New York City FC player ratings are determined by you the Hudson River Blue readers: Here are your NYCFC player ratings after the 3-1 come-from-behind win at Yankee Soccer Stadium over Memorial Day weekend.
New York City FC built on last week’s win with another commanding performance, showcasing sharp attacking play that fired on all cylinders. The midfield and defense did their part with disciplined work, and even the bench joined in the festivities, with Mounsef Bakrar, who has struggled this season, coming off the bench and scoring — it was the first goal from a substitute this season. New York City's 3-1 win felt like a continuation of last week’s triumph over New York Red Bulls.
Chicago entered the match unbeaten in their last five, but they were thoroughly outplayed by a New York City that you rewarded with your player ratings. This week's Starting XI's average of 7.2 equals last week's mark for the year's best.
This match saw season-high-ratings for seven players: Bakrar, Tayvon Gray, Justin Haak, Aiden O’Neill, Augustín Ojeda, Birk Risa, and Hannes Wolf. That said, some of Sunday’s ratings trail behind those from FotMob. Notably, Julián Fernández and Jonny Shore were given sub-6 scores, and Alonso Martínez's 7.3 is more than one full point lower than what FotMob gave him for a goal-scoring performance.
Note: FotMob ratings are in parentheses.
Alonso Martínez, off 90' (8.4) – 7.3
Hannes Wolf (8.4) – 8.2
Julián Fernández, off 79' (8.0) – 6.5
Maxi Moralez (7.7) – 7.0
Aiden O'Neill (7.4) – 7.2
Jonny Shore, off 46' (7.0) – 6.6
Tayvon Gray, off 46' (7.7) – 7.0
Birk Risa (7.6) – 7.2
Justin Haak (8.3) – 7.5
Thiago Martins (7.8) – 7.3
Matt Freese (7.0) – 7.5
