Henderson 7 two good saves but not convincing in the first half. Needs to move the ball out quicker Solly 6.5 solid but exposed at times, seemed to give his man a lot of space Wiggins. 6.5. Solid Bikey. 7.5 looked classy after a shaky start Ben Haim. 6.5. Decent enough Gudmundsson. 6.5. No end product today, but looks very promising Jackson 6 typical Jacko, worked hard but never really offered much threat Buyens 6.5 looked ok but disappeared in the 2nd half Cousins. 6.5 did his best in a strange role Vetokele 9 - really impressed. Ran his socks off, showed skill, heart and pace Tucudean 6 shame about the miss, but miles better than The Sponge
Harriott 5.5 had to score.... Didn't do a lot really
Henderson-8 (Seemed very confident and commanding coming for corners and free kicks) Solly-8 (oh how we missed him last season) Wiggins- 7 Bikey- 7 Ben Haim- 6 Gudmundsson-6 (Expected better from what I had heard from him, hoping he improves) Jackson- 7 Buyens- 8 (Very stong, although could see him getting a few suspensions this season, they way he was going in) Cousins- 6 (Struggled a bit played out of position) Vetokele- 9 (WE HAVE FOUND A STAR) MOM Tucudean- 7
Harriott-7 (Needs a keeper in goal when he shots, thats Sheffield United, Millwall now Brentford)
Henderson 7 Excellent handling; nice to see a modern keeper catch crosses. Kicking could be kept a bit lower to give the player receiving a chance. Solly 7.5 Just so good to see him out there (albeit after a slow start) Wiggins 7 VG first half, went off the boil a bit. Bikey 8.5 Looked impossible to pass him and he tried to pass out when possible. Ben Haim 7.5 Didn't stand out like Bikey but calm and assured. Gudmundsson 7 Worked back well and looked genuinely skillful at times. Pt one on a plate for George. Jackson 6 Suffered with the pace early on but grew into it and supplied the corner for the goal. Buyens 7 Again needed time to adjust to the pace but clearly has quality. Cousins 6 Beavered away and helped RW see off the winger but not comfortable when forward on left. Vetokele 8.5 Outstanding. Ran them ragged, forced a vg save with a header that still hit post, and scored with another. Tucudean 5.5 Nice touch here and there but that's not enough; bit like Todorov. The only one of the foreign players who didn't seem to understand the energy levels that are needed.
Harriott 5.5 Clearly not quite fit; none of his usual hustle & bustle but nearly won it. Fox n/a Really is part of the first team picture now Moussa n/a Hope to see more of him soon (Tuesday?)
Henderson - 7.5 Some decent saves and takes, needs to be careful about taking too long over kicks Solly - 6.5 Did ok but not indomitable, as we've been used to. Wiggins - 6 Struggled, though decent effort on goal with right foot. Bikey - 7.5 What a unit - very happy with this signing on this showing. Won everything. Ben Haim - 7 Overall pretty solid but had a couple of shaky moments Gudmonsson - 7 l like him - will be very good for us this season, and worked hard at both ends of the pitch Jackson - 6 Struggled in a very deep role unfortunately - never hid though Buyens - 6.5 Solid start - get the sense he knows his own game well. Will grow in influence as the season progresses Cousins - 7 Couldn't get in the game at first as annoyingly still being played out of position. More influential in the 2nd half. Vetokele - 8 MOM Took a while to find his feet, but clearly a step up from what we've been used to. Deserved his goal, and should give him confidence. Tucudean - 5.5 Disappointing and should have scored, but allow for debut.
Harriott - 6 Should have scored, but wasn't a gimme.
BP 7 - set the team up well but don't like Cousins on the left -should have made the change at half-time with Harriott coming on for Tucudean (and playing on the left) with Cousins pushed nearer to Igor.
Henderson 8 - generally solid and made two very good saves at 0-0 and 1-1 Solly 6.5 - didn't look himself but should be back to normal once the season is in full flow Wiggins 6.5 - didn't look himself but should be back to normal once the season is in full flow Bikey 7.5 - looked sluggish early and caught out with a couple of long balls early but afterwards won just about everything Ben Haim 7 - didn't really notice him on the pitch much but that's not a bad thing for a defender Gudmundsson 7.5 - pinged a fantastic pass to Tucudean in the first half, has a fantastic left foot but could have been more effective Jackson 5.5 - off the pace but again contributes towards a goal Buyens 7.5 - solid but not helped with Jackson alongside him in CM, would prosper far more alongside Cousins Cousins 6 - not very effective out wide, needs to be playing alongside Buyens to be more effective Vetokele 8.5 - a real danger all game long. Had his header gone in i'd have upgraded his rating to 9 Tucudean 6 - may find his feet once the season is in full flow but a better option than Church and Piggott
Harriott 6.5 - made a good impact coming off the bench, very unlucky not to score
a draw was probably a fair result given both teams hit the woodwork but given we had 7 debuants on the pitch there were a lot of positives to take from this one. Jackson needs to step aside now and allow Cousins to play alongside Buyens. I also felt in the first half the defence was a bit too shaky due to a debuant GK and two debuant CB's and felt we really needed Morrison in there. Hopefully this will resolve itself after a few games and the players are more familar with each other. A good point to build on.
