Parker didn't show nothing. I thought he put in a shift and did OK. He made several crucial bits of defending from corners and won several free-kicks. He kept their defenders occupied. He showed far more than Vetokele of late
Totally agree with this. Don"t get the Parker bashing at all. Big improvement on Igor on Saturday and one of the few who did well tonight.
Parker didn't show nothing. I thought he put in a shift and did OK. He made several crucial bits of defending from corners and won several free-kicks. He kept their defenders occupied. He showed far more than Vetokele of late
I think you are in a very small party tonight if you think Parker put in a decent shift . In fact I think it may consist just of you.
Parker didn't show nothing. I thought he put in a shift and did OK. He made several crucial bits of defending from corners and won several free-kicks. He kept their defenders occupied. He showed far more than Vetokele of late
All those defensive headers from Parker from their corners. He's a poor man's Shaun Bartlett.
Parker didn't show nothing. I thought he put in a shift and did OK. He made several crucial bits of defending from corners and won several free-kicks. He kept their defenders occupied. He showed far more than Vetokele of late
Totally agree with this. Don"t get the Parker bashing at all. Big improvement on Igor on Saturday and one of the few who did well tonight.
Parker didn't score tonight. And he's not as quick as Karlan; therefore he's rubbish.
Team player though. Puts in a shift, tracks back and tackles, closes down defenders plus decent hold up play. He's no world beater - but there's more to come, I feel.
Parker offered far more than Igor. He held the ball up well at times, and won some clever free kicks. He tracked back and defended set pieces, too. He’s not going to offer what Grant had. Not sure what people are expecting from him in all honesty. Overly criticised IMHO.
Also, Phillips is a solid goalkeeper but his kicking is awful. I don’t agree that it’s not important as suggested by some on here. It is a justified concern that needs to be addressed - so many times his kicks head straight into Row Z which leads to unnecessary self inflicted pressure. Very frustrating as with decent distribution he’d be a more than capable goalkeeper.
All in all a solid result that we ground out. Fair play to the team and manager - well deserved 6 points from two good teams.
Not a great game. We looked a bit leggy but did the minimum required to win. Play Offs virtually guaranteed now. Have to win three more games than Barnsley out of 9 remaining! They need to collapse basically. Can't see it, but Sunderland and Barnsley may put pressure on each other. We need to play better than that anyway.
Also given the Player Marks so far, did I see a different Sarr to all of you? I saw numerous beastings of their forwards, a few huge tackles and some lovely balls over the top. So in short I saw the usual. Was it just too cold to appreciate his charms or something?
He did do all of those things but he also gave the ball away far too much and made a howler in the opening few seconds that should have led to a goal - I stand by my 7.
He wasn't bad, but he wasn't as good as he has been of late.
I think we played reasonably well first half and played tired the 2nd but decent result all in all. Not a fan of Parker as I just don’t see anything in him but he will do the ugly stuff. Phillips kicking is never good, I think he takes his eye off the ball before he kicks. Hope he works on that as his shot stopping and general handling seem to be quite good
Three points, phew, but talk about chalk and cheese with Saturday.
Bowyer, can we please never play Fosu again, he's woeful and makes it more difficult for those around him. If I was one of the more senior players tonight i'd be tearing him a new one, lazy, no work ethic.work rate. Pearce as Captain should pull him for tonight.
Parker offered far more than Igor. He held the ball up well at times, and won some clever free kicks. He tracked back and defended set pieces, too. He’s not going to offer what Grant had. Not sure what people are expecting from him in all honesty. Overly criticised IMHO.
Also, Phillips is a solid goalkeeper but his kicking is awful. I don’t agree that it’s not important as suggested by some on here. It is a justified concern that needs to be addressed - so many times his kicks head straight into Row Z which leads to unnecessary self inflicted pressure. Very frustrating as with decent distribution he’d be a more than capable goalkeeper.
All in all a solid result that we ground out. Fair play to the team and manager - well deserved 6 points from two good teams.
