NorthernWisdom
Well-Known Member
I never get to start these! A chance for people to say wtf as I put my head over the parapit.
Wilson 6.5 - unsure how to mark him. Clean sheet, didn't do anything wrong, but never really tested either.
Latibeaudiere - 8 - thought he did alright at RB, and alright at midfield. Extra point for being adaptable enough to do both and not look particularly out of place. Shored us up when we needed it.
Thomas 8 - mainly for the block at the end and a crunching tackle. A couple of times where he needed to just put his foot through it and didn't.
Binks 7 - given who we were playing, this reminded me of some of Michael Rose's games for us. Not bad, but his passing was all over the place. Also not 100% convincing at times in defence, and seemed to be slightly out of position on occasion.
DaSilva 8 - very good going forward. Defensively solid on one-on-ones, but out of position a couple of times and could have been punished. I just don't see where, regardless of his abilities as a footballer, he easily fits into a team as there's no position on the pitch he seems ideally suited to.
Eccles 7. Nothing outstanding, but kept it solid.
Torp 6 - I actually agreed to bring him off, he looked to be creative but it wasn't quite working.
O'Hare 6 - guilty of overruning it at times when a simple pass was in order, tried to create but didn't really look effective.
And now...
Wright 5 - this was going to be lower as generally he was poor, but he did show calmness towards the end when we were up against it to hold onto the ball and offer an outlet. His touch looks non-existent, until you see...
Simms 8.5 MotM. And this is despite the fact that his first touch is always an accidental pass! Good old fashioned centre forward display though, the defence will know they've been in a game as he got at them time after time and battled hard. Good finish for the goal too.
Tavares 6 - kind of hard to mark, and not on the pitch where he never really got free. Lovely cross, but we did enjoy playing long floated passes to him and he's far too slight for that kind of thing, he's never going to win them.
van Eijk 6.5 - I have no view but we didn't concede.
Palmer 6 - Very Palmer! Overplayed it at times, should have just walloped it near the end and it nearly cost us, but did look more of a footballer than Tavares, and a couple of decent tackles.
Wilson 6.5 - unsure how to mark him. Clean sheet, didn't do anything wrong, but never really tested either.
Latibeaudiere - 8 - thought he did alright at RB, and alright at midfield. Extra point for being adaptable enough to do both and not look particularly out of place. Shored us up when we needed it.
Thomas 8 - mainly for the block at the end and a crunching tackle. A couple of times where he needed to just put his foot through it and didn't.
Binks 7 - given who we were playing, this reminded me of some of Michael Rose's games for us. Not bad, but his passing was all over the place. Also not 100% convincing at times in defence, and seemed to be slightly out of position on occasion.
DaSilva 8 - very good going forward. Defensively solid on one-on-ones, but out of position a couple of times and could have been punished. I just don't see where, regardless of his abilities as a footballer, he easily fits into a team as there's no position on the pitch he seems ideally suited to.
Eccles 7. Nothing outstanding, but kept it solid.
Torp 6 - I actually agreed to bring him off, he looked to be creative but it wasn't quite working.
O'Hare 6 - guilty of overruning it at times when a simple pass was in order, tried to create but didn't really look effective.
And now...
Wright 5 - this was going to be lower as generally he was poor, but he did show calmness towards the end when we were up against it to hold onto the ball and offer an outlet. His touch looks non-existent, until you see...
Simms 8.5 MotM. And this is despite the fact that his first touch is always an accidental pass! Good old fashioned centre forward display though, the defence will know they've been in a game as he got at them time after time and battled hard. Good finish for the goal too.
Tavares 6 - kind of hard to mark, and not on the pitch where he never really got free. Lovely cross, but we did enjoy playing long floated passes to him and he's far too slight for that kind of thing, he's never going to win them.
van Eijk 6.5 - I have no view but we didn't concede.
Palmer 6 - Very Palmer! Overplayed it at times, should have just walloped it near the end and it nearly cost us, but did look more of a footballer than Tavares, and a couple of decent tackles.
WTF do we do in training our throw ins are so shit.
