Through five games, Patrick Vieira's Blues sit smack in the middle of the Eastern Conference fray: three points out of first place, but just four points above last.
Indeed, the only consistent thing about this team is its inconsistency. But don't tell that to Ronal Matarrita, who has been all class 360 minutes into his MLS career. The Tico fullback has yet to post a sub-par performance for NYCFC, owing to his redoubtable skill both on and off the ball. For his troubles, he leads New York City in WhoScored.com's player ratings (a fat 7.65), and just etched his name onto the current MLS Team of the Week.