COYR
Absolutely this! 100% agree! Phillips kicking is extremely concerning! Not good enough....to add to that I can understand him playing out to the back four every once in a while but I hope we are not using this tactic to counter his abilities to kick!
Credit to Burton who pressed us up to the edge of our box and passed the ball well. Just as well for us they lacked a cutting edge plus Bauer was very solid at the back.
Decent first half, second we couldn't break Albion down and seemed to lack any fluency.
Parker and Fosu didn't impress and showed just how much Igor does for the side.
Cullen tried to make things by happen but the team didn't click.
Very good goal from Reeves, thankfully he can't check back onto his other foot with a header.
No booking for Taylor is excellent news especially as he's playing well and scoring again.
Not a lover of Parker but at least he tries and puts himself about. Igor looked lazy and did not seemed to be bothered when he came on, Igor came on as fresh legs but would have prefered to have left Fosu on who again was trying hard. I thought we played really well against Portsmouth but we were very poor tonight, but luckily Burton was orse.
Well apart from the first 30mins I thought that was very much a repeat of the performance at the Pirelli; I thought Burton dominated proceedings for large parts of the game which was disappointing as after the early stages we could have been 3-1 up
Both Taylor and Fosu were unfortunate not to take opportunities that came their way and was a relief that we managed to retake the lead
Agree with other comments that Cullen was MoTM by a long distance whilst apart from the opening exchanges felt that Fosu became a passenger and was surprised he lasted so long... I was impressed with Parker who never got a chance on goal yet felt his work rate to win fouls (ensuring the pressure on our defence slackened) and tracking back showed a good team effort from him
Little worried about Aribo going off... He didnt look as sharp tonight and is always a concern to see a player going straight down the tunnel after being replaced
Also, Phillips is a solid goalkeeper but his kicking is awful. I don’t agree that it’s not important as suggested by some on here. It is a justified concern that needs to be addressed - so many times his kicks head straight into Row Z which leads to unnecessary self inflicted pressure. Very frustrating as with decent distribution he’d be a more than capable goalkeeper.
Yeah, his kicking could be more consistantly better. But this is the Third Division remember; good players at this level still have some flaws in their game, which is why they're playing in the Third Division instead of the Prem.
Our defence seem happy enough with Phillips. And his manager is picking him every game, when there's a very decent keeper on the bench, who's played at a higher level and much more experienced.
He's conceded just 8 goals in 12 matches since being recalled to the 1st team on Jan 1st. In that period he's had 4 clean sheets, including 3 in a row in January.
That's a record that any young keeper would be proud of. And Dillon's shown very decent handling and fine shot stopping. That's why his manager is picking him every week.
Awful game especially the second half which was 45 minutes of garbage. Midfield apart from Cullen did very little - Fosu was very poor and Aribo wasn't much better.
Parker put in a shift and helped out in defence - not as bad as many are making out. Taylor did what was needed.
I thought Naby played well after his early error and Dillon's kicking seemed to get worse as the match went on.
Pleased that we won but if our midfield performs like that we'll struggle against stronger opponents.
That was very poor but the result was terrific. Awful second half and shows how much we miss the class of Williams and Bielik. Lucky that Burton were weak up front. I was cold and bored. But I’d have taken six points from these two games in a heartbeat and we’d have to really mess up to miss out on at least a play off place from this position. I’ll be awarding some of the lowest marks on t’other thread in a minute for a game that we actually won but at the end of that day we won and that’s that.
Opened the match thread by saying “I’d take any three points tonight” as I feared a performance like that, so delighted to come away with it.
very harsh on Burton. They played some nice tidy stuff, had more energy than us all over the park and bar Cullen, won too many 50:50s. They dominated the second half as we got deeper and less adventurous. They just lacked quality up front.
We had too many that looked leggy and it all felt a little after the Lord Mayor’s Show. I suppose the crowd being half at best that of Saturday’s sets the backdrop, but after a decent opening few mins we lost our way a little.
Positives were Cullen having another good game, Reeves as well while Lyle scored again and made another. Bauer for the first time in a while looked the more dominant of our centre pairing.
