New York City vs Minnesota United player ratings

New York City FC player ratings are determined by Hudson River Blue readers: Here are your NYCFC player ratings after a too-little, too-late home loss to Minnesota United in The Bronx.

Low ratings across the board were the theme after this game. How low? Keaton Parks, who is your Player of the Match after scoring a late goal in NYCFC’s lifeless loss to Minnesota, earned a team-high 5.6 from our readers.

New York City played Minnesota in a game where the team was on the back foot in the first half, and controlled the game in the second, but it wasn't enough. NYCFC failed to capitalize on almost all of the opportunities they created. Keaton Parks finally scored late to claw back one goal, but the team couldn't find an equalizer.

The midfield struggled to assert a presence in the game, with the likes of Hannes Wolf and Agustín Ojeda taking their shots on respectable openings without success. Julián Fernández didn’t have much impact either. He was replaced by Mounsef Bakrar in the 40th minute – the first time Pascal Jansen has made a sub in the first half for non-injury reasons. Alonso Martínez wasn’t himself either on Sunday afternoon, hitting the woodwork off a penalty and missing an opportunity to bring NYCFC back into the game. The defense made several mistakes and allowed too many shots by Minnesota. Overall, NYCFC was lacking in all aspects of this game.

The Starting XI averaged a staggeringly poor 4.6 rating, with Birk Risa’s rating of 3.4 coming in at the lowest.

Note: FotMob ratings are in parentheses.

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