Truly was a game of two halves but thought it was the penalty that was our main downfall (oh and Brown:facepalm
. Without the pen i dont think Bury would have scored 2 and therefore even though we were poor in the second half i think we would have held on. Anyway this is how i thought the players performed
Murphy - 5 - didn't have much to do, was good at claiming crosses but possibly could have done better with their second goal?
Brown - 3 - Mostly awful and at fault for second goal as made no attempt to head the cross when it came his way. Poor control meant losing possession alot but did have a few decent runs forward.
Hussey - 6 - Thought he did ok on the left, defended well (can't remember many of their attacks going down their right?) and was ok going forward although still a bit of hesitation to beat the man and also inconsistent crossing.
Wood - 6 - Commanded the defence well until he lost the plot for a split second and conceded the penalty. Really changed the game and seemed to struggle afterwards although still made some crucial headers (without the penalty i would say 7)
Jennings - 7.5 - Again looked quality breaking up the play especially in the first half although did struggle a bit in the second although was unlucky when we tried to make a couple of late breaks and most of his passing was accurate (thought he was better than a 7 but not quite an eight)
Kilbane - 7 - like most of the team, i thought he played really well in the first half, leading by example with some forward charges but again like others he seemed to disappear in the second half. covered well for hussey when he went forward.
Barton - 8 - First half was great (playing lots of good passes and his goal was quality. think struggled in the second half as tempo had dropped and had to cover for brown a bit but still had a few good runs.
Baker - 7 - nice pass for barton and good freekick but still seems to lack confidence when being pressed. Didnt really show up for second half. (Sheffers - 6 - didnt have loads of time to influence the game but had a good shot that was saved)
Mcdonald - 6 - initially seemed to be really up for it and was unlucky not to score in first half but seemed to lose interest as game wore on, probably as midfield was struggling. (Ball - 5 - other than trying to get up for headers from long balls at the end, can't remember him doing much)
Elliot - 6 - good work rate again but didnt have many chances (if any). Think him and Mcdonald are good together up front but need low crosses from the wings rather than having to try to out jump 6ft+ defenders all the time
. Without the pen i dont think Bury would have scored 2 and therefore even though we were poor in the second half i think we would have held on. Anyway this is how i thought the players performedMurphy - 5 - didn't have much to do, was good at claiming crosses but possibly could have done better with their second goal?
Brown - 3 - Mostly awful and at fault for second goal as made no attempt to head the cross when it came his way. Poor control meant losing possession alot but did have a few decent runs forward.
Hussey - 6 - Thought he did ok on the left, defended well (can't remember many of their attacks going down their right?) and was ok going forward although still a bit of hesitation to beat the man and also inconsistent crossing.
Wood - 6 - Commanded the defence well until he lost the plot for a split second and conceded the penalty. Really changed the game and seemed to struggle afterwards although still made some crucial headers (without the penalty i would say 7)
Jennings - 7.5 - Again looked quality breaking up the play especially in the first half although did struggle a bit in the second although was unlucky when we tried to make a couple of late breaks and most of his passing was accurate (thought he was better than a 7 but not quite an eight)
Kilbane - 7 - like most of the team, i thought he played really well in the first half, leading by example with some forward charges but again like others he seemed to disappear in the second half. covered well for hussey when he went forward.
Barton - 8 - First half was great (playing lots of good passes and his goal was quality. think struggled in the second half as tempo had dropped and had to cover for brown a bit but still had a few good runs.
Baker - 7 - nice pass for barton and good freekick but still seems to lack confidence when being pressed. Didnt really show up for second half. (Sheffers - 6 - didnt have loads of time to influence the game but had a good shot that was saved)
Mcdonald - 6 - initially seemed to be really up for it and was unlucky not to score in first half but seemed to lose interest as game wore on, probably as midfield was struggling. (Ball - 5 - other than trying to get up for headers from long balls at the end, can't remember him doing much)
Elliot - 6 - good work rate again but didnt have many chances (if any). Think him and Mcdonald are good together up front but need low crosses from the wings rather than having to try to out jump 6ft+ defenders all the time
