Very different challenge than today, I suspect.Will be interesting to see how we go vs Wrexham. It’ll be a toughie I think.
Yeah.Very different challenge than today, I suspect.
4 for Lampard? What?Difficult game to rate - we won 3-1 but we're poor, and got dominated by 10 man Watford, and didn't creat any chance of note in the second half.
For info Our xG 1.31 compared to Watford xG 2.76. (if you exclude the pen that's still significantly higher than us 1.96)
Based on performances over the whole 90 mins
Rushworth 8 (-1 for the pen)
Milan 6
Thomas 6
Kitching 7
Dasilva 6
Grimes 6
Allen 7 (bonus point for goal)
BTA 7 (bonus point for the goal)
Sakamoto 7 (bonus point for the goal)
Wright 6
EMC 5
Subs
Wolf 5 (looks very slow in thought and pace)
Eccles 5 (not a 10)
Simms 5 (feeding off scraps)
KKH 6.
Lampard 4.
I thought he was really passive, we let Watford dominate us second half with 10 men and didn't really do anything about it. We were also far too open all game, could have easily lost the game. I'm rating performance not the scoreline.4 for Lampard? What?
Other than Rushworth, BTA everywhere again. Kitching with more than one crucial bit of defending.
We looked over-run in midfield generally, but Allen used the ball well.
I think Andy Turner is either pissed or on drugs. His scores are more over the top than usual this week.Kitching deserves a point or two docked though for giving away a needless penaltyor Andy Turner was watching a different game again
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Oddly felt that we looked a bit worse defensively with wolf onRushworth MvE BTA and Saka all worth a mention. Rest were OK. Defensively looked dodgy at times. Less so with Wolf on.
Oddly felt that we looked a bit worse defensively with wolf on
One of those games
Apparently they spent £8mil on him! He did look good.Rushworth 8.5 (docked a point for the pen he gave away in what was otherwise a fantastic performance) clear m.o.m
Kitching 8 the only strong performance in what was a poor defencive effort.
BTA, 8 huge energy, another goal and a thorn in the Watford side all afternoon.
He continues to have a brilliant season
Sakamoto 7.5 worked incredibly hard and earnt his goal
All the others 6. Meh
I thought Imran Louza was excellent for them, im giving him an honorable 8.5
Dunno that he was culpable for the goal, although was a similar ball as against Pompey. I’ll have to look again.Slightly surprised at the very high ratings for Kitching as I felt he got done too easily for the goal (as he did the other night). He was very good apart from that, granted.
Looked a level above at times tbf.Apparently they spent £8mil on him! He did look good.
Rushworth MOTM. Watford will play worse and win games .
Can't be unhappy with a 3-1 win.
The sloppiness of the second half needs to be ironed out against Wrexham . Hopefully Torp is fit for that .
Slightly surprised at the very high ratings for Kitching as I felt he got done too easily for the goal (as he did the other night). He was very good apart from that, granted.
We were 3-0 up for most of it.I thought he was really passive, we let Watford dominate us second half with 10 men and didn't really do anything about it.
I appreciate the boldness of this approach from Lampard - and it's clearly working so far - but JDS, Grimes, Thomas and Woolf aren't quick enough to make me comfortable watching it haha.I think we want to be aggressive and leave ourselves man for man at home and try and blow teams away tbh.