Players Marks: Derby v Charlton

Pope 8 - Comfortable and not put off by Martin's nonsense
Solly 7.5 - Solid
Fox 8 - Best game in a Charlton shirt imo.
Bauer 8.5 - MOM. Immense
Diarra 8 - great block start of the 2nd half
Gudmundsson 7.5 - Unlucky with a shot in the 80th min
Kashi 8 - Run his blood to water
Cousins 8 - Everywhere
Ceballos 6 - 2 half chances and the worst corner ever in the first half
Watt 7.5 - Hardly any service but excellent for the goal
Makienok 6 - good at defending corners but should have done better up front and a good chance in the 2nd half
Bergdich 6 - Assisted Fox looking after Ince for the last 30 mins

Pope - 7 solid
Solly - 6 let too any crosses over, not his best.
Fox - 6.5 Decent
Diarra - 8 solid
Bauer - 8 solid
Gudmundsson - 7 looked dangerous but nothing came off.
Cousins - 7 put himself about
Kashi - 7 Everywhere
Ceballos - 6 average. Did well covering Fox. Also took the worst corner I've ever seen.
Makienok - 6.5 better defending that linking up attacking moves.
Watt - 8 always a danger

Bergdich - 5.5 thought he was poor. Gave away silly free kicks and gave away possession to easily.

Decent away performance. Was well organised and hard to break down. Only real chances came from Watt or JBG. Need to be better in possession and control the game.

(my 6 and 8 year old boys decided the marks - I must have missed Makienok's hat trick)

Pope - 9
Solly - 7
Fox - 5
Diarra - 9
Bauer - 7
Gudmundsson - 7
Cousins - 10
Kashi - 8
Ceballos - 2
Makienok - 10
Watt - 9

Bergdich - 6

Great to hear that your boys watched the match New York.
But if we don't have an age limit of say ????
You must be old enough to shave, or otherwise
it will bring the marking into disrepute.

Pope - 7
Solly - 7
Fox - 7
Diarra - 8
Bauer - 8
Gudmundsson - 7
Cousins - 7
Kashi - 7.5
Ceballos - 5
Makienok - 7.5
Watt - 7

Bergdich - 6.5
Jackson n/a
Ba. n/a

Pope - 6.5
Solly - 7
Fox - 7
Diarra - 8
Bauer - 8.5
Gudmundsson - 6
Cousins - 8.5
Kashi - 7
Ceballos - 6
Makienok - 6.5
Watt - 7.5

Bergdich - 6

Pope - 8 played very well, kicking aside
Solly - 7.5 missplaced a fair few passes but really tested and coped well
Fox - 8 very good
Diarra - 8.5 lost count of number of blocks, excellent
Bauer - 9 as above, solid as a rock
Gudmundsson - 7 not at his best today
Cousins - 8 never stopped working
Kashi - 8 as above
Ceballos - 5 the corner was a highlight
Makienok - 7 ok going forward, very good defensively
Watt - 7.5 worked hard helped midfield a lot

Bergdich - 6.5 not much impact good or bad

Pope - 7 couple of poor kicks and one push away when could have caught but safe overall
Solly - 7 seemed to be some confusion between him and JBG defensively which was probably credit to Derby's left side.
Fox - 8 turned once but other than that reduced Ince to show pony status
Diarra - 8 very calm under pressure. Rest those legs for Tuesday!
Bauer - 8.5 superb defender.
Gudmundsson - 6 not at his best today but still a threat on the break.
Cousins - 8 stopped the momentum of a lot of Derby attacks
Kashi - 8 this guy will be invaluable if we are to do something this year. Very cool under pressure and reads the game really well.
Ceballos - 6 worked hard to help Fox but not sure this was a game for him to start
Makienok - 6.5 my jury is still out on this guy - effective or just rubbish? Honestly don't know.
Watt - 7 quiet 1st half but always a threat once space opened up as Derby came forward more.

