Phillips: 6.5 - kicking not good but he is very solid and dependable Dijksteel: 6 - a little tentative at times for a player of his ability, particularly going forward, but he did ok overall Bauer: 6 - exposed once or twice but generally solid Sarr: 8 - authoritative at the back and some excellent distribution, including the 60 yard diagonal to Marshall in the second half Purrington: 6.5 - a limited player in some respects but I like his application and consistency Cullen: 6 - Blackpool man-marked him in the first half, which undermined our ability to play out from the back. Better in the second half but below par by Josh's standards Reeves: 5 - lightweight and unable to influence the game. Can produce moments of quality but wants too many touches. I would not be surprised to see George Lapslie in next week, for what will be a tough, physical game at Wimbledon Aribo: 8:MoM - all our best moments came through him. Outstanding for a player who's been out for so long Williams: 6.5 - shows well for the ball and always looks to be positive but he does need to produce an end product Parker: 5 - very disappointing but it's his first full game and he wasn't helped by a very disjointed team performance Taylor: 4.5 - let himself down yesterday but will make up for it, I'm sure, if he can avoid another suspension Marshall: 5.5 - some good runs but his crossing is consistently poor. Very frustrating Referee: 4.5 - got most of the decisions right but seemed to be under the impression that we had come to watch him
Phillips: 6 solid Dijksteel: 6 lively, needs more focus Bauer: 6.5 solid Sarr;: 7.5 MOTM at the start of the season I remember being ridiculed when suggesting he needs to play in midfield Purrington: 7 simple and effective Cullen: 7 tidy Reeves: 7 he can be very creative with his passes, forgivable free kick. Aribo: 6.5 bags of ability, needs to make the right decisions when passing Williams: 6.5 like his eye for goal Parker: 6 undecided about him... Taylor: 5.5 when he's good he messes up the opposition's defence. Today he messed up ours and himself. Marshall: 6 some good energy play and crosses. Referee: 4.5 bizarre...
Phillips: 6 Not much to do all afternoon, but saw the worst of his kicking game. Dijksteel: 6 Looks lost when having to go forward. Bauer: 7 solid Sarr;: 8 the best player on the pitch, never thougth \i would say that. Purrington: 6 decent defender, but not good goning forward. Cullen: 5 was an off day. Reeves: 6 Aribo: 7 had one of his better games, sorry that the other midfielders did not suppot him. Williams: 5 he hsd a poor game, to many useless passes. Parker: 5 did not know where to be. Taylor: 6 he looked frustrated all game. Marshall: 7 made a difference when he came on.
Phillips: 5.5 Didn't really have a save to make and distribution was poor Dijksteel: 6.5 - Looked solid but could offer more going forwards Bauer: 7 - Good game Sarr;: 7.5 - Another very good game and becoming even more influential Purrington: 6.5 - Possibly his best game so far for us but still doesn't offer much at either end of the pitch Cullen: 6.5 - Saw lots of the ball (again) but often too slow getting passes out wide (again) Reeves: 6 - It doesn't work with him and Williams so please stop playing both unless you have to Bow! Aribo: 7.5 (MoM) - Good game until he ran out of steam Williams: 6 - Huffed and puffed and wasn't kicked to pieces (for a change), but something not right... Parker: 5 - Not very good Taylor: 5.5 - Get up and get on with it you idiot! PS Good to have him back. Marshall: 6 - Gave us width and purpose but crossing still poor Referee: 5 - At least he was consistent
Phillips: 7 - Sound goalkeeping. Some wonky kicks but one excellent one which should've put Parker away. Dijksteel: - 6.5 Very strong and calm. Needs to attack more at home when we are chasing a goal. Seems quite happy to sit back and watch Marshall trying to beat 2-3 men. Bauer: 7 - Won his headers and nipped in for some interventions against some big forwards. Sarr;: 9 - Superb in the air and on the deck. Seems to be defending well now as well as starting just about every move. A goal is coming but it's more likely to be a low shot than a header from a set-piece. Purrington: 7 - Don't think he's far off setting up or even scoring a goal. Looked to have a decent understating with Aribo. Cullen: 7 - Never stopped trying to get us moving. Looks uncannily like Matt Holland when he runs. Reeves: 5 - Struggled a bit. Needs to come off free-kicks. Aribo: 7 - Was excellent but only from 20-65 mins. Probably needed to come off because there was a 10 minute spell in 2nd half when he didn't touch the ball once. Great to have him back though and he may go some way to solving our goal problem (creating and scoring). Williams: 6.5 - Tried to make things happen. Decent shot from outside the box and at least got in the box to try and finish Aribo's cut back. Parker: 5 - Not very convincing. Did improve a bit 2nd half and had one good run and shot which was brilliantly blocked. Disappointed to see him chugging back towards our own goal after Phillips set him away with a great kick. Taylor: 5 - One good run down the right and some decent hold up play but no real efforts on goal. Too much moaning and play-acting. Marshall: 6 - Tried to make things happen but often started too deep. Needed to move higher up (although maybe only Sarr is able to find him up there?) Referee: 6 - Not convinced about the Taylor booking but I've seen worse.