Negatives were we looked a little lost and bereft of attacking ideas in the second half and. A number of players I thought were below their recent levels / expected levels, particularly Fosu, Solly, Aribo, Sarr, while Dillon’s kicking got progressively worse and it was a shame to see him getting a bit of frustration from the crowd.
Parker definitely put a shift for the team in, particularly defensively but not seeing much of a goal threat there.
Overall, we got away with it. Which is a huge positive in itself and testament to the teams commitment and togetherness . But if we want to keep winning games we’ll need to repeat Saturday’s form and not tonight’s.
Two doubles in two matches, A double double, a double bubble. Not a great game, but a banana skin avoided and three very handy points, No real controversy, both penalties were right, and the winning goal was excellent, Solly released Taylor, he looked up and delivered a superb ball in and Reeves headed in well. I suppose there was some question about the generally poor display by the ref and the east Stand lino, but in the Taylor offside incident the officials were absolutely right. Players who earn their living from the game should read and learn the laws of the game they earn from. As for the game, a deserved win overall, we hit the woodwork from Fosu early on, and generally had the best attacking play, Phillips didn't have a lot to do, the penalty certainly wasn't his fault. Of the back line Bauer and Solly were the best ones, Naby great and a bit dodgy too, and Purrington was pressured more than usual. However the man of the match ahead of Taylor was Cullen, who was everywhere doing everything in the absence of Belik and a quiet Aribo who I assume was carrying a knock. Reeves played well and scored, Fosu not as good as Saturday. Parker was okish, a better target man than grant and has that Taylor quality of drawing a foul when crouching over the ball. Not really up to the standard of Grant though, the great thing was how Taylor has got his mojo back, and he wasn't booked either so all good there. It was really blimmin cold, and the crowd were positive but few in number and shivering a lot. Now we re-group for Bristol Rovers.
Of the Burton players Id like to give credit to their Centre Back: Buxton... Dunno how he did it but midway through the first half ended up right in front of me, on the concrete in front of the East Stand
Bloke just got up and jogged back to his position - Know had that been me Id have been in bloody agony
Wow that was a pretty average performance after Saturday's brilliant performance. However 3 points, increased the gap to 6th, no booking for Taylor and gave some players a rest.
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At least Taylor didn't get booked tonight.
The 37th match of the season has passed. And next Saturday, Lyle ...... you can play out of your skin.
Team player though. Puts in a shift, tracks back and tackles, closes down defenders plus decent hold up play. He's no world beater - but there's more to come, I feel.
Also, Phillips is a solid goalkeeper but his kicking is awful. I don’t agree that it’s not important as suggested by some on here. It is a justified concern that needs to be addressed - so many times his kicks head straight into Row Z which leads to unnecessary self inflicted pressure. Very frustrating as with decent distribution he’d be a more than capable goalkeeper.
All in all a solid result that we ground out. Fair play to the team and manager - well deserved 6 points from two good teams.
COYR
He wasn't bad, but he wasn't as good as he has been of late.
Not a fan of Parker as I just don’t see anything in him but he will do the ugly stuff. Phillips kicking is never good, I think he takes his eye off the ball before he kicks. Hope he works on that as his shot stopping and general handling seem to be quite good
Bowyer, can we please never play Fosu again, he's woeful and makes it more difficult for those around him. If I was one of the more senior players tonight i'd be tearing him a new one, lazy, no work ethic.work rate. Pearce as Captain should pull him for tonight.
Decent first half, second we couldn't break Albion down and seemed to lack any fluency.
Parker and Fosu didn't impress and showed just how much Igor does for the side.
Cullen tried to make things by happen but the team didn't click.
Very good goal from Reeves, thankfully he can't check back onto his other foot with a header.
No booking for Taylor is excellent news especially as he's playing well and scoring again.
Cullen, Bauer and Reeves decent.
Purrington poor imo.
Sarr mistake waiting to happen.