Henderson 7 Solly 7 Wiggins 6 Bikey 6 Ben Haim 6.5 Gudmundson 6.5 Jackson 4 still not good enough. Should not be starting Buyens 6 Cousins 6.5 on the left ffs Vetokele 8. The boy looks class Tucudean 6
Henderson 7 not much to do and not at fault for goal Solly 6 done badly for the goal and distribution poor in 1st half Wiggins 5 looked out of sorts all match Bikey 7 solid Ben Haim 6.5 solid Gudmundson 6 didn't pull up any trees but steady Jackson 4 poor thankfully Buyens was alongside Buyens 6 probably would be better with cousins next to him Cousins 6.5 on the left again looked uncomfortable but put in usual shift Vetokele 9 great leap for goal, looked a handful and works hard Tucudean 6 looked ok needs to impose himself more
Harriott 5 missed the chance just after coming on but worked hard to rectify it
Henderson 7 Solly 7 Wiggins 6.5 Bikey. 6 Ben haim 6 Gudmundson 6 Jackson 5.5 Buyens 6 Cousins 5 Vetokele 8 Tucudean 6 Harriot 4 for that miss that cost us 2 points
Henderson - 7 - made a couple of good saves, and seemed commanding in the box. But looks slow, and isn't quick to release and distribute the ball.
Solly - 8 - Superb, as usual.
Wiggins - 6 - Solid performance
Bikey - 7 - looked a bit slow in the first half, especially when the ball was played in behind him. Far more commanding in the second half and grew into the game.
Ben Haim - 7 - again, much better in the second half.
Gudmundsson - 6.5 - some nice touches, linked up well with solly at times.
Jackson - 6.5 - solid shift from jackson, got into a couple of good shooting positions in the first half that he's more than capable of scoring from
Buyens - 6 wasn't massively impressed, missed a couple of clearances on the edge of the box in the first half that could have been costly.
Cousins - 7 really grew into the game
Vetokele 8 - been a long time since we've had a striker that looks as sharp and as strong as him
Tucudean - 6 - reminded me of an unfit Yann; I think he will be good but didn't offer much
Harriott - 6.5 harried and ran when he came on, should have scored - at least the rebound which he was too slow to get to.
Really enjoyed the game; period in the second half when we were dominant was superb, and celebration of the goal was right in front of me. We'll be alright.
Henderson 7 - caught well and timewasted very well too! Solly 7.5 - Usual stuff Wiggins 6 - ok, must have seen a different Wiggins as thought he did okay. Bikey 6 - Won a lot kept Gray quiet Ben Haim 6 - as above Gudmundsson 7 - bit sloppy first half but excellent second half Jackson 6 - couldn't control a brick first half but improved Buyens 6 - involved, done the simple stuff well Cousins 7 - worked hard Vetokele 8 - gave the back four trouble and no time at all. looks dangerous Tucudean 6 - good left foot - left foot as good as Douglas Barder's!
