MacG: 6 - not much to do but pick the ball out of his net. Not great at commanding his box. Clare: 5.5 - better further up the pitch, lacks concentration in defence Innis: 7 - solid in defence, and had the shirt pulled off his back for a penalty, not given Purrington: 5.5 - ok but lacks pace, is not a central defender Dobson: 7 - good as always Matthews: 5.5 good cross for goal, but failed to tackle for Wigan penalty Gilbey: 6 - if only he had scored for the chance for Charlton 2nd Lee: 6.5 - great goal, looked ok early on DJ; 6 - tracked back but cross / final ball lacking Burstow: 5.5 - ok early on, worked hard but anonymous in attacking impact Leko: 5.5 - lively early on but faded as game wore on, better midfield moving forward, not a striker Referee: 4.5 - missed Inniss penalty, seemed to be making it up at time Opposition: 6 - didn't have to get out of 2nd gear to win, will need significant improvement to survive championship
MacG: 4 doesn’t command his box from corners well enough. Clare: 4 not a defender doesn’t read the game like a defender hence the stupid free kick giveaway last week and the pen today. Not his fault managers fault Innis: 6 decent enough but playing alongside a full back and central midfielder must be tough Purrington:5 another player in the wrong position not his fault managers fault. Dobson: 7 only hard working decent midfielder we have. Matthews: 5 some good crosses going forward but defensively he was turned inside out far too many times. Gilbey: 5 huffs and puffs and whinges a lot with not much quality. Lee: 4.5 scored a good goal but decided to take no further part in the match after that. DJ; 5 bored of saying it not a wing back not good enough defensively not his fault managers fault. Burstow: 4 didn’t really do anything again Leko: 5.5 some good turns and runs but tired quickly
MacG: 4 Reminds me of a Subbuteo keeper on a very short stick Clare: 6 conceded the pen otherwise ok Innis: 6.5 above average performance Purrington: 6 acquitted himself well but has previous for getting done at the far post from a set piece Dobson: 7 does the hard graft and makes us tick MOM Matthews: 5 extra 0.5 for assist, very poor allowing his man to set up the pen Gilbey: 6 played better 1st half should’ve scored again! Lee: 6 much better took his goal well DJ; 5 very in and out final ball disappointing Burstow: 4 fairly anonymous and still maturing Leko: 4 flatters to deceive Referee: 4 usual sub standard at this level Opposition: 6
MacG: 5 Poor for the 2nd goal, never seen him get near a penalty, poor distribution Clare: 5.5 Too many fouls, costly ones as well. Innis: 7 Looked good. Solid, definitely should have had a penalty Purrington: 5.5 Didn't jump for the goal, could have conceded a penalty Dobson: 7 Again, hard working and some quality passing Matthews: 5.5 Good crosses but same defensive error he made a few times last year Gilbey: 5.5 Mixed bag.....as always! Lee: 6 Good goal, decent first half, not so good second DJ; 5.5 Looked good at times but too many poor deliveries Burstow: 4 Hmmmmm Leko: 5 Started well. Needed to be subbed after an hour but we had no one Referee: 4 Fussy yet missed a lot Opposition: 6 Didn't look like a team near the top
Kanu: n/a Managed to get booked yet don't think he touched the ball! Things can only get better! F-Castillo: n/a Not long enough to comment.
MacG: 6 Should have cleared the ball for the second goal. Clare: 5 Too many mistakes. Innis: Inniss: 7 Very good. Purrington: 6 Weak for their second goal. Dobson: 8 If we’d won he’d be getting more 8s. Immaculate performance. So cool in possession. Distribution very good too. We’d be lost without him. [edit: partially responsible for tbeir winner?) Matthews: 5 Great cross for our goal. Very weak defending for their first. Gilbey: 5 Flatters to deceive. Lee: 5 Started brightly, but final ball lacking. DJ: 6 Need to work on his crossing, but a bright spark. Burstow: 5.5 Still very raw. Leko: 4.5 So frustrating. Referee: 5 Looking the wrong way for the corner where Inniss was pulled to the ground. Clear pen. Opposition: 5 Don’t look like promotion candidates.
Clare: 6 Some good some bad Innis: 7 Purrington: 4 He didn't try and head the ball for their 2nd? He should have had a pen against him. Dobson: 7.5 Our only consistently good performer Matthews: 6 Sets up a goal and then gives one away. A 10 year old should have stopped their first. Gilbey: 6 Meh Lee: 6.5 Improved on his more recent performances DJ; 6 Some good and some bad Burstow: 5 Boy playing a man's game. Will be decent when he bulks up. Leko: 3 Lost the ball virtually every time, as he has all season apart from Sunderland A. Get rid asap. Referee: 5 He was too reluctant to make some of the bigger decisions (thank gawd). Opposition: 6.5 They didn't look like a top 2 team, but always knew they had enough to beat us.
