Phillips 8 - maybe should have done better with their goal from the corner but apart from that, more or less flawless. commanded his area well. distribution still bad but he saved a penalty and that’s more important Dijksteel 8.5 - how is he getting 5.5s?? barely anyone got passed him tonight and he never stopped working. for someone so young and inexperienced he was very composed. probably my MOTM Bauer 6 - wasn’t great but beat Marquis in the air every now and again. think it was him who lost the header for their goal from the corner Sarr 6 - played a few hollywood passes as always but wasn’t as solid defensively as usual. would have put my house on him scoring that pen aswell Purrington 7 - tbh I didn’t notice him much but with a fullback that could be a good thing. as bowyer said, he’s our solid 7/10 Bielik 7.5 - great header and looked shakey to start with but grew into the game. worked really hard and was flat out on his feet at the start of extra time Cullen 7.5 - thought he had a great game and he won the ball back so many times, he’s a little machine. but he completely lost marquis for their 3rd goal so loses half a mark. good pen though Aribo 7 - as usual drifted in and out of the game. when he’s on it we’re unplayable but he wasn’t in the game for most of the second half, which is why we struggled so much. good pen also Morgan 6 - nothing really to say. him getting subbed off for Pratley really changed the complexion of the game though, in good and bad ways Taylor 6.5 - wasn’t really at the races today. done a lot well but not as good as usual. worked really hard like always and i think he did well to keep his head when the ref didn’t giveal things his way. but jesus christ his penalty run up makes me so anxious. nevertheless he scored it so it doesn’t really matter Parker 6 - every goal kick went to him, and he didn’t win anything. i feel bad for him cos he tries so hard, he just isn’t very good Pratley 8.5 - like i said before, this was the sub that cost us in some ways. was a very defensive sub and meant we spent the whole second half absorbing pressure.however, pratley is a beast, and won every tackle he went for, every header he went for, and he was there to score the equaliser (in terms of aggregate). Williams 7.5 - really good impact sub. his pace and low centre of gravity really caused the tired doncaster defenders problems. maybe deserves to start at wembley but not sure. i’ll leave that to bowyer Ref 2 - dreadful.
Phillips 8 - I thought, he was excellent with quite a few dodgy backpasses to him Djiksteel 7.5 Bauer 6 Sarr 6 Purrington 6 - Got forward well, struggled with Wilks but just about kept in there. Bielik 6 - Apart from goal poor first half, we looked better when he dropped into back 3 Cullen 5.5 - Good on the ball, too often out of position in the turnover. Morgan 5 - Didn't see him at all Aribo 6 - Didn't adapt when we were over run in midfield, but none of them did Taylor 6.5 - Looked tired in 2nd half, v lazy getting onside, still one of the few players who looks like he'll disrupt the opposition. Parker 6 - Worked hard Pratley 7 - Sometimes he looked round and there wasn't another cm within 30 yards of him. Only criticism is he should have insisted Cullen and Aribo sat tight for a while. Williams 8.5 - His energy is so crucial to the team. Had our best spell when he drove at them.
Ref 6 - seemed to give everything to us first half. Then erratic second half, didn't seem to negatively impact game.
Phillips: 8 Dijksteel; 7.5 Bauer: 6 Sarr: 4 he’s been great but Pearce in the final for me Purrington: 6 Bielik: 5 Cullen: 6 Aribo: 6 Morgan: 5 Taylor: 6 Parker: 6 Pratley 6 Williams: 5
I am intrigued to know what's funny about my scores; I assume the Sarr comment!
On TV. Impossible to score really, a game like that, but I'll try and be level-headed...