Henderson 7 - Great save at 0-0 unfortunately couldn't do anything about the deflected goal. Distribution a bit off Solly 7 - Grew into the game and was solid Wiggins 7 Bikey 7 Ben Haim 6.5 - Gudmundsson 6.5 - Can't remember an awful lot about his game. Apart from that great ball in the first half that Tucudean wasted one on one Jackson 6.5 - extra .5 for the corner and that's being generous Buyens 6 - Wasn't impressed at all. Will gladly be proven wrong. Cousins 6.5 - Flashes of quality followed by flashes of anonymity Vetokele 8 MOM - Just quality. Wasn't expecting a whole lot tbh, him and Delort up front will be brillliant, hurry up RD Tucudean 6.5 - Meh, but appeared in the right position occasionally
Harriott 6 - I knew we would lose the lead as soon as the ball hit the crossbar
Comments
Henderson - 7.5
Solly - 7.5
Wiggins - 7
Bikey - 8.5
Ben Haim - 7
Gudmundsson - 8
Jackson - 6
Buyens - 6
Cousins - 7.5
Vetokele - 8.5
Tucudean - 6.5
Harriott - 6
Fox n/a
Moussa n/a
Henderson 7.5
Solly. 7.5
Wiggins. 7
Bikey. 8
Ben Haim. 6
Gudmundsson 7.5
Jackson 6
Buyens. 6
Cousins 6.5
Vetokele 8.5
Tucudean 6.5
Harriott 6.5
Fox n/a
Moussa n/a
Solly 9
Wiggins 7
Bikey 7
Ben Haim 5
Gudmundsson 5
Jackson 4
Buyens 6
Cousins 6
Vetokele 8
Tucudean 4
Harriott 7
Watched at the stadium
Henderson 7
Solly 7.5
Wiggins 6.5
Bikey 8
Ben Haim 6
Gudmundsson 7.5
Jackson 6
Buyens 6.5
Cousins 7
Vetokele 8
Tucudean 6
Harriott 6
Solly 6.5 solid but exposed at times, seemed to give his man a lot of space
Wiggins. 6.5. Solid
Bikey. 7.5 looked classy after a shaky start
Ben Haim. 6.5. Decent enough
Gudmundsson. 6.5. No end product today, but looks very promising
Jackson 6 typical Jacko, worked hard but never really offered much threat
Buyens 6.5 looked ok but disappeared in the 2nd half
Cousins. 6.5 did his best in a strange role
Vetokele 9 - really impressed. Ran his socks off, showed skill, heart and pace
Tucudean 6 shame about the miss, but miles better than The Sponge
Harriott 5.5 had to score.... Didn't do a lot really
Solly 7
Wiggins 6
Bikey 8
Ben Haim 5,5
Gudmundsson 6,5
Jackson 6
Buyens 6,5
Cousins 6,5
Vetokele 8
Tucudean 5,5
Harriott 6
Fox n/a
Moussa n/a
Henderson 7
Solly 8
Wiggins 7
Bikey 8
Ben Haim 7
Gudmundsson 7
Jackson 6
Buyens 6
Cousins 7
Vetokele 9
Tucudean 5
Harriott 5
Fox n/a
Moussa n/a
Solly-8 (oh how we missed him last season)
Wiggins- 7
Bikey- 7
Ben Haim- 6
Gudmundsson-6 (Expected better from what I had heard from him, hoping he improves)
Jackson- 7
Buyens- 8 (Very stong, although could see him getting a few suspensions this season, they way he was going in)
Cousins- 6 (Struggled a bit played out of position)
Vetokele- 9 (WE HAVE FOUND A STAR) MOM
Tucudean- 7
Harriott-7 (Needs a keeper in goal when he shots, thats Sheffield United, Millwall now Brentford)
Solly 7.5 Just so good to see him out there (albeit after a slow start)
Wiggins 7 VG first half, went off the boil a bit.
Bikey 8.5 Looked impossible to pass him and he tried to pass out when possible.
Ben Haim 7.5 Didn't stand out like Bikey but calm and assured.
Gudmundsson 7 Worked back well and looked genuinely skillful at times. Pt one on a plate for George.
Jackson 6 Suffered with the pace early on but grew into it and supplied the corner for the goal.
Buyens 7 Again needed time to adjust to the pace but clearly has quality.
Cousins 6 Beavered away and helped RW see off the winger but not comfortable when forward on left.
Vetokele 8.5 Outstanding. Ran them ragged, forced a vg save with a header that still hit post, and scored with another.
Tucudean 5.5 Nice touch here and there but that's not enough; bit like Todorov. The only one of the foreign players who didn't seem to understand the energy levels that are needed.
Harriott 5.5 Clearly not quite fit; none of his usual hustle & bustle but nearly won it.
Fox n/a Really is part of the first team picture now
Moussa n/a Hope to see more of him soon (Tuesday?)
Henderson 7.5
Solly 7.5
Wiggins 6
Bikey 8
Ben Haim 5
Gudmundsson 7
Jackson 6
Buyens 7.5
Cousins 6.5
Vetokele 8
Tucudean 6.5
Harriott 6
Henderson - 7
Solly - 7
Wiggins - 6.5
Bikey - 7.5
Ben Haim - 7
Gudmundsson - 7
Jackson - 6
Buyens - 6.5
Cousins - 7
Vetokele - 8
Tucudean - 6
Harriott - 6
Fox n/a
Moussa n/a
Solly - 6.5 Did ok but not indomitable, as we've been used to.
Wiggins - 6 Struggled, though decent effort on goal with right foot.
Bikey - 7.5 What a unit - very happy with this signing on this showing. Won everything.
Ben Haim - 7 Overall pretty solid but had a couple of shaky moments
Gudmonsson - 7 l like him - will be very good for us this season, and worked hard at both ends of the pitch
Jackson - 6 Struggled in a very deep role unfortunately - never hid though
Buyens - 6.5 Solid start - get the sense he knows his own game well. Will grow in influence as the season progresses
Cousins - 7 Couldn't get in the game at first as annoyingly still being played out of position. More influential in the 2nd half.
Vetokele - 8 MOM Took a while to find his feet, but clearly a step up from what we've been used to. Deserved his goal, and should give him confidence.