MacG: 7 done what he had to do well .. can’t blame a keeper for not saving a pen fir Christ sake Clare: 7 Innis: 8 should have had a pen another key moment goes against us Purrington: 7 Dobson: 6 Matthews: 6 Gilbey: 6 Lee: 7 DJ; 6 Burstow: 5 Leko: 5 Referee: 5 missed pen Opposition: 6 nothing special
MacG: 6 Never comes for a cross on stays in the middle for pens Clare: 5.5 Silly tackle for the pen Innis: 7 Solid Purrington: 5 Needs to win more headers Dobson: 6.5 Normal energy in midfield Matthews: 5.5 Great cross for our goal but terrible defending before their pen Gilbey: 5 Runs around a lot but cant finish Lee: 5.5 Took his goal well but struggled to get in the game DJ; 6 Done ok at the back but created nothing Burstow: 3 Looked a boy amongst men Leko: 5 Started brightly but faded second half Referee: 5 typical poor standard of league 1 Opposition:7
MacG: 5 - he needs to start commanding the 6 yard area. What does our keeper coach do with him all week? Clare: 5 Innis: 6.5 Purrington: 5 Dobson: 7 - Mr Reliable Matthews: 5 - good cross for the goal but not much else Gilbey: 5.5 Lee: 5.5 - nicely taken goal but not much else DJ: 4 Burstow: 4 Leko: 4 Referee: 4
MacG: 5.5 at fault for the second goal Clare: 5.5 at fault for the penalty Innis: 6.5 played well but should have given away a penalty Purrington: 5.5 Dobson: 6.5 played well but was weak for the second goal Matthews: 6 poor for the first goal but + 0.5 for the assist Gilbey: 6 Lee: 6.5 anonymous but +1 for the goal DJ; 5 Burstow: 4.5 Leko: 5 Referee: 5 Opposition 7
MacG: 5 Better than his current form Clare: 5 Not as good as recent games Innis: 7 Solid and got in some really important blocks Purrington: 5 Not his natural position, not a great game Dobson: 7.5 Is headed toward POTY if he keeps this level of consistency up. Fear he will be nabbed from us in the summer. Matthews: 6 Cross for our goal was of real quality, otherwise would have been a 5. Gilbey: 5 Pretty anonymous and thought he looked half asleep on a couple of occasions. Lee: 6 Pleased he got his goal and worked pretty hard. DJ; 5 Worked quite hard but was wasteful with the space he created for crosses Burstow: 4 Young man, am sure he will go on to great things, but League One’s hustle bustle is a tough environment to show your worth, unless you are playing for a team in which lots of chances are being created and from which you can shine by putting one or two away. All round game needs a lot of work. Leko: 6 Not as effective as he should be at this level, but on 2-3 occasions he mugged Wigan off with really sharp turns before moving through his gears. One of the game’s highlights for me. Referee: 4 Opposition: 5 If this side are worthy of second it proves how crap this league is and how badly we have executed our strategy for promotion this season. Very underwhelmed by Wigan.
MacG: 5 - his inability to come for crosses is beyond redemption and is a major weakness targeted by opponents. Some poor distribution as well
Clare: 5 - a good athlete and ball carrier but a very foolish and inept challenge to concede the penalty. I would like to see Lavelle back in the side
Innis: 7 - played pretty well and did his best to hold together a flaky defence
Purrington: 5 - got caught out on a few occasions and didn’t really look comfortable playing out of position
Dobson: 7 - our only truly consistent player
Matthews: 5 - a lovely cross for our goal but abominable defending for their first
Gilbey: 5 - a good effort against the bar but faded from view. Not good enough
Lee: 6 - started really well but, like the rest of the team, was too passive after the first 20 minutes
DJ; 6 - good physicality (something many in the team lack) and ability to beat a man. However, the final ball is usually disappointing
Burstow: 5 - little service and couldn’t make an impact on the game
Leko: 5 - some really good turns early on but faded out of the game. In fairness, he’s not a striker but we were down to the bare bones
Referee: 5 - quite fussy but managed to miss 3 penalties. Mind you, as 2 were for Wigan, we can have no complaints
Opposition: 6 - not impressed but, notwithstanding our injuries, it is dispiriting when, for the second time this week, a team playing well below par can beat us without getting into top gear simply by being vaguely efficient. It says a lot about how far short we’ve fallen
MacG: 4 second goal his fault, then had the cheek to shout at the defence! Clare: 5.5 gave away a soft penalty, but then I thought Matthews got done far too easily. Innis: 7 gave a shit. Another goal saving tackle. Purrington: 6 done okay, but not a CB Dobson: 7.5 gave a shit. Decent performance too. Matthews: 5.5 got beat too easily for their pen, and then left the man leaving Clare to deal with it. Gilbey: 6 done okay Lee: 5.5 scored a good goal. That’s about it DJ; 5 loses the ball and then walks. Burstow: 6 worked hard. No service. Lacks confidence and there was a pocket of twatty fans who crucified every mistake he made Leko: 4 what’s the point? Zero effort. Zero desire. Rather see one of the kids play Referee: 5 let them get away with far too much. McClean throws the ball away and only gets a talking to… also, we should’ve had a pen Opposition: they weren’t amazing, but we gifted them 2 goals again
Kanu: n/a good to see him on the pitch F-Castillo: n/a
when Jacko first took over as caretaker, he took us back to basics. 4-4-2. Players playing in their correct positions. Why don’t we just do that? It worked.