Both Taylor and Fosu were unfortunate not to take opportunities that came their way and was a relief that we managed to retake the lead
Agree with other comments that Cullen was MoTM by a long distance whilst apart from the opening exchanges felt that Fosu became a passenger and was surprised he lasted so long... I was impressed with Parker who never got a chance on goal yet felt his work rate to win fouls (ensuring the pressure on our defence slackened) and tracking back showed a good team effort from him
Little worried about Aribo going off... He didnt look as sharp tonight and is always a concern to see a player going straight down the tunnel after being replaced
Yeah, his kicking could be more consistantly better. But this is the Third Division remember; good players at this level still have some flaws in their game, which is why they're playing in the Third Division instead of the Prem.
Our defence seem happy enough with Phillips. And his manager is picking him every game, when there's a very decent keeper on the bench, who's played at a higher level and much more experienced.
He's conceded just 8 goals in 12 matches since being recalled to the 1st team on Jan 1st.
In that period he's had 4 clean sheets, including 3 in a row in January.
That's a record that any young keeper would be proud of. And Dillon's shown very decent handling and fine shot stopping. That's why his manager is picking him every week.
Parker put in a shift and helped out in defence - not as bad as many are making out. Taylor did what was needed.
I thought Naby played well after his early error and Dillon's kicking seemed to get worse as the match went on.
Pleased that we won but if our midfield performs like that we'll struggle against stronger opponents.
Probably in the top 2 sides to visit The Valley this season.
very harsh on Burton. They played some nice tidy stuff, had more energy than us all over the park and bar Cullen, won too many 50:50s. They dominated the second half as we got deeper and less adventurous. They just lacked quality up front.
We had too many that looked leggy and it all felt a little after the Lord Mayor’s Show. I suppose the crowd being half at best that of Saturday’s sets the backdrop, but after a decent opening few mins we lost our way a little.
Positives were Cullen having another good game, Reeves as well while Lyle scored again and made another. Bauer for the first time in a while looked the more dominant of our centre pairing.
Negatives were we looked a little lost and bereft of attacking ideas in the second half and. A number of players I thought were below their recent levels / expected levels, particularly Fosu, Solly, Aribo, Sarr, while Dillon’s kicking got progressively worse and it was a shame to see him getting a bit of frustration from the crowd.
Parker definitely put a shift for the team in, particularly defensively but not seeing much of a goal threat there.
Overall, we got away with it. Which is a huge positive in itself and testament to the teams commitment and togetherness . But if we want to keep winning games we’ll need to repeat Saturday’s form and not tonight’s.
And in an empty block, it was bloody cold
Two doubles in two matches, A double double, a double bubble.
Not a great game, but a banana skin avoided and three very handy points,
No real controversy, both penalties were right, and the winning goal was excellent, Solly released Taylor, he looked up and delivered a superb ball in and Reeves headed in well.
I suppose there was some question about the generally poor display by the ref and the east Stand lino, but in the Taylor offside incident the officials were absolutely right. Players who earn their living from the game should read and learn the laws of the game they earn from.
As for the game, a deserved win overall, we hit the woodwork from Fosu early on, and generally had the best attacking play, Phillips didn't have a lot to do, the penalty certainly wasn't his fault.
Of the back line Bauer and Solly were the best ones, Naby great and a bit dodgy too, and Purrington was pressured more than usual.
However the man of the match ahead of Taylor was Cullen, who was everywhere doing everything in the absence of Belik and a quiet Aribo who I assume was carrying a knock. Reeves played well and scored, Fosu not as good as Saturday.
Parker was okish, a better target man than grant and has that Taylor quality of drawing a foul when crouching over the ball. Not really up to the standard of Grant though, the great thing was how Taylor has got his mojo back, and he wasn't booked either so all good there.
It was really blimmin cold, and the crowd were positive but few in number and shivering a lot.
Now we re-group for Bristol Rovers.
Bloke just got up and jogged back to his position - Know had that been me Id have been in bloody agony
Cullen mom by a mile.
fosu and Parker weak links in the chain.