Phillips: 8.5 really strong throughout, claimed everything, not really at fault for the goals, and saved a pen! Dijksteel; 7 thought he did well Bauer: 5.5 tough with the centre backs as they kept the forwards quiet a lot of the time, but each at fault for one of the goals. Looked like they needed more help from Bielik in front of them. Sarr: 5.5 see above Purrington: 7.5 impressive, calm throughout Bielik: 5.5 got the goal, but seemed very nervous after that - gave the ball away a lot, as he did last sunday, and got us in trouble a few times. they had a lot of space in front of the back four as well, which he should be leading shutting down. Cullen: 8 good player, great delivery for the first goal Aribo: 8 he's class Morgan: 6 not his best showing, but did alright Taylor: 7.5 didn't have as many chances as he would have liked, but still always looked threatening. did so well with the ball in for the equaliser Parker: 6.5 doesn't stop running - not his fault, but he does lack quality, and we look a better team with igor Pratley: 7.5 his experience was really useful when he came on - not the best player in the world, but he knows what he's doing, and was there when it mattered Williams: 6.5 probably should have come on earlier, caused problems Referee: 5 seems about the league 1 standard *shrug*
Phillips: 7 Saved the pen from the one man I was sure would score. Dijksteel; 7 Decent Bauer: 6 Not as focused as his usual performances go. Sarr: 6.5 crap penalty and got pulled out of position for their equaliser. Purrington: 7 Would love to see ion here next season. Bielik: 7 Looked like his legs had gone all Jonny Jackson towards the end. Cullen: 7 Tidy penalty and lovely free kick for Beilik goal. Aribo: 7 Not at his best but was worked much harder than the away game. Balls of steel penalty. Morgan: 6 Looked shaky at times and was rightly subbed. Taylor: 8 lovely ball for Pratleys leveller. And I thought Pogba took some time taking pens! Parker: 6.5 Hold up play wasn’t as good but still run his nuts off. Pratley: 7 Added some experience where Morgan was lacking. And pops up with a growler of a goal. Williams: 7 Just what we needed when he came on. Referee: 6
Phillips: 8 - stop good stops and great in the penalty shoot out Dijksteel; 7 - developing into an excellent player Bauer: 6.5 - Steady apart from losing tussle for 2nd Doncaster goal Sarr: 6.5 - A few mistakes but a lion heart Purrington: 7 - steady & unspectacular Bielik: 6.5 - got the goal, some loose passing Cullen: 6.5 - calm penalty - midfield slightly overwhelmed Aribo: 7 - Good player Morgan: 6 - looked slightly overawed Taylor: 7.5 - Provides a spark, and never gave up. Needs a striker partner that is a goal scorer Parker: 6.5 - Put the effort in - faded a bit as game went on- needs a goal - probably ok as 3rd or 4th striker but lacks goal threat Pratley: 7 - Steadied the midfield when he came on Williams: 7 - Thought he did well & made a difference when he came on - played forward Referee: 5 - missed loads of stuff & gave Doncaster lots of soft free kicks.
Solly: n/a - Excellent penalty & a really excellent top notch attitude.
Phillips: 7 - Could do much about the goals yet catching was first class Dijksteel: 6 - Had a good game defensively at time yet a fault for their third goal for me Bauer: 6 - Not his best game but we now know why Sarr: 6 - Dithered on the ball at times against a team who gave us no time and space Purrington: 7 - Dealt with Wilks extremely well, had a good game Bielik: 5 - Worst game he's ever had for us Cullen: 7 - Had a few poor moments but typical midfield game from him Aribo: 7.5 - At times our most hopeful attacking option, really drove forward with the ball at times Morgan: 5 - Barely noticed him, a fish out of water tonight Taylor: 6.5 - Was kept quiet by Doncaster but great assist Parker: 5 - Unfortunately didnt come off for him tonight like it did Sunday
Pratley: 8 (MOTM) - Excellent performance, barely let Doncaster through at times, best game for us Williams: 7.5 - Good game on his return!! Solly: N/A
Referee: 4 - Absolutely shocking, shouldn't taking charge of a game so important if you get simple decisions so wrong!!
Still can’t do it. Seems almost disrespectful to mark the players after that.
