike. Eh. (0/1)
  • 14' - Had the shot covered. Wasn't looking to hold, of course. (3/1)
  • 24' - Decent save. (3/0)
  • 28' - Great strike but not ready for the shot and another bizarre attempt at the ball (0/3) [Hartman 1]
  • 35' - Doesn't miss a ball straight at him (1/0)
  • 47' - Looked ready (2/0)
  • 57' - Lumbertown. Could not be more awkward. (3/2)
  • 59' - Gets low but miss judges the ball and that's why it hits the crossbar. He basically batted it up towards the goal. (3/1)
  • 60' - Hard press but Hartman hides his hands behind his back. Sloppy mistake. (1/4) [Hartman2]
  • 66' - Looking bad for Dallas. The goal has Hartman beat but tripping over to save the shot is not acceptable. (1/3)
  • 73' - Another unstoppable goal but he range on his dive is not enough had it been savable. (0/3)

+9.5 - Andy Gruenebaum - (10.5/1...90')
  • 11' - Holds the bouncer. Not crazy about the following distribution but I assume it turned out okay. (2/0)
  • 51' - A tad sloppy. Shouldn't dive right and hit the ball left but okay. (2/1)
  • 72' - Wreckin' shop. (3.5/0)
  • 87' - Really tough position for Greueny. Potential deflection from short range. Does his part (3/0)
+18 - Milos Kocic - (20/2...90')
  • 27' - Point for looking super ready (1/0)
  • 40' - Unforuntate PK call but I like the small, quick steps to get ready on the free kick. Hands up, ready to explode (1/0)
  • 40' - That's how you save a PK (9/0)






  • 46' - Doesn't touch it but had it covered, I assume (2/0)
  • 56' - Unfortunately awful defense. My favorite thing about this is that he gathers the ball quickly and tells his team to get ready to play again, not letting them mope around. A strong confidence boost for sure. (4/0)


  • 67' - Shot goes wide but Kocic looks behind it. That ball challenges the goalmouth in if it's on frame. (1/2)
  • 75' - Handles the bendy (2/0)

-16 - Donovan Ricketts - (2/18...90') - Montreal has made Ricketts' hinges stiff
  • 28' - Ricketts caught napping too. Struggles getting his hands correctly and gets burned on the bounce (0/4)





  • 46' - Cooper's run up is pretty weak, which would suggest a placed, soft shot. With this added hindsight, a reflex would be in his best interest instead of guessing. But it's a PK so nothing huge for Ricketts (1/1)
  • 56' - Not thrilled with Ricketts' dive but Henry buried it. (1/2)
  • 59' - Is Ricketts awake? (0/2)
  • 72' - Now Ricketts doesn't look thrilled to be out there. No explosion on a desperate time. (0/2)
  • 89' - Surprised by both shots. Obviously the goal comes from Ricketts' inability to hold the shot at his feet. Does an awful attempt at swallowing the rebound too. (0/7)
+2 - Ryan Meara - (9/7...90') - Offense bails out Meara's awful defense
  • 18' - Catchable. Doesn't need to punch that down. Probably worried about the traffic (1/2)



  • 18' - Not mentally set by the looks of it. Very slow reaction. (0/4)
  • 38' - Well he had rebounded mentally but made the mistake in trusting his defense. He's expecting a threaded needle won't slip through three defenders for the near post but Mapp rockets one. Fault on the defense, not Meara (3/1)
  • 68' - Bonus points for Meara's dumb defender running straight into his line of sight (5/0)


+4.5 - Joe Cannon - (10.5/6...90') - Was doing well until that bad corner. Can't do that.
  • 27' - Not bad. The speed of the shot limits his dive. (2/1)
  • 47' - Would like to see Cannon take a smidge step forward to get out from under his crossbar. Could have grabbed the ball there in the mess. (1/1)
  • 48' - Goes out and gets it. (2/0)
  • 49' - Good low save. (5.5/0)
  • 76' - Oh not good, Bill Hamid. (0/4)
+5.5 - Zac MacMath - (7.5/2...90') - Very feet based.
  • 15' - Risky play. Works out this time. (4.5/0)
  • 83' - I like MacMath coming out but leading with your feet so much at that angle isn't ideal. (3/2)


+21 - Nick Rimando - (27/6...90') - Jittery as all get out.
  • 4' -  Handles the one-on-one appropriately (5.5/0)
  • 22' - Ready as ever. (7/0)
  • 32' - Can't be dribbled around there. Not like that. (1/3)

  • 44' - Love that. Holds a diving save. (8.5/0)
  • 48' - Always a tough save when you're expecting your defense to cut off an angle and they don't (3/1)
  • 81' - Should be a little more ready for a ball that's hit directly at him. (2/2)

+11.5 - Troy Perkins - (11.5/0...90') - Not an ideal game for Portland. Perkins does his best on all the goals.
  • 39' - Helpless (2/0)
  • 89' - Oh Portland defense. (5.5/0)
  • 93' - Perkins left out to dry again. (4/0)

+12 - Jon Busch - (20/8...90') - End save makes up for early buffoonery.
  • 35' - Literally dove into the post. (1/2)
  • 38' - Busch doing his best Hartman impression. (0/3)

  • 51' - Would be nice to hold but makes the save (4.5/1)
  • 70' - Definitely needs to hold it but nice reflexes. (6/2)
  • 84' - Oh my... So that's why he's in goal. (8.5/0)
+16 - Michael Gspurning - (19.5/3.5...90') - Smart play with a couple of hiccups.
  • 17' - Post to post and covers it up. (8.5/0)
  • 24' - Gspurning doesn't even try to hide staying on the line.. (2/1)
  • 28' - Cuts off the angle. Very smart. (4.5/0)
  • 33' - Ready but needs to get his hand off the post if he intends on using it. (1/1)
  • 57' - Hugging the front post a little too much. (1.5/1.5)

  • 75' - "Oops"- Wondo. (2/0)


+11 - Matt Reis - (15.5/4.5...90') - Great shot stopper. Smart. Everything else looks iffy.
  • 6' - Reis covers the area. (5/0)
  • 39' - Covers again. Kind of annoying he fell over but whatever. (4.5/0)
  • 46' - Stay his ground. (1/0)
  • 49' - I agree with pushing it out with it being that slick but you can't let it go through your hands like that. (2.5/1.5)
  • 60' - Watching so many shots go wide and over. (1/0)
  • 78' - Stops way too short (1.5/3)
+2 - Josh Saunders - (19/17...90') - Saunders does not look good in goal.
  • 1' - Does he almost pull a Green? The way he turns his body looks like it. (2/1)
  • 3' - Keeps the ball in play. (2/0)
  • 10' - Not crazy about Saunders' approach... (1/2)
  • 10' - Definitely needs to hold that if he doesn't want to be scored on. (2/3)
  • 13' - You're in goal to save things not watch them go in the goal. (1/4)
  • 35' - There we go. (5/0)
  • 64' - He actually gets a hand on it but if he were to dive forward... or dive at all... (1.5/4)

  • 72' - Clumsy but keeps it out. (3/1)
  • 74' - Please catch a ball. Yeah it moves but you still smother it. Especially from that distance. (1.5/2)

Chicago - 0 @ Colorado - 2

Sporting KC - 1 @ Chivas USA - 0



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