MANNION; 6 - could do nothing about the goal. Only one other serious save to make R.E.G: 5 - not convinced. Lacks a bit of physicality JONES: 7 - our best defender GILLESPHEY: 5 - a bit ponderous and does not fill me with confidence WATSON: 5 - didn't really offer much COVENTRY: 7 - played well, both in and out of possession. Encouraging BERRY: 5 - looked well off the pace. He probably didn't play many minutes last season but he needs to sharpen up ANDERSON:5 - not one of his better games SMALL: 3 - really poor on the night and showed how far he has to go to be a big player in this division. Maybe he and his agent need to sort his contractual position out KANU: 4 - barely had a touch CAMPBELL: 5 - one good effort early in the second half but was comfortably controlled, given the lack of service Referee: 5 - very fussy and whistle-happy
Aneke: n/a - livened things up a little Edun: n/a - not up to it Docherty: n/a - looked lively and went close at the end Z.Mitchell: n/a - the most impressive of the subs. Looks to defend on the front foot and can carry the ball forward effectively Ramsay: n/a - tried to force the issue down the right when he came on
MANNION; 5 R.E.G: 5 JONES: 7 GILLESPHEY: 4.5 slow WATSON: 3 not sure what he offers COVENTRY: 6 actually good defensively BERRY: 5 ANDERSON: 5 great energy, no quality SMALL: 5 some nice crosses in the first half , awful second KANU: 5 worked hard but fed off scraps . Zero creativity doesn’t help him CAMPBELL:5. One or two flashes of excellence
MANNION; 6 - not a lot to do R.E.G: 6 did ok JONES: 7 Solid again GILLESPHEY: 5.5 not bad but lack of pace worries me a bit WATSON: 3 Gave their winger too much space and didn't press him enough. He was the difference between the two teams as he was their outlet. COVENTRY: 6 Lots of possession and hustle and bustle but I felt he needed more forward action rather than backwards and sideways BERRY: 6 Good positions and could have scored a couple. Not bad first viewing in fairness as the link man between midfield and forwards ANDERSON: 5 not one of his better games but didn't give up SMALL: 4 Worst game for us. Desision making was poor, first touch was lacking and his crossing was absolutely dreadful. Some positivity and his first game of the season so I'm sure he'll be fine but he played like a man who knows his position isn't assured and needed to impress. He failed at that KANU: 6 Lots of running and harrying and got the guy sent off. But needs a bigger boy up there with him CAMPBELL:5 Didn't look confident with the penno and it was a shocker. In fairness he worked hard and his pace worried them massively. A really useful player at this level. Referee: 4 Fell for it everytime they hit the floor. So infuriaiting
Aneke: n/a Ineffective Edun: n/a My mum told me if I have nothing nice to say I should say nothing. "Nothing" Docherty: n/a Z.Mitchell: n/a I thought he looked decent and assured apart from that cross Ramsay: n/a lively. Better than TWatson.
All in all I wasn't disappointed at all. Brum are arrogant as are their fans but they look like they will walk this division. We were decent and solid without threatening much going forwards. I really enjoyed the game
Mannion 7 did all that could be reasonably expected REG 6.5 fairly solid yeah Jones 7 very good Gillesphey 6.5 skinned once or twice but good Watson 6 decent until the cross Coventry 8 played brilliantly tbh, at the heart of everything good we did Berry 6.5 looked a threat, poor finishing Anderson 5 hmm. Small 5 started well then went off a cliff, didn't hide though Kanu 5.5 busy Campbell 5 busy but what was that lol
MANNION; 6 - Didn't really do much R.E.G: 6 - OK JONES: 6.5 - Led well GILLESPHEY: 6 - OK WATSON: 5 - All the negativity came back again....play forwards!!! COVENTRY: 6.5 - Tried hard in a tough midfield BERRY: 5.5 - Got stuck in but it would have been nice for him to have "Berry-ied" one of his 3 shooting chances ANDERSON: 5 - No space for him to get going SMALL: 5 - Shadow of last season's player KANU: 5 - Struggled against big centre backs but kept trying CAMPBELL: 6.5 (MoM) - Had a great start, won the penalty, but it shouldn't be him taking them (not that it will be again soon...) Referee: 4 - Gave us the pen and then nothing all night....