J Seed wrote a comment on each player in his big book, after every match, whether standard League One match, or FA Cup final. ‘Slow, missed a sitter’, ‘passed well, has pace’, or ‘ref was a “homer”’.
Comments
Dijksteel 8.5 - how is he getting 5.5s?? barely anyone got passed him tonight and he never stopped working. for someone so young and inexperienced he was very composed. probably my MOTM
Bauer 6 - wasn’t great but beat Marquis in the air every now and again. think it was him who lost the header for their goal from the corner
Sarr 6 - played a few hollywood passes as always but wasn’t as solid defensively as usual. would have put my house on him scoring that pen aswell
Purrington 7 - tbh I didn’t notice him much but with a fullback that could be a good thing. as bowyer said, he’s our solid 7/10
Bielik 7.5 - great header and looked shakey to start with but grew into the game. worked really hard and was flat out on his feet at the start of extra time
Cullen 7.5 - thought he had a great game and he won the ball back so many times, he’s a little machine. but he completely lost marquis for their 3rd goal so loses half a mark. good pen though
Aribo 7 - as usual drifted in and out of the game. when he’s on it we’re unplayable but he wasn’t in the game for most of the second half, which is why we struggled so much. good pen also
Morgan 6 - nothing really to say. him getting subbed off for Pratley really changed the complexion of the game though, in good and bad ways
Taylor 6.5 - wasn’t really at the races today. done a lot well but not as good as usual. worked really hard like always and i think he did well to keep his head when the ref didn’t giveal things his way. but jesus christ his penalty run up makes me so anxious. nevertheless he scored it so it doesn’t really matter
Parker 6 - every goal kick went to him, and he didn’t win anything. i feel bad for him cos he tries so hard, he just isn’t very good
Pratley 8.5 - like i said before, this was the sub that cost us in some ways. was a very defensive sub and meant we spent the whole second half absorbing pressure.however, pratley is a beast, and won every tackle he went for, every header he went for, and he was there to score the equaliser (in terms of aggregate).
Williams 7.5 - really good impact sub. his pace and low centre of gravity really caused the tired doncaster defenders problems. maybe deserves to start at wembley but not sure. i’ll leave that to bowyer
Ref 2 - dreadful.
Agree with what Josh says
Dijksteel; 8
Bauer: 5
Sarr: 6
Purrington: 7
Bielik: 8 (MOM)
Cullen: 6
Aribo: 6
Morgan:4
Taylor: 7
Parker: 5
Pratley: 6
Williams: 7
Referee: 3
Solly: n/a
Dijksteel: 7.5
Bauer: 6
Sarr: 6
Purrington: 6.5
Bielik: 5
Cullen: 5.5
Aribo: 5.5
Morgan: 4
Taylor: 7
Parker: 5
Pratley: 8
Williams: 6.5
Referee: 2
Dijksteel; 8
Bauer: 5
Sarr: 5
Purrington: 7
Bielik: 5
Cullen: 6
Aribo: 7
Morgan: 5
Taylor: 6
Parker: 4
Pratley: 7.5
Williams: 7.5
Dijksteel: 8
Bauer: 6
Sarr: 5
Purrington: 7
Bielik: 6.5
Cullen: 7
Aribo: 5
Morgan: 5
Taylor: 6.5
Parker: 5
Pratley: 7
Williams: 7
Djiksteel 7.5
Bauer 6
Sarr 6
Purrington 6 - Got forward well, struggled with Wilks but just about kept in there.
Bielik 6 - Apart from goal poor first half, we looked better when he dropped into back 3
Cullen 5.5 - Good on the ball, too often out of position in the turnover.
Morgan 5 - Didn't see him at all
Aribo 6 - Didn't adapt when we were over run in midfield, but none of them did
Taylor 6.5 - Looked tired in 2nd half, v lazy getting onside, still one of the few players who looks like he'll disrupt the opposition.
