“Soccer News: Donovan & Gonzalez Win Castrol Awards
Landon Donovan and Omar Gonzalez were awarded Castrol Index awards as the top midfielder and defender in the league according to the 2014 Castrol Index. The Castrol Index is the Official Performance Index of Major League Soccer. Castrol’s team of performance analysts will use the latest technology to objectively analyze every match in the MLS season, logging an average of
“The Top Midfielder ad went to Donovan after being ranked number 15 overall on the Castrol Index, with 676 points over 2,717 minutes played and reflecting a season total of 10 goals. His goal total puts him below players like Lee Nguyen, but his assist total and positive passing in the final third were enough to push him up the ranks.
Gonzalez was further down on the Index, but with four goals and two assists in 1,901 minutes of play it was good enough for top defender of the league.
Certainly Donovan, Gonzalez, Gyasi Zardes who finished #16 and Robbie Keane who finished #3 are worthy of postseason recognition of their efforts which were enough to land the LA Galaxy the 2014 MLS Cup.