MANNION: 6.5 - some good saves later on but that shot was not top corner R.E.G: 6 - strong tackles, limited distribution JONES: 7 - Defended well, kept May quiet, looked comfortable on the ball GILLESPHEY: 6 - Made some strong tackles but not quite it WATSON: 6 - Sat so Small could go COVENTRY: 7 - Looked very comfortable on the ball and held his position well BERRY: 6.5 - Bright at the start and showed he can be on the end of chances but didn't close for their goal. Tired quickly. ANDERSON: 6 - Gets about but doesn't take enough care of the ball when he should be linking play. Good ideas on flicks and passes round the corner but they're not quite coming off SMALL: 5 - Should have dominated and been our creative centrepiece but couldn't get the ball out from under his feet KANU: 5.5 - Very quiet. Did force the red CAMPBELL: 6 - Won the penalty well but a really poor effort. Referee: 7 - A bit finicky but gave the pen and didn't bottle the red
Aneke: n/a - Quiet Edun: n/a - Looked like he wanted to impress Docherty: n/a - Created danger, has good feet and he'll be a goal threat Z.Mitchell: n/a - So composed, very exciting Ramsay: n/a - Needs a better final ball
MANNION: 6 - Not much to do. Couldn't help the goal from my view in the NSL. R.E.G: 5 - Lets hope we don't have to rely for him in the league. JONES: 6 - Done nothing wrong in my eyes. GILLESPHEY: 6 -As above. WATSON: 5 - Not as strong defensively and crosses was not something to write home about. COVENTRY: 8 - Improvement on last season. Collects the balls in the dangerous areas and calmly pushes it back up the pitch without just hoofing it. MOTM BERRY: 7 - Unfortunate to not get a goal. Appeared in the right positions and was great in the first half. ANDERSON: 6 - There's a good player in there but with his age it's hit and miss what you're gonna get. SMALL: 5 - Looked so disinterested for the first 20 minutes. Like he doesn't want to be here. Worst game in our shirt. KANU: 5 - Not effective enough. CAMPBELL: 7 - Our most attacking threat. Was barging players of the ball with confidence. Collecting the ball and taking on players. Making the right runs. Referee: 4 - Seemed to give a foul anytime someone fell over whether there was contact or not.
Comments
R.E.G: 5 - not convinced. Lacks a bit of physicality
JONES: 7 - our best defender
GILLESPHEY: 5 - a bit ponderous and does not fill me with confidence
WATSON: 5 - didn't really offer much
COVENTRY: 7 - played well, both in and out of possession. Encouraging
BERRY: 5 - looked well off the pace. He probably didn't play many minutes last season but he needs to sharpen up
ANDERSON:5 - not one of his better games
SMALL: 3 - really poor on the night and showed how far he has to go to be a big player in this division. Maybe he and his agent need to sort his contractual position out
KANU: 4 - barely had a touch
CAMPBELL: 5 - one good effort early in the second half but was comfortably controlled, given the lack of service
Referee: 5 - very fussy and whistle-happy
Aneke: n/a - livened things up a little
Edun: n/a - not up to it
Docherty: n/a - looked lively and went close at the end
Z.Mitchell: n/a - the most impressive of the subs. Looks to defend on the front foot and can carry the ball forward effectively
Ramsay: n/a - tried to force the issue down the right when he came on
R.E.G: 4
JONES: 7
GILLESPHEY: 5
WATSON: 3
COVENTRY: 6
BERRY: 6
ANDERSON: 4
SMALL: 3
KANU: 6
CAMPBELL:5
Referee: 6
Aneke: n/a
Edun: n/a
Docherty: n/a
Z.Mitchell: n/a
Ramsay: n/a
R.E.G: 5
JONES: 7
GILLESPHEY: 6
WATSON: 6
COVENTRY: 6
BERRY: 6
ANDERSON: 5
SMALL: 3
KANU: 5
CAMPBELL: 5
R.E.G: 5
JONES: 7
GILLESPHEY: 4.5 slow
WATSON: 3 not sure what he offers
COVENTRY: 6 actually good defensively