Parker 6 - Worked hard
Pratley 7 - Sometimes he looked round and there wasn't another cm within 30 yards of him. Only criticism is he should have insisted Cullen and Aribo sat tight for a while.
Williams 8.5 - His energy is so crucial to the team. Had our best spell when he drove at them.
Ref 6 - seemed to give everything to us first half. Then erratic second half, didn't seem to negatively impact game.
Dijksteel; 8
Bauer: 7
Sarr: 7
Purrington: 7
Bielik: 7
Cullen: 7
Aribo: 6.5
Morgan: 6
Taylor: 6.5
Parker: 5
Pratley: 7
Williams: 7.5
Referee: 5.5
Dijksteel; 7
Bauer: 7
Sarr: 6
Purrington: 7
Bielik: 7
Cullen: 7
Aribo: 7
Morgan: 6
Taylor: 6.5
Parker: 6
Pratley: 8
Williams: 7
Referee: 4
Parker: 5
Hated every second once they scored their first until they missed the last penalty!
Dijksteel; 8
Bauer: 5
Sarr: 5
Purrington: 6
Bielik: 6
Cullen: 7
Aribo: 6.5
Morgan: 6
Taylor: 6
Parker: 5.5
Pratley: 6.5
Williams: 6.5
Referee 4
Dijksteel; 8.5
Bauer: 6
Sarr: 5
Purrington: 8
Bielik: 6.5
Cullen: 6.5
Aribo: 7
Morgan: 5
Taylor: 6.5
Parker: 6
Pratley: 8
Williams: 7
Phillips: 8.5 really strong throughout, claimed everything, not really at fault for the goals, and saved a pen!
Dijksteel; 7 thought he did well
Bauer: 5.5 tough with the centre backs as they kept the forwards quiet a lot of the time, but each at fault for one of the goals. Looked like they needed more help from Bielik in front of them.
Sarr: 5.5 see above
Purrington: 7.5 impressive, calm throughout
Bielik: 5.5 got the goal, but seemed very nervous after that - gave the ball away a lot, as he did last sunday, and got us in trouble a few times. they had a lot of space in front of the back four as well, which he should be leading shutting down.
Cullen: 8 good player, great delivery for the first goal
Aribo: 8 he's class
Morgan: 6 not his best showing, but did alright
Taylor: 7.5 didn't have as many chances as he would have liked, but still always looked threatening. did so well with the ball in for the equaliser
Parker: 6.5 doesn't stop running - not his fault, but he does lack quality, and we look a better team with igor
Pratley: 7.5 his experience was really useful when he came on - not the best player in the world, but he knows what he's doing, and was there when it mattered
Williams: 6.5 probably should have come on earlier, caused problems
Referee: 5 seems about the league 1 standard *shrug*
Dijksteel; 7
Bauer: 6
Sarr: 6
Purrington: 7
Bielik: 6
Cullen: 7
Aribo: 8
Morgan:7
Taylor: 8
Parker: 7
Pratley: 7
Williams: 7
Referee: 5
Dijksteel; 7 Decent
Bauer: 6 Not as focused as his usual performances go.
Sarr: 6.5 crap penalty and got pulled out of position for their equaliser.
Purrington: 7 Would love to see ion here next season.
Bielik: 7 Looked like his legs had gone all Jonny Jackson towards the end.
Cullen: 7 Tidy penalty and lovely free kick for Beilik goal.
Aribo: 7 Not at his best but was worked much harder than the away game. Balls of steel penalty.
Morgan: 6 Looked shaky at times and was rightly subbed.
Taylor: 8 lovely ball for Pratleys leveller. And I thought Pogba took some time taking pens!
Parker: 6.5 Hold up play wasn’t as good but still run his nuts off.
Pratley: 7 Added some experience where Morgan was lacking. And pops up with a growler of a goal.
Williams: 7 Just what we needed when he came on.