Comments
Clare: 5
Innis: 7
Purrington: 5
Dobson: 7
Matthews: 6
Gilbey: 5
Lee: 6
DJ; 5
Burstow: 5
Leko: 5
Referee: 4
Clare: 5
Innis: 7
Purrington: 6
Dobson: 7
Matthews: 5
Gilbey: 6
Lee: 6
DJ; 6
Burstow: 4
Leko: 5
Clare: 5.5 - better further up the pitch, lacks concentration in defence
Innis: 7 - solid in defence, and had the shirt pulled off his back for a penalty, not given
Purrington: 5.5 - ok but lacks pace, is not a central defender
Dobson: 7 - good as always
Matthews: 5.5 good cross for goal, but failed to tackle for Wigan penalty
Gilbey: 6 - if only he had scored for the chance for Charlton 2nd
Lee: 6.5 - great goal, looked ok early on
DJ; 6 - tracked back but cross / final ball lacking
Burstow: 5.5 - ok early on, worked hard but anonymous in attacking impact
Leko: 5.5 - lively early on but faded as game wore on, better midfield moving forward, not a striker
Referee: 4.5 - missed Inniss penalty, seemed to be making it up at time
Opposition: 6 - didn't have to get out of 2nd gear to win, will need significant improvement to survive championship
Kanu: n/a
F-Castillo: n/a
Clare: 4 not a defender doesn’t read the game like a defender hence the stupid free kick giveaway last week and the pen today. Not his fault managers fault
Innis: 6 decent enough but playing alongside a full back and central midfielder must be tough
Purrington:5 another player in the wrong position not his fault managers fault.
Dobson: 7 only hard working decent midfielder we have.
Matthews: 5 some good crosses going forward but defensively he was turned inside out far too many times.
Gilbey: 5 huffs and puffs and whinges a lot with not much quality.
Lee: 4.5 scored a good goal but decided to take no further part in the match after that.
DJ; 5 bored of saying it not a wing back not good enough defensively not his fault managers fault.
Burstow: 4 didn’t really do anything again
Leko: 5.5 some good turns and runs but tired quickly
Clare: 6
Innis: 7
Purrington: 6
Dobson: 7.5
Matthews: 6
Gilbey: 7
Lee: 6
DJ; 6.5
Burstow: 5
Leko: 5
Referee: 6
Opposition: 6.5
Clare: 6 conceded the pen otherwise ok
Innis: 6.5 above average performance
Purrington: 6 acquitted himself well but has previous for getting done at the far post from a set piece
Dobson: 7 does the hard graft and makes us tick MOM
Matthews: 5 extra 0.5 for assist, very poor allowing his man to set up the pen
Gilbey: 6 played better 1st half should’ve scored again!
Lee: 6 much better took his goal well
DJ; 5 very in and out final ball disappointing
Burstow: 4 fairly anonymous and still maturing
Leko: 4 flatters to deceive
Referee: 4 usual sub standard at this level
Opposition: 6
Clare: 4
Innis: 6
Purrington: 6
Dobson: 6.5
Matthews: 6.5
Gilbey: 6
Lee: 6.5
DJ; 5
Burstow: 4
Leko: 5
Referee: 3
Clare: 5.5 Too many fouls, costly ones as well.
Innis: 7 Looked good. Solid, definitely should have had a penalty
Purrington: 5.5 Didn't jump for the goal, could have conceded a penalty
Dobson: 7 Again, hard working and some quality passing
Matthews: 5.5 Good crosses but same defensive error he made a few times last year
Gilbey: 5.5 Mixed bag.....as always!
