Boom Shaka Laka!

Another US-MX game on US soil, another 2-0 victory for the States. It's getting kinda routing anymore, isn't it. Still, I enjoyed eating more wings than I should have and watching the Mexicans crack under pressure immensely. On to the player ratings...

Tim Howard - 8
A H-U-G-E save in the first three minutes keeps the US in the game. Bonus points for drawing a red card on Dickhole Marquez later in the second half.
Heath Pearce - 5
Good marking. Good job coming forward and supporting Beasley. Horrible job serving crosses.
Carlos Bocanegra - 5
Solid tackling, but still sucks when people run at him. Also can't get on the same page with Onyewu.
Oguchi Onyewu - 4
Slightly less clumsy than past appearances, but still commits more fouls - or, more accurately, puts himself in a position to get whistled for more fouls - than he should. Has no sense of positioning.
Frankie Hejduk - 7
He's just everywhere. Bonus points for an AWESOME two-footed tackle.
DeMarcus Beasley - 6
For once, he got back to help on defense and it made a difference. Seemed tentative to use his speed to run at people.
Michael Bradley - 8
Every offensive pass came through him and he broke up as many on the other end. Oh, and he scored both goals. He's still erratic - for every performance like last night, you get two at the other end of the spectrum - but he showed up last night.
Sacha Kljestan - 3
Did you hear his name mentioned all night, for anything? No, because he did nothing.
Clint Dempsey - 6
He didn't do a ton, but hustled to play both ways, was consistently involved in the offensive buildup, and just makes everything look so easy. By far the best player on the field, he just didn't show it tonight.
Landon Donovan - 7
I usually can't stand him, but the fact that Mexicans hate him raises his stock. He setup both goals and seems to save his best for the Mexico games.
Brian Ching - 3
Pretty much worthless. Falls down a lot for a big point forward. Can't hold on to the ball. Slower than frozen ketchup. I don't know how he continues to earn starts.

Subs...
Jozy Altidore (Ching, 83) - 5
Didn't have much time to show his stuff, but he ran down and held up two balls that Ching probably wouldn't have even bothered chasing and setup the second goal. You could tell the Mexicans were afraid of his size and speed.
Ricardo Clark (Kljestan, 86) - 2
I didn't think it was possible to contribute less than Kljestan, but congratulations, Rico, you proved me wrong. Great, he runs hard and hustles. He also consistently passes to the wrong team and holds the ball way too long.