Inter Miami Player Ratings: Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, Nick Marsman, Aime Mabika stand tall in loss
The defense was overall solid while the anemic attack was held without a goal in Inter Miami's 1-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls
Inter Miami’s season is on life support.
Another goal-less display doomed Inter Miami to a fifth straight defeat this past Saturday, with that all-too-familiar 1-0 scoreline reappearing away to the victorious New York Red Bulls. It was the same song and dance for the South Florida side, with the defense giving up very little and the ice-cold attack generating even less.
From an individual standpoint, the likes of Leandro Gonzalez Pirez and the debuting Aime Mabika stood tall at the back to deliver two of the finer performances. Others like Blaise Matuidi and Robbie Robinson really failed to impress yet again, however.
Here are the Inter Miami Player Ratings from the loss to the Red Bulls:
Nick Marsman (6.5) — Made four saves, including a very good reaction stop in the first half that prevented the Red Bulls from adding to their lead.
Lewis Morgan (5.5) — Energetic and engaged, but not his sharpest outing with the ball as evidenced by his 61.3 passing completion percentage.
Kelvin Leerdam (5) — Quietly had a solid defensive display, but his costly turnover that led to the winner overshadowed that and helped sink the team.
Aime Mabika (6) — Showed promising signs in his MLS debut by defending well while also making expected mistakes, including failing to cut off the pass on the decider.
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez (7) — Executed his function at left centerback by putting out numerous fires, but could have done more to get back into position on the winner.
Brek Shea (5.5) — A very quiet display in which he held his own defensively while rarely getting forward, shanking an open shot on one of the few times that he did.
Jay Chapman (5.5) — Lacked precision with his passes, but hit some of the better balls from the midfield and had several defensive interventions.
Blaise Matuidi (2) — An indifferent showing in which he provided very little on either side of the ball, finishing with a measly 17 touches in 65 minutes.
Rodolfo Pizarro (5) — Generated good play on too few occasions, with his best contribution possibly being a late defensive slide that prevented a potential goal.
Gonzalo Higuain (6) — His frustration was evident as ever, but he was the most threatening, creative, and involved attacker.
Robbie Robinson (3) — Had 14 touches in his latest ineffective showing up top, one that saw him struggle with his positioning and play in the final third yet again.
Sami Guediri (5) — Brought energy and more of a presence on the left wing without being overly sharp.
Indiana Vassilev (4.5) — Provided another attacking option on the right after coming on, but wasted a potentially-equalizing header on the last play.
Julian Carranza (N/A) — Finished with just one touch in his 14-minute substitute cameo.
Federico Higuain (5) — Got on the ball and helped generate some better sequences during his eight minutes on the field.
Phil Neville (4) — The team was solid defensively and anemic offensively again, and his subs did little to improve the side in a game in which the Herons needed to try and create more chances to score the necessary goals that would give them a sorely-needed win for this playoff push.