Phillips: 6 - little to do and no chance with the goals Lockyer: 4.5 - struggled defensively in the first half and his use of the ball was uncharacteristically poor Pearce: 5 - made a few good blocks and interceptions but extremely lucky not to concede a penalty Sarr: 7:MoM - the best of a bad bunch, although he got away with one potentially costly error. One of the few players who actually looked comfortable on the ball Matthews: 6 - ok Davis: 5 - looked ponderous and lacking in ideas Cullen: 5 - poor by Josh's high standards McGeady: 6 - a few good moments but looked understandably a little rusty. Hopefully there is more to come Doughty: 5 - looked a bit jaded and frustrated Taylor: 6 - not one of Lyle's better games but the service was poor and at least he managed a couple of decent efforts Hemed: 4 - one good shot in the first half but he is one-paced, immobile and offers practically nothing. He will surely now come out of the side Smith: 5 - made no impact. Hard to see why we're giving this lad game time while Albie Morgan has been jettisoned from the squad Green: 5 - good to see him back out there but, given that he plays on the shoulder and his biggest asset is his pace, I didn't understand why he was moved to play just behind Taylor and Bonne Bonne: 5 - barely touched the ball but good to see him back out there Referee: 5 - far too willing to blow up and give free kicks. Fussy
At The Valley (really should know better) Phillips: 5 Lockyer: 5 Pearce: 5.5 thought he was OK, didn't think it was a pen and would have been harsh had it been given. About the only thing the ref didn't give them Sarr: 6 Matthews: 5.5 Davis: 5 Cullen: 5 McGeady: 5 Doughty: 5.5 Taylor: 5.5 Hemed: 4 anonymous Smith: 4 ditto Green: 4.5 should have come on earlier Bonne: 4 Referee: 3.5 very one sided performance. 2-0 to the referee. If we'd been any good he might have cost us the game. Fortunately for him and his assessors we were sh*te.
To be fair to Sarr, and maybe there is no need to given most people made him our best player, but when he lost possesion he was trying to make things happen. I like that about him. I think we missed that in the second half when he had to play deeper.
At the Valley or on a live steam, your marks please:
Phillips: 6 poor kicking, didn't have a lot of saves to make
Lockyer: 6.5
Pearce: 5.5 A couple of good interceptions. But other than that very poor. He's slow to read the game. He's slow, and he's poor overall. He isn't good enough to play at this level regularly.
Sarr: 7 - Defended well and good on the ball.
Matthews: 7 Very solid again.
Davis: 6 - A better Pratley nut completely disappeared in the second half
Cullen: 6.5 - Looks off the pace. Better at the base of the diamond, where all his best performances have come for us.
McGeady: 7 - Looked lovely, technically gifted, and can play in tight spaces. Loses half a point for the awful defending for the goal, even though he'd tracked back well to bail Doughty out.
Doughty: 6.5 - Good 1-v-1 defending, solid going forward, crossing still needs work, but he's currently our best LWB and LB.
Taylor: 6.5 - Had our best chances but they came from free kicks. Worked hard but the ball didn't stick when it went up to him.
Hemed: 5.5 - He needs service and he didn't get any. Crested one of our best chances from open play with a good bit of skill. But then he went missing.
Smith: 6 - Bright, hardworking, and tidy but ultimately no end product.
Green: 6 - Never really settled into the game.
Bonne: - 6 didn't realize he was on long enough to warrant a mark.
