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Goal.com MLS Player Of Week 32: New England's Jeff Larentowicz
The midfielder earns the final regular season player of the week honor from Goal.com.
Oct 26, 2009 6:34:22 PM
In what was a thrilling weekend of soccer action around Major League Soccer, several players made valid cases for being player of the week.
The New York strike force of Macoumba Kandji and Juan Pablo Angel showed up with four goals between them. Landon Donovan again sparked a Galaxy victory. Freddie Ljungberg showed his class against Dallas. Kyle Beckerman was dominant in the middle of the pitch against Colorado, and Robbie Findley netted twice for Real Salt Lake to help them earn a playoff spot.
But only one player can win the coveted Goal.com MLS Player of the Week nod and the editors' pick for the final week of the regular season was none other than New England's Jeff Larentowicz.
As associate editor Allen Ramsey put it: "The 'Red' half of New England's 'Red & Dread' midfield finally popped up with a goal for the Revs this week, and it couldn't have come in a bigger spot."
"Needing a draw against Columbus to earn a playoff spot Larentowicz pushed his team over the top and gave them some breathing room. Combined with his normal steady play in the middle of the park the goal and subsequent win were a fitting cap for a season in which Larentowicz has had to carry more of the load for New England than anyone ever thought he would be able to carry."
Or, in the word of chief editor Andrea Canales, "The other Jeff has more goals, but Larentowicz made his only one of the season really count."
For associate editor Shane Evans the choice was also pretty simple. "Larentowicz put his team in the playoffs," Evans said. "Can't get much better than that."
Ljungberg was the only other player to receive multiple votes for his performance against F.C. Dallas.
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The New York strike force of Macoumba Kandji and Juan Pablo Angel showed up with four goals between them. Landon Donovan again sparked a Galaxy victory. Freddie Ljungberg showed his class against Dallas. Kyle Beckerman was dominant in the middle of the pitch against Colorado, and Robbie Findley netted twice for Real Salt Lake to help them earn a playoff spot.
But only one player can win the coveted Goal.com MLS Player of the Week nod and the editors' pick for the final week of the regular season was none other than New England's Jeff Larentowicz.
As associate editor Allen Ramsey put it: "The 'Red' half of New England's 'Red & Dread' midfield finally popped up with a goal for the Revs this week, and it couldn't have come in a bigger spot."
"Needing a draw against Columbus to earn a playoff spot Larentowicz pushed his team over the top and gave them some breathing room. Combined with his normal steady play in the middle of the park the goal and subsequent win were a fitting cap for a season in which Larentowicz has had to carry more of the load for New England than anyone ever thought he would be able to carry."
Or, in the word of chief editor Andrea Canales, "The other Jeff has more goals, but Larentowicz made his only one of the season really count."
For associate editor Shane Evans the choice was also pretty simple. "Larentowicz put his team in the playoffs," Evans said. "Can't get much better than that."
Ljungberg was the only other player to receive multiple votes for his performance against F.C. Dallas.
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