Lapslie: n/a Vetokele: n/a - Excellent. Wish he'd come on after 70mins. Want to see that sharpness every game now......especially IN the box.
Phillips - 7 a solid performance Dijksteel - 7 passing was a bit hit and miss, but defended well enough Bauer - 8 very solid as usual Sarr - 9 MOTM a great performance by the big man. Excellent defensively and going forward Purrington - 7 very assured Cullen - 5 an off day Reeves - 5 set the tone with an awful misplaced pass early on, not good enough really Aribo - 7 the only attacking player who looked like he'd make something happen. Some nice tricks, but a trick too many sometimes, when he could have released the ball Williams - 4 dont beleive the hype. Not impressed Parker - 3 oh dear, that was an awful performance. On the plus side he can only get better, surely?! Taylor - 6 tried hard, but should focus on playing football rather than fouling, diving and moaning at the officials Marshall - 7 improved the midfield with his energy, directness and determination
Referee - 5 some strange decisions for and against both sides
Lapslie - energetic as usual Vetokele - did more in the first minute of coming on than parker managed all game
Comments
Dijksteel: 6 - a little tentative at times for a player of his ability, particularly going forward, but he did ok overall
Bauer: 6 - exposed once or twice but generally solid
Sarr: 8 - authoritative at the back and some excellent distribution, including the 60 yard diagonal to Marshall in the second half
Purrington: 6.5 - a limited player in some respects but I like his application and consistency
Cullen: 6 - Blackpool man-marked him in the first half, which undermined our ability to play out from the back. Better in the second half but below par by Josh's standards
Reeves: 5 - lightweight and unable to influence the game. Can produce moments of quality but wants too many touches. I would not be surprised to see George Lapslie in next week, for what will be a tough, physical game at Wimbledon
Aribo: 8:MoM - all our best moments came through him. Outstanding for a player who's been out for so long
Williams: 6.5 - shows well for the ball and always looks to be positive but he does need to produce an end product
Parker: 5 - very disappointing but it's his first full game and he wasn't helped by a very disjointed team performance
Taylor: 4.5 - let himself down yesterday but will make up for it, I'm sure, if he can avoid another suspension
Marshall: 5.5 - some good runs but his crossing is consistently poor. Very frustrating
Referee: 4.5 - got most of the decisions right but seemed to be under the impression that we had come to watch him
Dijksteel: 6
Bauer: 7
Sarr;: 8
Purrington:6
Cullen: 5.5
Reeves: 5.5
Aribo: 7.5
Williams: 5.5
Parker: 5.5
Taylor: 5.5
Marshall: 5.5
Referee: 5
Dijksteel: 6.5
Bauer: 7.5
Sarr;: 8.5
Purrington: 7
Cullen: 6
Reeves: 6
Aribo: 7
Williams: 6.5
Parker: 6
Taylor: 6
Marshall: 6.5
Referee: 5
Dijksteel: 6 Looks lost when having to go forward.
Bauer: 7 solid
Sarr;: 8 the best player on the pitch, never thougth \i would say that.
Purrington: 6 decent defender, but not good goning forward.
Cullen: 5 was an off day.