Bergdich - 6.5 good defensively but gave the ball away a few times
Jackson n/a
Ba. n/a

Pope - 8
Solly - 8
Fox - 8
Diarra - 8
Bauer - 9
Gudmundsson - 7
Cousins - 7.5
Kashi - 7.5
Ceballos - 6
Makienok - 6.5
Watt - 7.5

Bergdich - 6.5

Pope - 7 Did well. Held his nerve. A couple of dodgy kicks.
Solly - 6 Did well enough against tough oppo. But gave the ball away far more than usual. He was captain.
Fox - 6.5 Decent game against very tough oppo.
Diarra - 8 Superb. Brick wall.
Bauer - 8.5 Superb, slightly bigger brick wall. MOM
Gudmundsson - 6.5 Quietish game, but looked very threatening, when we broke.
Cousins - 7 Typical all action Cousins.
Kashi - 7.5 Excellent 1st line of defence.
Ceballos - 6 Quiet game.
Makienok - 6.5 Excellent defending, decent up front.
Watt - 8 Extra mark for the goal. Such a danger. He could become a Charlton legend.
Bergdich - 6 Got stuck in, but gave away too many fouls.

Luzon 10 - I've not seen a Charlton team dig in like that, against class opposition, since our Premiership days.

Pope - 8: a couple of decent saves and commanded his area well. Refused to be intimidated by the sledging from that amateur referee, Chris Martin. A big test for Nick and he passed it with ease
Solly - 7: we were a bit exposed on the right flank but he did ok. Hope he's alright for Tuesday
Fox - 7.5: a good performance against the division's second most expensive winger
Diarra - 9: some great blocks and a highly professional performance. I'm sure he's an important role model at the club, especially for the young French lads
Bauer - 9: excellent positional sense and calmness personified under pressure
Gudmundsson - 6.5: a quiet game by his standards and he gave the ball away unnecessarily a few times. He still, however, carries a serious threat and had two good strikes just over
Cousins - 7.5: worked very hard throughout and covered a lot of ground. Got pushed deeper as the game wore on
Kashi - 7.5: ditto. Always makes himself available to receive the ball
Ceballos - 6: got in a few dangerous positions and looks an intelligent player. Will need some time to adjust
Makienok - 7: a good performance for the team. Tremendous in his own box in defending corners and flicked on some good balls to Tony Watt. Missed a chance at 1-0 when set up by Tony - he caught the ball really sweetly at the edge of the box but it went straight at the keeper
Watt - 8: another fine performance. If he gets the ball into his feet and turns, you are in big trouble as a defender

Bergdich - 6: gave us some additional energy when he came on. Could have been a little more careful with the ball but, in fairness, it was backs to the wall stuff by the time he entered the fray

Just because Ceballos miss kicks at just one corner, it's a bit harsh to mark him down too much. He did ok otherwise.

Pope -  8
Solly -  7.5
Fox -  7
Diarra - 8
Bauer -  8
Gudmundsson - 7
Cousins - 8.5
Kashi - 8
Ceballos - 7
Makienok -  7.5
Watt - 7.5

Bergdich - 6.5

Pope - 6, kicking was poor and spilled a couple of saves.
Solly - 7 was excellent going foreward not as good in defence as he normally is.
Fox - 5 was beaten to often down his side, and most of his long passes went astray.
Diarra - 6 gave a decnt performance
Bauer - 7 was as good as solly.
Gudmundsson - 6 seems off the pace at the start of the season, lets hope he finds his best form soon.
Cousins - 7 was very combative.
Kashi - 8 was the best palyer on the pitch for us, both in defending and starting attacks.
Ceballos - 5 showed his inexperience which I accept made it difficult for fox.
Makienok - 6 wish he would control the ball better and not get tangled up in his own feet.
Watt - 7 had a decent game, had to play to deep spent a lot of his time in are box.

Bergdich - 7 was strong and helped us hold out at the end.
Jackson n/a
Ba. n/a