BERRY: 5
ANDERSON: 5 great energy, no quality
SMALL: 5 some nice crosses in the first half , awful second
KANU: 5 worked hard but fed off scraps . Zero creativity doesn’t help him
CAMPBELL:5. One or two flashes of excellence
R.E.G: 6
JONES: 6.5
GILLESPHEY: 5.5
WATSON: 5.5
COVENTRY: 7
BERRY: 5
ANDERSON: 5.5
SMALL: 4
KANU: 5
CAMPBELL: 5
Referee: 4.5
R.E.G: 5
JONES: 7 solid game
GILLESPHEY: 6
WATSON: 5
COVENTRY: 7
BERRY: 6
ANDERSON: 5
SMALL: 5 couldn't seem to control the ball
KANU: 6 lots of running
CAMPBELL: 6 poor penalty
Referee: 6
Aneke: n/a
Edun: n/a
Docherty: n/a
Z.Mitchell: n/a looked composed most of the time
Ramsay: n/a
R.E.G: 6
JONES: 6
GILLESPHEY: 6
WATSON: 6
COVENTRY: 6.5
BERRY: 6
ANDERSON: 6
SMALL: 5.5
KANU: 6
CAMPBELL:6
Referee: 7
Aneke: n/a
Edun: n/a
Docherty: n/a
Z.Mitchell: n/a
Ramsay: n/a
REG 6
Jones 7
Gillesphey 6
Watson 6
Coventry 6
Berry 6
Anderson 5.5
Small 5
Kanu 5.5
Campbell 6
Ref 5
R.E.G: 5
JONES: 6
GILLESPHEY: 4
WATSON: 5
COVENTRY: 6.5
BERRY: 5.5
ANDERSON: 5
SMALL: 4
KANU: 4
CAMPBELL: 5
Referee: 4
Aneke: n/a
Edun: n/a
Docherty: n/a
Z.Mitchell: n/a
Ramsay: n/a
R.E.G: 6
JONES: 7
GILLESPHEY: 6
WATSON: 5
COVENTRY: 7 MOM
BERRY: 7
ANDERSON: 6
SMALL: 4
KANU:
CAMPBELL:6
Referee:4
R.E.G: 5
JONES: 7
GILLESPHEY: 6
WATSON: 4
COVENTRY: 6
BERRY: 5
ANDERSON: 5
SMALL: 5
KANU: 5
CAMPBELL:6
REF3
R.E.G: 5
JONES:6
GILLESPHEY: 5
WATSON: 5.5
COVENTRY: 6
BERRY:5.5
ANDERSON: 5
SMALL: 4
KANU: 6
CAMPBELL 5
R.E.G: 5.5
JONES: 6.5
GILLESPHEY: 5.5
WATSON: 5.5
COVENTRY:6.5
BERRY: 6
ANDERSON: 5
SMALL: 4
KANU: 4.5
CAMPBELL:4.5
Referee:6
R.E.G: 6
JONES: 6.5
GILLESPHEY: 5
WATSON: 5
COVENTRY: 5
BERRY: 5
ANDERSON: 5
SMALL: 3
KANU: 5
CAMPBELL: 5.5
Referee: 8
R.E.G: 6 did ok
JONES: 7 Solid again
GILLESPHEY: 5.5 not bad but lack of pace worries me a bit
WATSON: 3 Gave their winger too much space and didn't press him enough. He was the difference between the two teams as he was their outlet.
COVENTRY: 6 Lots of possession and hustle and bustle but I felt he needed more forward action rather than backwards and sideways
BERRY: 6 Good positions and could have scored a couple. Not bad first viewing in fairness as the link man between midfield and forwards
ANDERSON: 5 not one of his better games but didn't give up
SMALL: 4 Worst game for us. Desision making was poor, first touch was lacking and his crossing was absolutely dreadful. Some positivity and his first game of the season so I'm sure he'll be fine but he played like a man who knows his position isn't assured and needed to impress. He failed at that
KANU: 6 Lots of running and harrying and got the guy sent off. But needs a bigger boy up there with him
CAMPBELL:5 Didn't look confident with the penno and it was a shocker. In fairness he worked hard and his pace worried them massively. A really useful player at this level.
Referee: 4 Fell for it everytime they hit the floor. So infuriaiting
Aneke: n/a Ineffective
Edun: n/a My mum told me if I have nothing nice to say I should say nothing. "Nothing"
Docherty: n/a
Z.Mitchell: n/a I thought he looked decent and assured apart from that cross
Ramsay: n/a lively. Better than TWatson.
All in all I wasn't disappointed at all. Brum are arrogant as are their fans but they look like they will walk this division. We were decent and solid without threatening much going forwards. I really enjoyed the game
R.E.G: 6
JONES: 7
GILLESPHEY: 5
WATSON: 6
COVENTRY: 4
BERRY: 4
ANDERSON: 7
SMALL: 6
KANU: 2
CAMPBELL:6
Referee: 7
REG 6.5 fairly solid yeah
Jones 7 very good
Gillesphey 6.5 skinned once or twice but good
Watson 6 decent until the cross
Coventry 8 played brilliantly tbh, at the heart of everything good we did
Berry 6.5 looked a threat, poor finishing
Anderson 5 hmm.
