Brighton Sky Blue
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Aye, I rated him poorly just because he’s not really cut out for the job he was asked to do. Good that he got minutes though.
Sheff Utd Player Ratings (18 Viewers)
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Perennial Lurker
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I think Lampard sees him as someone who can play the 8/10 role when needed
shmmeee
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Lampard doesn’t see number. Just midfielders. 6, 8, 10 these are numbers for lesser managers.
Perennial Lurker
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He wasn't helped by BTA left side either as he struggled first half too .
Perennial Lurker
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Would argue that he sold Sheaf , who is predominantly a 6 as that is the Grimes role
Brighton Sky Blue
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I’m just not convinced by BTA down that side of the pitch either. A clone of Sakamoto there however, yes please.
rob9872
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I thought we were decent tonight even at HT when behind. Some sloppy possession but great work ethic all over.
Really surprised at 5s for MVE, his throws are a big factor that we missed Friday, his pace too, sometimes to get himself out of trouble, but never stopped running and I'd love to know what he covered. One great piece running right across the middle chasing down 3 players until he eventually got in and made the tackle. Only downside was dangling a leg that could've given a silly pen away. I thought 6.5/7, could understand a 6, but certainly not a 5.
Really surprised at 5s for MVE, his throws are a big factor that we missed Friday, his pace too, sometimes to get himself out of trouble, but never stopped running and I'd love to know what he covered. One great piece running right across the middle chasing down 3 players until he eventually got in and made the tackle. Only downside was dangling a leg that could've given a silly pen away. I thought 6.5/7, could understand a 6, but certainly not a 5.
shmmeee
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Don’t think he ever rated Sheaf. Got the impression Sheaf was unhappy when Robins left tbh and never really settled with the new management.
Perennial Lurker
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Something went bad with Sheaf last season. Rumours of bids preseason then injury after injury ,just never seemed to be available or playing at the same level as previous seasons
no_loyalty
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Perennial Lurker
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And his set pieces are sublime at times
Brighton Sky Blue
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I imagine Sheaf was expecting to leave last summer, no move materialised and then he was named captain probably against his skill set and during a tough part of the season.
lifeskyblue
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I would up Eccles by a point (or even 2) …thought he was our best midfielder first half. Rest spot on for me
RegiswasGod
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Just out of interest, is that the Webb Ellis? Saw Sam and his girlfriend in there a couple of times.
Yeah but defenders will have been coached to avoid heading them to the edge of the box!
fernandopartridge
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It's Van Ewijk, his name is easily found
SeaSeeEffCee
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Rushworth 7
van Ewijk 4
Thomas 8
Kitching 8
Dasilva 7
Grimes 8
Torp 7
Eccles 6
Sakamoto 8
Wright 6
BTA 7
Mason Clark 6
Allen 7
Generally think van Ewijk is one of our best players but that performance today was baffling. Everything he did seemed to go wrong. One to write off for him personally.
van Ewijk 4
Thomas 8
Kitching 8
Dasilva 7
Grimes 8
Torp 7
Eccles 6
Sakamoto 8
Wright 6
BTA 7
Mason Clark 6
Allen 7
Generally think van Ewijk is one of our best players but that performance today was baffling. Everything he did seemed to go wrong. One to write off for him personally.
rob9872
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That was a great run across and ball to Haji from Allen, but he came on in the 90th minute for a total of 4 mins and we've now got 3 of you scoring him 7s. It was a nice little cameo but to score him higher than EMC and Wright is plain ridiculous.
Edit: correction 5 of you
(and sorry yo highlight yours @SeaSeeEffCee just yhe most recent)
KenilworthSkyBlue
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He definitely was still erratic in possession and with his final ball but the dynamic of the game changed almost immediately when he came on as he allowed us to stretch their defensive line more.
BTA struggled on the left in the first half to the point where he ended up just kept on checking back which basically disintegrated all tempo and momentum in our attacking transitions.
Yeah, they do look similar on the pitch as well, fans just assume everything good is Torp, anything bad Eccles ! Had a decent effort first half, lovely lifted ball over the top to wright (offside) and reverse ball to Dasilva when he hit wide but like a few, tidy enough but probably didn’t influence game much as we’d like. Agreed with the sub though, Mason Clark caused them problems
Actually rewatched some of game and first half we weren’t bad at all for first 25 mins, dominated possession and couple of near misses
Sky_Blue_Dreamer
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Don't think so.
At one point he was playing for the unders pretty much every game, whereas a lot of players drift in and out (either first teamers getting form and fitness or academy players looking to develop) but at the time it was his level. Plus he was the penalty taker at the time.
Johhny Blue
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Ditto. This saves me doing my own ratings.
Johhny Blue
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And we needed him to take that corner
That's a sign of progression in the way some people think of Eccles. It used to be Sheaf he was mistaken for.