Lee: 6 Good goal, decent first half, not so good second
DJ; 5.5 Looked good at times but too many poor deliveries
Burstow: 4 Hmmmmm
Leko: 5 Started well. Needed to be subbed after an hour but we had no one
Referee: 4 Fussy yet missed a lot
Opposition: 6 Didn't look like a team near the top
Kanu: n/a Managed to get booked yet don't think he touched the ball! Things can only get better!
F-Castillo: n/a Not long enough to comment.
Clare: 5 Too many mistakes.
Innis: Inniss: 7 Very good.
Purrington: 6 Weak for their second goal.
Dobson: 8 If we’d won he’d be getting more 8s. Immaculate performance. So cool in possession. Distribution very good too. We’d be lost without him. [edit: partially responsible for tbeir winner?)
Matthews: 5 Great cross for our goal. Very weak defending for their first.
Gilbey: 5 Flatters to deceive.
Lee: 5 Started brightly, but final ball lacking.
DJ: 6 Need to work on his crossing, but a bright spark.
Burstow: 5.5 Still very raw.
Leko: 4.5 So frustrating.
Referee: 5 Looking the wrong way for the corner where Inniss was pulled to the ground. Clear pen.
Opposition: 5 Don’t look like promotion candidates.
Clare: 7
Innis: 8 should have had a pen another key moment goes against us
Purrington: 7
Dobson: 6
Matthews: 6
Gilbey: 6
Lee: 7
DJ; 6
Burstow: 5
Leko: 5
Referee: 5 missed pen
Opposition: 6 nothing special
Clare: 5
Innis: 7
Purrington: 5
Dobson: 7
Matthews: 6
Gilbey: 6.5
Lee: 6
DJ; 6
Burstow: 5
Leko: 5.5
MacG: 4
Clare: 5
Innis: 5
Purrington: 6
Dobson: 7
Matthews: 6
Gilbey: 5
Lee: 6
DJ; 6
Burstow: 4
Leko: 5
Referee: 6
Clare: 5.5
Innis: 6.5
Purrington: 6.5
Dobson: 7
Matthews: 5.5
Gilbey: 6.5
Lee: 6
DJ; 6
Burstow: 4.5
Leko: 4
Referee: 5
Opposition: 5
Kanu: n/a
F-Castillo: n/a
Clare: 6
Innis: 6.5
Purrington:5.5
Dobson: 7
Matthews:5.5
Gilbey:6
Lee: 5.5
DJ; 4.5
Burstow:4.5
Leko:4
Referee:4
Opposition: 5
Clare: 5.5
Innis: 7
Purrington: 7
Dobson: 7
Matthews: 5.5
Gilbey: 5.5
Lee: 5.5
DJ; 5.5
Burstow: 4
Leko: 5
Referee: 7
Opposition: 7
Kanu: n/a
F-Castillo: n/a
MacG: 5
Clare: 5
Innis: 5.5
Purrington: 5
Dobson: 7
Matthews: 6
Gilbey: 6
Lee: 6
DJ; 6
Burstow: 5
Leko: 5
Referee: 5
Opposition: 5.5
Clare: 5.5 Silly tackle for the pen
Innis: 7 Solid
Purrington: 5 Needs to win more headers
Dobson: 6.5 Normal energy in midfield
Matthews: 5.5 Great cross for our goal but terrible defending before their pen
Gilbey: 5 Runs around a lot but cant finish
Lee: 5.5 Took his goal well but struggled to get in the game
DJ; 6 Done ok at the back but created nothing
Burstow: 3 Looked a boy amongst men
Leko: 5 Started brightly but faded second half
Referee: 5 typical poor standard of league 1
Opposition:7
Clare: 5
Innis: 6
Purrington: 7
Dobson: 8
Matthews: 5
Gilbey: 6.5
Lee: 6
DJ; 5
Burstow: 4
Leko: 5
Referee: 5
Opposition: 6
Clare: 5
Innis: 6.5
Purrington: 5
Dobson: 7 - Mr Reliable
Matthews: 5 - good cross for the goal but not much else
Gilbey: 5.5
Lee: 5.5 - nicely taken goal but not much else
DJ: 4
Burstow: 4
Leko: 4
Referee: 4
Clare: 5.5 at fault for the penalty
Innis: 6.5 played well but should have given away a penalty
Purrington: 5.5
Dobson: 6.5 played well but was weak for the second goal
Matthews: 6 poor for the first goal but + 0.5 for the assist
Gilbey: 6
Lee: 6.5 anonymous but +1 for the goal
DJ; 5
Burstow: 4.5
Leko: 5
Referee: 5
Opposition 7
Clare: 5
Innis: 6
Purrington: 5
Dobson: 7
Matthews: 5
Gilbey: 5
Lee: 6
DJ; 5
Burstow: 5
Leko: 5
Referee: 3
Clare: 5
Innis: 7
Purrington: 6
Dobson: 6
Matthews:5
Gilbey: 5
Lee: 6.5
DJ; 5
Burstow: 3
Leko: 5
Referee: 6.5
Opposition: 6
MacG: 5.5
Clare: 5
Innis: 7
Purrington: 5
Dobson: 7.5
Matthews: 5
Gilbey: 5
Lee: 5.5
DJ; 5
Burstow: 4.5
Leko: 5.5
Referee: 4.5
Opposition: 5
Clare: 5 Not as good as recent games
Innis: 7 Solid and got in some really important blocks
Purrington: 5 Not his natural position, not a great game
Dobson: 7.5 Is headed toward POTY if he keeps this level of consistency up. Fear he will be nabbed from us in the summer.