Reeves: 6
Aribo: 7 had one of his better games, sorry that the other midfielders did not suppot him.
Williams: 5 he hsd a poor game, to many useless passes.
Parker: 5 did not know where to be.
Taylor: 6 he looked frustrated all game.
Marshall: 7 made a difference when he came on.
Dijksteel: 6.5
Bauer: 6.5
Sarr;: 8.5
Purrington: 6.5
Cullen: 6
Reeves: 6
Aribo: 8
Williams: 6.5
Parker: 6
Taylor: 6
Marshall: 6
Referee: 6.5
Dijksteel: 6.5 - Looked solid but could offer more going forwards
Bauer: 7 - Good game
Sarr;: 7.5 - Another very good game and becoming even more influential
Purrington: 6.5 - Possibly his best game so far for us but still doesn't offer much at either end of the pitch
Cullen: 6.5 - Saw lots of the ball (again) but often too slow getting passes out wide (again)
Reeves: 6 - It doesn't work with him and Williams so please stop playing both unless you have to Bow!
Aribo: 7.5 (MoM) - Good game until he ran out of steam
Williams: 6 - Huffed and puffed and wasn't kicked to pieces (for a change), but something not right...
Parker: 5 - Not very good
Taylor: 5.5 - Get up and get on with it you idiot! PS Good to have him back.
Marshall: 6 - Gave us width and purpose but crossing still poor
Referee: 5 - At least he was consistent
Dijksteel: - 6.5 Very strong and calm. Needs to attack more at home when we are chasing a goal. Seems quite happy to sit back and watch Marshall trying to beat 2-3 men.
Bauer: 7 - Won his headers and nipped in for some interventions against some big forwards.
Sarr;: 9 - Superb in the air and on the deck. Seems to be defending well now as well as starting just about every move. A goal is coming but it's more likely to be a low shot than a header from a set-piece.
Purrington: 7 - Don't think he's far off setting up or even scoring a goal. Looked to have a decent understating with Aribo.
Cullen: 7 - Never stopped trying to get us moving. Looks uncannily like Matt Holland when he runs.
Reeves: 5 - Struggled a bit. Needs to come off free-kicks.
Aribo: 7 - Was excellent but only from 20-65 mins. Probably needed to come off because there was a 10 minute spell in 2nd half when he didn't touch the ball once. Great to have him back though and he may go some way to solving our goal problem (creating and scoring).
Williams: 6.5 - Tried to make things happen. Decent shot from outside the box and at least got in the box to try and finish Aribo's cut back.
Parker: 5 - Not very convincing. Did improve a bit 2nd half and had one good run and shot which was brilliantly blocked. Disappointed to see him chugging back towards our own goal after Phillips set him away with a great kick.
Taylor: 5 - One good run down the right and some decent hold up play but no real efforts on goal. Too much moaning and play-acting.
Marshall: 6 - Tried to make things happen but often started too deep. Needed to move higher up (although maybe only Sarr is able to find him up there?)
Referee: 6 - Not convinced about the Taylor booking but I've seen worse.
Lapslie: n/a
Vetokele: n/a - Excellent. Wish he'd come on after 70mins. Want to see that sharpness every game now......especially IN the box.
Dijksteel - 7 passing was a bit hit and miss, but defended well enough
Bauer - 8 very solid as usual
Sarr - 9 MOTM a great performance by the big man. Excellent defensively and going forward
Purrington - 7 very assured
Cullen - 5 an off day
Reeves - 5 set the tone with an awful misplaced pass early on, not good enough really
Aribo - 7 the only attacking player who looked like he'd make something happen. Some nice tricks, but a trick too many sometimes, when he could have released the ball
Williams - 4 dont beleive the hype. Not impressed
Parker - 3 oh dear, that was an awful performance. On the plus side he can only get better, surely?!
Taylor - 6 tried hard, but should focus on playing football rather than fouling, diving and moaning at the officials
Marshall - 7 improved the midfield with his energy, directness and determination
Referee - 5 some strange decisions for and against both sides
Lapslie - energetic as usual
Vetokele - did more in the first minute of coming on than parker managed all game