Phillips: 6.5 Lockyer: 6.5 Pearce: 5.5 (a leader but lack of pace didn't help him) Sarr: 7 (couple of dodgy moments but won his battles) Matthews: 6.5 (Didn't get forward that much) Davis: 5.5 (very wasteful in possession, off the pace) Cullen: 6.5 (steady won and retained possession) McGeady: 6 (Didn't quite have the creative spark that was lacking) Doughty: 7 (A threat and is good defensively little end product) Taylor: 7 (Had desire and few chances saved) Hemed: 5.5 (didn't notice him that much)
Smith: 5.5 Green: 6 Bonne: 6
Referee: 4.5 (Don't like referees who guess on decisions, rather he let play go on and admit he can't give what he didn't see. Bizarre calls against both teams)
Comments
Lockyer: 6
Pearce: 6.5
Sarr: 7
Matthews: 6
Davis: 5
Cullen: 5.5
McGeady: 6
Doughty: 5
Taylor: 5.5
Hemed: 4
Smith: 5
Green: 5
Bonne: 4.5
Referee: 5
Lockyer: 4.5 - struggled defensively in the first half and his use of the ball was uncharacteristically poor
Pearce: 5 - made a few good blocks and interceptions but extremely lucky not to concede a penalty
Sarr: 7:MoM - the best of a bad bunch, although he got away with one potentially costly error. One of the few players who actually looked comfortable on the ball
Matthews: 6 - ok
Davis: 5 - looked ponderous and lacking in ideas
Cullen: 5 - poor by Josh's high standards
McGeady: 6 - a few good moments but looked understandably a little rusty. Hopefully there is more to come
Doughty: 5 - looked a bit jaded and frustrated
Taylor: 6 - not one of Lyle's better games but the service was poor and at least he managed a couple of decent efforts
Hemed: 4 - one good shot in the first half but he is one-paced, immobile and offers practically nothing. He will surely now come out of the side
Smith: 5 - made no impact. Hard to see why we're giving this lad game time while Albie Morgan has been jettisoned from the squad
Green: 5 - good to see him back out there but, given that he plays on the shoulder and his biggest asset is his pace, I didn't understand why he was moved to play just behind Taylor and Bonne
Bonne: 5 - barely touched the ball but good to see him back out there
Referee: 5 - far too willing to blow up and give free kicks. Fussy
Phillips: 5
Lockyer: 5
Pearce: 5.5 thought he was OK, didn't think it was a pen and would have been harsh had it been given. About the only thing the ref didn't give them
Sarr: 6
Matthews: 5.5
Davis: 5
Cullen: 5
McGeady: 5
Doughty: 5.5
Taylor: 5.5
Hemed: 4 anonymous
Smith: 4 ditto
Green: 4.5 should have come on earlier
Bonne: 4
Referee: 3.5 very one sided performance. 2-0 to the referee. If we'd been any good he might have cost us the game. Fortunately for him and his assessors we were sh*te.
Lockyer: 5
Pearce: 5.5
Sarr: 7
Matthews: 6
Davis: 5
Cullen: 5
McGeady: 5
Doughty: 5
Taylor: 5
Hemed: 5
Smith: 6
Green: 6
Bonne: 6
Referee: 5
Lockyer: 6.5
Pearce: 5.5 (a leader but lack of pace didn't help him)
Sarr: 7 (couple of dodgy moments but won his battles)
Matthews: 6.5 (Didn't get forward that much)
Davis: 5.5 (very wasteful in possession, off the pace)
Cullen: 6.5 (steady won and retained possession)
McGeady: 6 (Didn't quite have the creative spark that was lacking)
Doughty: 7 (A threat and is good defensively little end product)
Taylor: 7 (Had desire and few chances saved)
Hemed: 5.5 (didn't notice him that much)
Smith: 5.5
Green: 6
Bonne: 6
Referee: 4.5 (Don't like referees who guess on decisions, rather he let play go on and admit he can't give what he didn't see. Bizarre calls against both teams)
Lockyer: 5
Pearce: 5
Sarr: 7
Matthews: 6
Davis: 5
Cullen: 5.5
McGeady: 5
Doughty: 5.5
Taylor: 5
Hemed: 5
Smith: 5
Green: 5
Bonne: 5
Referee: 4
Lockyer: 5.5
Pearce: 5
Sarr: 7
Matthews: 6
Davis: 5
Cullen: 5
McGeady: 5.5
Doughty: 4
Taylor: 4.5
Hemed: 4
Smith: 5
Green: 4
Bonne: 4
Referee: 3
Lockyer: 5
Pearce: 5
Sarr: 6.5
Matthews: 5
Davis: 5
Cullen: 6
McGeady: 5
Doughty: 5
Taylor: 6
Hemed: 5
Smith: 5
Green: 5
Bonne: 5
Referee: 5
Phillips: 6.5
Lockyer: 6.5
Pearce: 6.5
Sarr: 6.75
Matthews: 6.5
Davis: 6.5
Cullen: 6.75
McGeady: 7
Doughty: 7
Taylor: 7
Hemed: 6
Smith: 6.5
Green: 7
Bonne: 4.5
Referee: 6
Lockyer: 5
Pearce: 6
Sarr: 6
Matthews: 7
Davis: 6
Cullen: 7
McGeady: 7
Doughty: 8
Taylor: 8
Hemed: 3
Smith: 3
Green: 3
Bonne: 7
Referee: 2