Referee: 6
Dijksteel; 7 - developing into an excellent player
Bauer: 6.5 - Steady apart from losing tussle for 2nd Doncaster goal
Sarr: 6.5 - A few mistakes but a lion heart
Purrington: 7 - steady & unspectacular
Bielik: 6.5 - got the goal, some loose passing
Cullen: 6.5 - calm penalty - midfield slightly overwhelmed
Aribo: 7 - Good player
Morgan: 6 - looked slightly overawed
Taylor: 7.5 - Provides a spark, and never gave up. Needs a striker partner that is a goal scorer
Parker: 6.5 - Put the effort in - faded a bit as game went on- needs a goal - probably ok as 3rd or 4th striker but lacks goal threat
Pratley: 7 - Steadied the midfield when he came on
Williams: 7 - Thought he did well & made a difference when he came on - played forward
Referee: 5 - missed loads of stuff & gave Doncaster lots of soft free kicks.
Solly: n/a - Excellent penalty & a really excellent top notch attitude.
Dijksteel; 7.5
Bauer: 7
Sarr: 7
Purrington: 8 MOM
Bielik: 7.5
Cullen: 7
Aribo: 7
Morgan: 6
Taylor: 6.5
Parker: 6
Pratley: 8
Williams: 6
Referee: 5
Dijksteel; 7.5
Bauer: 6.5
Sarr: 6
Purrington: 6.5
Bielik: 5
Cullen: 6
Aribo: 7
Morgan: 6
Taylor: 6
Parker: 6
Pratley: 8
Williams: 7.5
Referee: 5
Dijksteel: 6 - Had a good game defensively at time yet a fault for their third goal for me
Bauer: 6 - Not his best game but we now know why
Sarr: 6 - Dithered on the ball at times against a team who gave us no time and space
Purrington: 7 - Dealt with Wilks extremely well, had a good game
Bielik: 5 - Worst game he's ever had for us
Cullen: 7 - Had a few poor moments but typical midfield game from him
Aribo: 7.5 - At times our most hopeful attacking option, really drove forward with the ball at times
Morgan: 5 - Barely noticed him, a fish out of water tonight
Taylor: 6.5 - Was kept quiet by Doncaster but great assist
Parker: 5 - Unfortunately didnt come off for him tonight like it did Sunday
Pratley: 8 (MOTM) - Excellent performance, barely let Doncaster through at times, best game for us
Williams: 7.5 - Good game on his return!!
Solly: N/A
Referee: 4 - Absolutely shocking, shouldn't taking charge of a game so important if you get simple decisions so wrong!!
Phillips: 9
Djiksteel 7
Bauer: 8
Sarr: 6
Purrington: 5
Bielik: 6
Cullen: 7
Aribo: 5
Morgan: 5
Taylor: 5
Parker: 5
Pratley: 9 mom
Williams: 7
Dijksteel: 6.5
Bauer: 6
Sarr: 5.5
Purrington: 6.5
Bielik: 5.5
Cullen: 6.5
Aribo: 5.5
Morgan: 6
Taylor: 6.5
Parker: 6
Pratley: 6
Williams: 6
djksteel. 6 attacked well but made some mistakes
Bauer: 7
sarr : 7
Purrington: 6
Bielik: 7
Cullen: 7
Aribo: 8
Morgan: 5
Taylor: 8
Parker: 6
Pratley: 9
Williams 6
J Seed wrote a comment on each player in his big book, after every match, whether standard League One match, or FA Cup final. ‘Slow, missed a sitter’, ‘passed well, has pace’, or ‘ref was a “homer”’.
Last night’s ref was a 3 though.
PS Sorry for commenting, rather than marking :-(
Dijksteel; 7
Bauer: 6.5
Sarr: 7
Purrington: 7
Bielik: 7
Cullen: 7
Aribo: 6.5
Morgan: 6.5
Taylor: 6.5
Parker:6.5
Pratley: 7.5
Williams:7
Referee: 6
Solly: n/a