Small 5 started well then went off a cliff, didn't hide though
Kanu 5.5 busy
Campbell 5 busy but what was that lol
REG - 6
Jones - 7
Gillesphey - 6
Watson - 5
Coventry - 7
Berry - 6.5
Anderson - 5.5
Small - 4
Kanu - 6
Campbell - 5
R.E.G: 6 - OK
JONES: 6.5 - Led well
GILLESPHEY: 6 - OK
WATSON: 5 - All the negativity came back again....play forwards!!!
COVENTRY: 6.5 - Tried hard in a tough midfield
BERRY: 5.5 - Got stuck in but it would have been nice for him to have "Berry-ied" one of his 3 shooting chances
ANDERSON: 5 - No space for him to get going
SMALL: 5 - Shadow of last season's player
KANU: 5 - Struggled against big centre backs but kept trying
CAMPBELL: 6.5 (MoM) - Had a great start, won the penalty, but it shouldn't be him taking them (not that it will be again soon...)
Referee: 4 - Gave us the pen and then nothing all night....
R.E.G: 5.5 - one excellent block but distribution was very poor
JONES: 6.5
GILLESPHEY: 6
WATSON: 6
COVENTRY: 6.5
BERRY: 6
ANDERSON: 6
SMALL: 5.5
KANU: 6
CAMPBELL: 6.5
Referee: 7
R.E.G: 7
JONES: 7.5
GILLESPHEY: 7
WATSON: 5
COVENTRY: 5
BERRY: 4
ANDERSON: 5
SMALL: 3
KANU: 4
CAMPBELL: 4
R.E.G: 6 - strong tackles, limited distribution
JONES: 7 - Defended well, kept May quiet, looked comfortable on the ball
GILLESPHEY: 6 - Made some strong tackles but not quite it
WATSON: 6 - Sat so Small could go
COVENTRY: 7 - Looked very comfortable on the ball and held his position well
BERRY: 6.5 - Bright at the start and showed he can be on the end of chances but didn't close for their goal. Tired quickly.
ANDERSON: 6 - Gets about but doesn't take enough care of the ball when he should be linking play. Good ideas on flicks and passes round the corner but they're not quite coming off
SMALL: 5 - Should have dominated and been our creative centrepiece but couldn't get the ball out from under his feet
KANU: 5.5 - Very quiet. Did force the red
CAMPBELL: 6 - Won the penalty well but a really poor effort.
Referee: 7 - A bit finicky but gave the pen and didn't bottle the red
Aneke: n/a - Quiet
Edun: n/a - Looked like he wanted to impress
Docherty: n/a - Created danger, has good feet and he'll be a goal threat
Z.Mitchell: n/a - So composed, very exciting
Ramsay: n/a - Needs a better final ball
MANNION: 6 - Not much to do. Couldn't help the goal from my view in the NSL.
R.E.G: 5 - Lets hope we don't have to rely for him in the league.
JONES: 6 - Done nothing wrong in my eyes.
GILLESPHEY: 6 -As above.
WATSON: 5 - Not as strong defensively and crosses was not something to write home about.
COVENTRY: 8 - Improvement on last season. Collects the balls in the dangerous areas and calmly pushes it back up the pitch without just hoofing it. MOTM
BERRY: 7 - Unfortunate to not get a goal. Appeared in the right positions and was great in the first half.
ANDERSON: 6 - There's a good player in there but with his age it's hit and miss what you're gonna get.
SMALL: 5 - Looked so disinterested for the first 20 minutes. Like he doesn't want to be here. Worst game in our shirt.
KANU: 5 - Not effective enough.
CAMPBELL: 7 - Our most attacking threat. Was barging players of the ball with confidence. Collecting the ball and taking on players. Making the right runs.
Referee: 4 - Seemed to give a foul anytime someone fell over whether there was contact or not.
R.E.G: 6
JONES: 6
GILLESPHEY: 5
WATSON: 5.5
COVENTRY: 6
BERRY: 6.5
ANDERSON: 6
SMALL: 5
KANU: 6
CAMPBELL:6
Referee: 7.5
R.E.G: 4.5
JONES: 6
GILLESPHEY: 5
WATSON: 5
COVENTRY: 6
BERRY: 5.5
ANDERSON: 6
SMALL: 4
KANU: 5.5
CAMPBELL: 5.5
Referee: 5
Aneke: n/a
Edun: n/a
Docherty: n/a
Z.Mitchell: n/a
Ramsay: n/a
R.E.G: 5
JONES: 4
GILLESPHEY: 4
WATSON: 6
COVENTRY: 5
BERRY: 5
ANDERSON: 6
SMALL: 6
KANU: 6
CAMPBELL: 6
Referee: 4
Aneke: n/a!!