All 7 cept Kilkenny who gets an 8. Very professional.
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Ankergren 7 untroubled
Crowe 6 a few good runs, bit suspect positionally sometimes
Michalik 7 solid and comfortable
Bromby 7 much more at home in the centre
Capaldi 7 steady
Prutton 7 Professional and tidy
Kilkenny 8 Composed, calm, ran midfield
Howson 6 quite
Ephraim 6 Some good runs, but looked a little rusty
Gradel 7 Constant menace, lacked a little composure sometimes
Vokes 7 Great hold up play, not quite happening in front of goal
Overall we were very professional, looked really well drilled and, for the most
part, very comfortable.
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Casper - 6 Shakey first 15, didnt have much to do
Crowe - 7 Again shakey first 15, but got to grips after that
Bromby - Solid - 7
Lubo - Solid and some nice passing - 7
Capaldi - Nice to have a left footer at left back again - 7
Prutton - Didnt impress me at all. Distribution was pretty woeful - 5
Kilkenny - MOTM - Ran the show, didnt misplace a pass all game -8
Howson - Didnt notice him much, but did okay - 7
Gradel - Lively. Nice passing and 2 assists - 7.5
Ephraim - Some good runs, again looked lively -7
Vokes - Held ball up well. Should have had atleast 2 though. Poor finishing - 6
Becchio - Missed him whilst he's been out. So strong on the ball, and fantastic in the air. Grabbed a goal too - 7.5
Grella - No time - 6
Snoddy - Made an impact - 7
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Casper - 7 - Another clean sheet. Hardly anything to do but looked solid.
Crowe - 7 - Did well in possession and good positional sense defensively which some on her have criticised him for. Also did well in the air again for a small chap
Capaldi - 7 - Unflustered. Looks like a good footballer who will help us keep possession although I thought he could have ran forward more when he got the ball a couple of times.
Lubo - 6 - What worries me about him is that he hasn't learned his lesson from Sunday. Should never have left that through ball to Casper in the first half. My probem with him is that he doesn't take responsibility although he improved in the second half. He also wins pass of the game for that sixty yarder out to the left wing in the first half.
Bromby - 7 - Better tonight. Did the ugly stuff and played simple balls when he won it.
Prutton - 7 - No pace but very tidy and put a stint in. Nice to see Larry trusts him to start in a league game and did ok.
Kilkenny - 8 - In very good from at the minute. I think that SG has said to him that he needs to put himself about if he wants to be first pick and he has started doing this. Even cropped Fatty Gregan. Passed well but also worked hard when we didn't have the ball.
Howson - 7 - Will probably get slated on here by the diverazzi but proved to me tomight that he is a true team man who has got a lot better at the gritty bits of midfield play. Was a class above anyone they had in midfield.
Ephraim - 6 - Looked like he hadn't played for a long time but let's not pass judgement yet. Was never going to make a Gradel-like impact but he did ok and worked hard
Vokes - 6 - Should have scored at least twice and looks a little bit ham-footed to me. Suffers in comparison with Becchio tonight.
Gradel - 7 - Played in a position that we've not seen him before but did ok. He looked better when he got the ball out wide as the game wore on. I was horrified when he didn't score the first time he got the ball. send him back.
Becchio - 7 - I hope Vokes watched him when he came on. Looked strong, held it up and finshed his once chance beautifully. Great to have him back although I think he will be on the bench again on Saturday.
Snoddy - 7 - Looked good when he came on. Good to see him get a rest tonight. Should have scored but my highlight of the night was seeing him skip past Fatty Gregan like Allan Wells overtaking a Steam-engine.
Grella - 6 - Not on long enough
Larry - 9 - Three more points with a starting XI that nobody would have predicted and a bench including Beckford, Snodgrass and Becchio in addition to missing our first choice goalie and centre backs.
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Casper - 6 - Better communications but the usual shite kicking.
Crowe - 6 - Got forward well, completely absent at the back though at times.
Bromby - 8 - Different class, great touch and never misplaced a pass or header.
Michalik - 8 - Again a different player to what we've seen before, full of confidence and commanding.
