New York City FC player ratings are determined by Hudson River Blue readers — here are your NYCFC player ratings after a depleted NYCFC earned a gritty 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers in the team’s first return to Providence Park since winning the MLS Cup Final there in 2021.
Starting XI
Talles Magno (off 86′) – 4.8
Talles Magno was back in the Starting XI but failed to make much of an impact on the game: The winger took two shots, both on target, but had only one successful dribble and made only one progressive pass into the attacking third. Yes, Talles Magno is at his best when he plays off a more traditional No 9, but he seems a little stuck at the developmental stage of his career when he should be moving into his prime. Signed at age 18, Talles Magno turns 21 today (happy birthday!), and it’s time for him to step up and act like the book-his-ticket-to-Europe prospect he was thought to be when he joined NYCFC in 2021. FotMob gave him a 7.2.
