Ut fra ratingene på waccoe slår det meg at grunnen til at midtbanen i går virket poor var at våre to sentrale spilte mot Burtons 3 (4-2-3-1 vs 3-5-2). Og at Sacko ikke hadde sine vanlige runs kan ha hatt med flere defensive plikter enn vanlig for å kompensere for dette??? #spekulasjon
Her et utdrag:
Can't see a thread so here goes:
Green 6 - solid, needs to command set-pieces more
Ayling 7 - great energy, top tackling, impressive
Jansson 7 - excellent as usual
Bartley 7 - unsung part of best centre-back pairing here for years
Taylor 6.5 - form improving
Sacko 6 - once again his final ball was poor, potential but frustrating
Phillips 7 - coming on leaps and bounds, patchier form at times today but some very good work also
O'Kane 7 - industrious and showing a good football brain
Roofe 6 - unlucky with one good shot but needs to do a bit more
Hernandez 7 - some lovely touches, including the pass for the first goal. Love watching him play.
Wood 7.5 - mom for me, his work rate has increased immeasurably recently, he's v important for us. Top pass for 2nd goal.
Doukara (sub) 7 - made a real impact. Proper handful when on form, needs consistency
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Green 5 - didn't have a lot to save but spilled a couple of balls in to the box. Distribution was slow. Calm influence. Benefits from a solid defence in front of him and I think that covers his faults.
Ayling 8 - motm. Best performance by far. Got skinned once but offered our best attacking threat for much of the game.
Jansson 7 - Decent. Up against a nuisance of a striker and didn't have it all his own way this week.
Bartley 7+ - would have been an 8 had he not been turned round a couple of times. Must have been pleased to see the back of ward. Commanding and organised.
Taylor 7 - looked decent and got forward well. Would have liked to have seen him attack more as they only had one man down his side.
Sacko 5 - frustrating. Wasn't fun to watch today. Refused to take responsibility today and attack their wing back.
Phillips 6 - got around the pitch well. We lost control of midfield at the start and end of the game but we were playing against three.
O'Kane 7 - as above but deeper than Philips.
Roofe 5 - jury remains out but two very good runs and collection when he came off the wing. I think that demonstrates he would be better in a central position.
Hernandez 6+ - better than the wingers but only came into the game after 70 minutes. Struggled in a congested midfield. But real quality after that.
Wood 7 - goal and assist. Played the target man role well today and was very mobile. Poor service to him.
Doukara (sub) 8 - looks so much fatter than before, even his head. It's brought out an entirely different player! Hes ditched the languid style, grafted and made a real impact.
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Just me that thought Roofe did well today then. Looked more dangerous than at any other time this season and was better than Sacko IMO and unlucky to be subbed. Think he's settling into then role, the side and the level and will be a hell of a player.
Ayling
Bartley
Wood
Best three for me today, which seems to happen a lot. Ayling possibly buy of season for money spent. Bartley is a hell of a CB. A perfect captain and leader.
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Doukara.
Fair play to him for turning it around.
A great photo on Hay's twitter showing grit to get it over the line. Complemented Mowatt's blocks on the other end! And Doukara acknowledging Mowatt's efforts shows there is a great team spirit. And the stuff in between! The break, Wood's pass. Sorry I cannot stop thinking about it. Been a long time since I have been so excited about the team.
And Hernandez's pass for the first!
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Decent performance all in all i thought yesterday.
They started quite brightly but from the off they never really had the quality to hurt us apart from set pieces. 2 of there center halfs were monsters and Jansson and Bartley had more to deal with in 2 lads who matched them physically.
Green.. 7. Didnt really have many saves to make but i thought he commanded his area well.. Kicking is shite.
Ayling.. 8. Hes a really good footballer and seems to read the game well, lack of pace may hinder him sometimes but he moved us forward and showed a great display of passing.
Bartley.. 7. Got caught facing his own goal a few times. which can be asking for trouble but he remained calm and composed and dealt with it. Headed onto his own bar also.
Jansson.. 8. Didnt have it all his own way from set pieces as there 2 center halfs matched him up physically but his class showed through some great interceptions and tackles.
Taylor.. 7. Just doing enough at the minute. Not a patch on the player he was last season.
Phillips.. 7. Puts himself about physically but his distribution of the ball is sometimes rushed.
O'Kane.. 7. Dont think he was as bad as some have mentioned. Just not up to his own high standards. Broke up play well ans tracked his runners not much going forward.
Sacko.. 6. Off day didnt seem to want to run at his man today which was a shame as the big guy on the left of there back 3 was very cumbersome. Tired maybe?
Hernandez.. 7. He has quality in abundance but decision making is a bit rushed at times still dont feel hes 100% fit. Great pass to set up Doukara for the pen.
Roofe.. 8 thought he was quality tbh, some great touches and got into some decent positions hes growing in confidence now.
Wood..9. Hes such a f**king athlete.. Looks so much stronger and quicker than he did under evans... Hold up play has improved 10 fold and what a pass to Doukara on the break. Hes one of the best strikers in this league.
Subs.
Doukara.. 9 MOTM for me..he won the gane for us..we didnt look like scoring until he came on and he changed the game.
Mowatt.. Hes getting an 8 for that double block after the freekick alone great commitment thowing himself in front of the ball twice..
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