Matthews: 6 Cross for our goal was of real quality, otherwise would have been a 5.
Gilbey: 5 Pretty anonymous and thought he looked half asleep on a couple of occasions.
Lee: 6 Pleased he got his goal and worked pretty hard.
DJ; 5 Worked quite hard but was wasteful with the space he created for crosses
Burstow: 4 Young man, am sure he will go on to great things, but League One’s hustle bustle is a tough environment to show your worth, unless you are playing for a team in which lots of chances are being created and from which you can shine by putting one or two away. All round game needs a lot of work.
Leko: 6 Not as effective as he should be at this level, but on 2-3 occasions he mugged Wigan off with really sharp turns before moving through his gears. One of the game’s highlights for me.
Referee: 4
Opposition: 5 If this side are worthy of second it proves how crap this league is and how badly we have executed our strategy for promotion this season. Very underwhelmed by Wigan.
Kanu: n/a
F-Castillo: n/a
MacG: 5 - his inability to come for crosses is beyond redemption and is a major weakness targeted by opponents. Some poor distribution as well
Clare: 5 - a good athlete and ball carrier but a very foolish and inept challenge to concede the penalty. I would like to see Lavelle back in the side
Innis: 7 - played pretty well and did his best to hold together a flaky defence
Purrington: 5 - got caught out on a few occasions and didn’t really look comfortable playing out of position
Dobson: 7 - our only truly consistent player
Matthews: 5 - a lovely cross for our goal but abominable defending for their first
Gilbey: 5 - a good effort against the bar but faded from view. Not good enough
Lee: 6 - started really well but, like the rest of the team, was too passive after the first 20 minutes
DJ; 6 - good physicality (something many in the team lack) and ability to beat a man. However, the final ball is usually disappointing
Burstow: 5 - little service and couldn’t make an impact on the game
Leko: 5 - some really good turns early on but faded out of the game. In fairness, he’s not a striker but we were down to the bare bones
Referee: 5 - quite fussy but managed to miss 3 penalties. Mind you, as 2 were for Wigan, we can have no complaints
Opposition: 6 - not impressed but, notwithstanding our injuries, it is dispiriting when, for the second time this week, a team playing well below par can beat us without getting into top gear simply by being vaguely efficient. It says a lot about how far short we’ve fallen
Clare: 5.5 gave away a soft penalty, but then I thought Matthews got done far too easily.
Innis: 7 gave a shit. Another goal saving tackle.
Purrington: 6 done okay, but not a CB
Dobson: 7.5 gave a shit. Decent performance too.
Matthews: 5.5 got beat too easily for their pen, and then left the man leaving Clare to deal with it.
Gilbey: 6 done okay
Lee: 5.5 scored a good goal. That’s about it
DJ; 5 loses the ball and then walks.
Burstow: 6 worked hard. No service. Lacks confidence and there was a pocket of twatty fans who crucified every mistake he made
Leko: 4 what’s the point? Zero effort. Zero desire. Rather see one of the kids play
Referee: 5 let them get away with far too much. McClean throws the ball away and only gets a talking to… also, we should’ve had a pen
Opposition: they weren’t amazing, but we gifted them 2 goals again
Kanu: n/a good to see him on the pitch
F-Castillo: n/a
when Jacko first took over as caretaker, he took us back to basics. 4-4-2. Players playing in their correct positions. Why don’t we just do that? It worked.
Clare: 5.5
Innis: 6.5
Purrington: 6
Dobson: 7
Matthews: 5.5
Gilbey: 6
Lee: 5.5
DJ; 5.5
Burstow: 5
Leko: 5.5
Referee: 5
Opposition: 6