Castrol Index Weekly Top 20: Magnificent Thierry Henry claims the No. 1 spot

MLSsoccer staff

In all honesty, he could have done better.

Anybody who's watched Thierry Henry's brilliant career up to this point knows that, when he puts in a performance like the one he had against the New England Revolution last Saturday, you can usually count on two or three of the chances he finds ending up in the back of the net. In New York's 4-1 win, Henry found the net but once – yet it was more than enough to go to the top of the Castrol Index Weekly Top 20.

The man just behind him, Philadelphia's Jack McInerney, did one better than Henry on the scoreboard, and his two goals in the Union's 3-2 win were enough to send him to the top of the Golden Boot race. McInerney now has six goals in seven games played, and for his efforts in Week 8 was voted the MLS Player of the Week.

FC Dallas center forward Blas Pérez, finished fourth, but the rest of the top 10 was dominated by 'keepers, as has been the habit in this year's Index. The men between the sticks claimed six of the top 10 spots, and we'll give a special nod to Columbus' Andy Gruenebaum, who probably deserved at least a point in an heroic – but ultimately futile – effort in his team's 1-0 loss at Chicago.

See how players collect points in the Castrol methodology here.

Castrol Index Week 8 Top 20 Performers


Rank	Player	Position	Team	Minutes	Opponent	Points
1	Thierry Henry	Forward	New York Red Bulls	90	New England Revolution	2,056
2	Jack McInerney	Forward	Philadelphia Union	76	D.C. United	1,583
3	Jimmy Nielsen	Goalkeeper	Sporting Kansas City	90	New York Red Bulls	1,521
4	Blas Pérez	Forward	FC Dallas	89	Vancouver Whitecaps	1,451
5	Nick Rimando	Goalkeeper	Real Salt Lake	90	Chivas USA	1,381
6	Michael Gspurning	Goalkeeper	Seattle Sounders FC	90	Colorado Rapids	1,351
7	Dan Kennedy	Goalkeeper	Chivas USA	90	Real Salt Lake	1,329
8	Andy Gruenebaum	Goalkeeper	Columbus Crew	90	Chicago Fire	1,319
9	Donovan Ricketts	Goalkeeper	Portland Timbers	90	San Jose Earthquakes	1,293
10	Marcelo Sarvas	Midfielder	LA Galaxy	90	Sporting Kansas City	1,258
11	George John	Defender	FC Dallas	90	Vancouver Whitecaps	1,183
12	Patrick Nyarko	Midfielder	Chicago Fire	86	Columbus Crew	1,147
13	Gonzalo Segares	Defender	Chicago Fire	90	Columbus Crew	1,142
14	Jeff Larentowicz	Midfielder	Chicago Fire	90	Columbus Crew	1,134
15	Javier Morales	Midfielder	Real Salt Lake	90	Chivas USA	1,114
16	Jonny Steele	Midfielder	New York Red Bulls	90	New England Revolution	1,094
17	Lionard Pajoy	Forward	D.C. United	90	Philadelphia Union	1,091
18	Aurélien Collin	Defender	Sporting Kansas City	90	New York Red Bulls	1,063
19	Austin Berry	Defender	Chicago Fire	90	Columbus Crew	1,059
20	Justin Braun	Forward	Toronto FC	90	Houston Dynamo	1,010