Capaldi - 7 - Solid show, great positional play - nice to see someone look fully settled there.
Gradel - 7.5 - Once he came into the game he caused Gregan & Co endless problems.
Prutton - 6.5 - Did ok, just seemed to slow things down a bit too much at times, put in a good shift though.
Kilkenny - 8 - MOM for me, strong on the ball and his pass/vision was outstanding at times.
Howson - 6.5 - Battled well, as per seemed to drift in and out a little.
Ephraim - 7 - Great debut for him to be honest, attacked them and kept the ball well for us.
Vokes - 7 - Despite no goal I thought it was one of his better games for us. Won the majority of headers, had a few decent chances and played others in.
Snodgrass - 7 - Just what we needed at the time, someone to come in and keep the tempo up.
Becchio - 7 - Didn't see much of the ball but took his goal very well.
Grella - 6 - Not much time.
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Casper - 6
Crowe - 6
Capaldi - 7
Bromby - 7
Michalik - 8
Prutton - 7
Ephraim - 7
Kilkenny - 8
Howson - 7
Gredal - 8
Vokes - 6
Becchio - 7
Snoddy - 6
Grella - 6
Vokes needs a goal badly, he was guilty of some bad misses last night and he should have squared a ball to Gredal instead of shooting in the first half.
Decent perfomance in all, Should have been a lot more than 2.
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Ankergren 7 nowt to do
Crowe 6 was too far up the pitch too often imo, did ok though
Michalik 7.5 rock
Bromby 7.5 rock
Capaldi 7 solid enough, keeps things simple
Prutton 7 some cracking early runs, unlucky not to score, battled away, covered for crowe a few times
Kilkenny 8 MOTM ran the game, some cracking balls especially early on, good goal
Howson 6 battled away but nowt special, needs to make more late runs into the box and become that david platt type player, he should have been the one scoring our first goal, not killa
Ephraim 6 tricky, couple of good bits, would like to see more of him
Gradel 7.5 should have scored when clean through but two cracking assists and a constant menace
Vokes 7 holds it up well, keeps it simple, needs to get involved more, should have scored
SUBS
Snod 6 - lively, glad he had a rest
Becchio - great finish
Gella 5 - couple of decent touches, no time
OVERALL - job done in a very professional manner. dominated from start to finish, should have finished them off earlier, they were unlucky with a couple of chances but we never looked like conceding, amazing considering the strange staring line up. fabulous 3 pts.
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Casper-7-little to do but did all he had to.
Crowe-7-Solid
Lubo-7.5-excellent apart from first 20 mins.
Bromby-7.5-ditto Lubo
Capaldi-7-steady
Prutton-6-solid but nothing special
Kilkenny-8-ran the show
Howson-6-quiet
Ephraim-7-some decent runs
Gradel-8-quality
Vokes-5-some decent link up but should have had a hat trick
Becchio-7-showed what we've been missing
Grella-no time
Snodgrass-6-decent link up for goal but missed a sitter
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Casper - 7
Crowe - 7
Bromby - 7
Lubo - 7
Capaldi - 7
Prutton - 7
Howson - 7
Killa - 8
Ephraim - 7
Vokes - 6
Gradel - 8
Becchio - 7
Snoddy -6
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Ankergren - 7 - Nothing really to do.
Crowe - 7
Bromby - 7 - Was a bit worried about him but he proved to be solid.
Michalik - 8 - Very good, won everything and got in some superb blocks and tackles.
Capaldi - 7 - Natural left back.
Prutton - 7
Howson - 6 - Didn't really do anything.
Kilkenny - 9 - Awesome. Was involved in everything and even got stuck in on a number of occasions.
Ephraim - 7 - Tought place to go on your debut but did well, hasn't got a left foot.
Gradel - 7 - Quiet first half but was instrumental in the second; superb ball to Becchio for his goal.
Vokes - 6 - Did ok and perhaps should have scored, although the 2 in the second half were both bouncing high for him.
Snodgrass - 6 - Added extra energy, should have scored.
Becchio - 7 - Scored...
Grella - no time.
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