All below were positives and 100%ers, bar couple of negs
Charlton:
Elliot 8
Cranie 9
Basey 6 - has to close down quicker and looks too heavy to me. . . .but played sensible enough
Hudson 7
Fortune 7
Sam 7
(Gillespie 81) - I always thought he was a great deliverer of a ball. . . .still waiting keeps over cooking em
Semedo 7
Bailey 7 - needs to stop flapping in the last 15 mins but did ok
Bouazza 6 - same as Bailey, loses possession far too easy and in the wrong areas and offers no cover for the left back
Waghorn 8
(Burton 79) - Will get Parky the sack just for him signing imho
Gray - 7
Subs (not used): Weaver, Youga, Todorov.
Am glad Youga was kept away from the starting 11, ditto McLeod. Two desperately brainless players who need to be shifted out of the club.
Now if we'd put the same application in v Coventry tonight may have been different.
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I'd like to see us be calmer on the ball and pass it more, but it does look like if we're direct in the right way (not hoofing balls in the air to players that can't win it), it'll do for now until we're more confident.
Craine - 7 - hmmmmmmmm not much bad but not much good either but did basics well
Hudson - 7 - Solid, communicated with elliot well, again nothin spectacular
Fortune - 8 - We look so much betta with him at the back
Basey - 7 - Good delivery of ball, was let done by booazza and often left with a 2 on 1 situation
Boazza - 6 - gets into space well but failed to bury 2 putawayaball chances - varney mark 2??, and left Basey uncovered throughout
Sam - 8 - Good game from sam, few good balls in, should have put away chance in first half but played well throughout
Bailey - 5 - another poor poor performance from him, wayward pass after wayward pass, sure there's a good player in there somewhere and gives 200%
Semedo - 7 - Solid does simple stuff well, which we need, has started workin well with the rest of the mid
Gray - 7 - well taken goal, run down players poss should have got another, held ball up well
Waghorn - 8 - MOM tireless running, skill endeavour and grit/determination, great little player hope we get him for rest of season
Gillspie - experienced cameo at end, thought should have come on earlier for boo after he missed the 2nd glorious chance
Burton - hmmmmmmmm didn;t really do ought in 20 or so min was on
Parky - Thought he left the subs too late, we needed to bring on fresh legs as soon as went 2-1 up, boo should have come off for gillespie, waghorn was looking tired so far nuff, burton didnt do ought thou.
All in all thought it was a good performance 100 % effort by everyone, waghorn was quality - begs the question why he hasn't featured more during his spell with us? Sam looked a good player, Much more solid at back with Basey at LB (granted he is a little slow, but his delivery is quality) fortune and hudson looking good together, elliot was good (will we see weaver again?? Could he be off to help fund a signing in Jan?) Bailey, sure there is a good player there somewhere.
but they were the deff the worst we have faced and we still didn't seal 3 points, we should have been 3/4 up. And real anti climax, was absoltutely gutted, still am, but atleast we are off the bottom
You dont need Cranie bombing forward if the guy in front of him is doing his job.
Tonight was the first time that we have (in the main) kept to our 4-4-2 shape properly.
Now we need to start picking up horrible away points any old how.
Funny player really, when he first played look good all round. Other times doesn't look good enough.
NB: Holland not even on the bench. . .
It's interesting going back and reading that.
When he first came here he looked like the brave and aggressive midfielder we've missed since Parker. Other times he doesn't look like that at all.
I can understand the pressure and confidence comes into it, but those are things that players usually have naturally.
Don't remember many games in which being direct has worked for us. Maybe that's because we weren't just hoofing it up to one player to flick on every time, like we did last season with Iwelumo. I guess it's just more acceptable now as we are struggling and lack confidence. When we expected to be winning every game being very direct was just frustrating.
I will never be convinced about Semedo, he does too many stupid things, handballs, stupid fouls..
Bailey is a grafter but we need someone in there who can put his foot on the ball and use it rather than lumping up to no-one. I suppose ZZ will be sold but he could be the difference for us.
Thought Waghorn was superb, will probably get slated for this but his strength and runs reminded me a little bit of a very young Rooney, Sunderland have a find and half there.
If we lose all three due to recalls or the loan periods running out, we are stuffed IMO.
IS it time to try him in his proper position - centre-back?
We said the same last night.
Looked very good indeed.
If you go back to the thread when we signed him....and everyone said he was a waste of a loan....I said he was like Wayne Rooney and I said he was excellent
The boy is going to be a great player IMO and I suspect he will get a good reception whenever he comes back. I wish we could afford him
Cranie 8
Basey 6.5 - has to close down quicker and looks too heavy to me. . . .but played sensible enough
Hudson 6.5
Fortune 7
Sam 7
Semedo 6.5
Bailey 6.5
Bouazza 5
Waghorn 8
Gray - 7
Cranie 8
Basey 6
Hudson 7
Fortune 7
Sam 7
Semedo 5
Bailey 4
Bouazza 5
Waghorn 8
Gray 7
Cranie 8
Basey 7
Hudson 7
Fortune 7
Sam 8
Semedo 5
Bailey 6
Bouazza 6
Waghorn 8
Gray 7
Cranie 8
Basey 7
Hudson 7
Fortune 7
Sam 7
Semedo 5
Bailey 5
Bouazza 6
Waghorn 8
Gray 7