MLS mid-season statistical review: PAQ90
Following is a list of the MLS players who have played at least 400 minutes and have a current PAQ90 greater than 2.00:
| MLS mid-season statistical review: PAQ90 | |||
| Rank | Player | Team | PAQ90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Johnson | Kansas City Wizards | 4.20 |
| 2 | Landon Donovan | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3.57 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Ángel | Red Bull New York | 3.30 |
| 4 | Stuart Holden | Houston Dynamo | 3.29 |
| 5 | Chris Rolfe (out indefinitely) | Chicago Fire | 3.15 |
| 6 | Christian Gomez | D.C. United | 3.02 |
| 7 | Guillermo Barros Schelotto | Columbus Crew | 2.98 |
| 8 | Cobi Jones | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2.95 |
| 9 | Andy Dorman | New England Revolution | 2.95 |
| 10 | Taylor Twellman | New England Revolution | 2.94 |
| 11 | Eddie Gaven | Columbus Crew | 2.83 |
| 12 | Joseph Ngwenya | Houston Dynamo | 2.81 |
| 13 | Brad Davis | Houston Dynamo | 2.63 |
| 14 | Herculez Gomez | Colorado Rapids | 2.62 |
| 15 | Carlos Marinelli | Kansas City Wizards | 2.54 |
| 16 | Luciano Emilio | D.C. United | 2.49 |
| 17 | Yura Movsisyan | Kansas City Wizards | 2.47 |
| 18 | Clint Mathis | Red Bull New York | 2.45 |
| 19 | Maykel Galindo | Chivas USA | 2.35 |
| 20 | Jeff Cunningham | Toronto FC | 2.31 |
| 21 | Ramon Nunez | FC Dallas | 2.28 |
| 22 | Jozy Altidore | Red Bull New York | 2.23 |
| 23 | Davy Arnaud | Kansas City Wizards | 2.22 |
| 24 | Alejandro Moreno | Columbus Crew | 2.18 |
| 25 | Danny Dichio | Toronto FC | 2.15 |
| 26 | Kenny Cooper (out for season) | FC Dallas | 2.03 |
| 27 | Ante Razov | Chivas USA | 2.01 |
Some observations:
- Kansas City needs Eddie Johnson much more than the national team does.
- Landycakes and Cobi are leading a resurgent Galaxy.
- Angel is tired, having jumped into MLS from the Premiership with nary a break.
- Stuart Holden could be the sleeper hit of the season. Coming on as a supersub for most of the season, he started the last two matches in place of the injured Brad Davis.
- Chris Rolfe needs to bulk up. He stays on the injured list too long, and goodness knows the Fire need him desperately.
- Christian Gomez — the man is class.
- Twellman and Dorman are two reasons why this could be the Year of the Revolution.
- Schelotto, Moreno, and Gaven have been key to the Crew revival.
- Ngwenya has been another big reason for Dynamo success.
- Herculez needs a supporting cast. And a new coach.
- After a sputtering start, Emilio is delivering the goods.
- Galindo is on his way to becoming a legend in LA.
- After all these years, Jeff Cunningham is still finding the back of the net.
- I predict Dallas will fall to fourth place in the West by season’s end.
- Freddy Adu missed the list (barely, with a 1.98 PAQ90), but he has been astounding everyone on the international stage. It’s as if he’s shouting “Please get me out of here!” European suitors will come knocking soon.
5 comments
Cobi Jones at number 9. Who knew the guy pushing his wheelchair was that fast?
Cleatus tarnishes himself with stupid RCs. TOJA is the player who is ruining himself with senseless fouls. he’s on pace to set the MLS all-time record for fouls committed in a season despite the MLS trimming it’s schedule back by 2 games.
To be fair, Cobi gets off the wheelchair for gametime. The surprise is that he is so effective using a walker.
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