Tucudean - 5.5 Disappointing and should have scored, but allow for debut.
Harriott - 6 Should have scored, but wasn't a gimme.
BP 7 - set the team up well but don't like Cousins on the left -should have made the change at half-time with Harriott coming on for Tucudean (and playing on the left) with Cousins pushed nearer to Igor.
Solly 6.5 - didn't look himself but should be back to normal once the season is in full flow
Wiggins 6.5 - didn't look himself but should be back to normal once the season is in full flow
Bikey 7.5 - looked sluggish early and caught out with a couple of long balls early but afterwards won just about everything
Ben Haim 7 - didn't really notice him on the pitch much but that's not a bad thing for a defender
Gudmundsson 7.5 - pinged a fantastic pass to Tucudean in the first half, has a fantastic left foot but could have been more effective
Jackson 5.5 - off the pace but again contributes towards a goal
Buyens 7.5 - solid but not helped with Jackson alongside him in CM, would prosper far more alongside Cousins
Cousins 6 - not very effective out wide, needs to be playing alongside Buyens to be more effective
Vetokele 8.5 - a real danger all game long. Had his header gone in i'd have upgraded his rating to 9
Tucudean 6 - may find his feet once the season is in full flow but a better option than Church and Piggott
Harriott 6.5 - made a good impact coming off the bench, very unlucky not to score
a draw was probably a fair result given both teams hit the woodwork but given we had 7 debuants on the pitch there were a lot of positives to take from this one. Jackson needs to step aside now and allow Cousins to play alongside Buyens. I also felt in the first half the defence was a bit too shaky due to a debuant GK and two debuant CB's and felt we really needed Morrison in there. Hopefully this will resolve itself after a few games and the players are more familar with each other. A good point to build on.
Solly 6 (5 first half 7 sencond)
Wiggins 6
Bikey 7.5
Ben Haim 7
Gudmundsson 7
Jackson 5
Buyens 6
Cousins 6.5
Vetokele 8
Tucudean 5
Harriott 5
Fox n/a
Moussa n/a
Solly 7
Wiggins 6
Bikey 6
Ben Haim 6.5
Gudmundson 6.5
Jackson 4 still not good enough. Should not be starting
Buyens 6
Cousins 6.5 on the left ffs
Vetokele 8. The boy looks class
Tucudean 6
Harriott 6 should have scored
Solly 7.5
Wiggins 6.5
Bikey 6.5
Ben Haim 7
Gudmundsson 7
Jackson 6.5
Buyens 6
Cousins 7.5
Vetokele 8
Tucudean 6
Harriott 6.5
Solly 8
Wiggins 7
Bikey 8
Ben Haim 8
Gudmundsson 6
Jackson 7
Buyens 6
Cousins 7
Vetokele 8
Tucudean 5
Solly 6 done badly for the goal and distribution poor in 1st half
Wiggins 5 looked out of sorts all match
Bikey 7 solid
Ben Haim 6.5 solid
Gudmundson 6 didn't pull up any trees but steady
Jackson 4 poor thankfully Buyens was alongside
Buyens 6 probably would be better with cousins next to him
Cousins 6.5 on the left again looked uncomfortable but put in usual shift
Vetokele 9 great leap for goal, looked a handful and works hard
Tucudean 6 looked ok needs to impose himself more
Harriott 5 missed the chance just after coming on but worked hard to rectify it
Solly 7
Wiggins 6.5
Bikey. 6
Ben haim 6
Gudmundson 6
Jackson 5.5
Buyens 6
Cousins 5
Vetokele 8
Tucudean 6
Harriot 4 for that miss that cost us 2 points
Henderson - 6.5
Solly - 7
Wiggins - 7
Bikey - 8.5 MOM
Ben Haim - 6.5
Gudmundsson - 7
Jackson - 6
Buyens - 6
Cousins - 6
Vetokele - 8
Tucudean - 6
Harriott - 6
Fox n/a
Moussa n/a
Henderson -8 Mom
Solly -7
Bikey - 6.5
Ben Haim 6.5
Gudmundsson 6
Jackson 6
Buyens 6.5
Cousins 7
Vetokele 7
Tucudean 6
Solly 7
Wiggins 7
Bikey 6
Ben Haim 7
Gudmundsson 7.5
Jackson 6
Buyens 6
Cousins 6.5
Vetokele 8
Tucudean 5
Harriott 6
Solly - 8 - Superb, as usual.
Wiggins - 6 - Solid performance
Bikey - 7 - looked a bit slow in the first half, especially when the ball was played in behind him. Far more commanding in the second half and grew into the game.
Ben Haim - 7 - again, much better in the second half.
Gudmundsson - 6.5 - some nice touches, linked up well with solly at times.
Jackson - 6.5 - solid shift from jackson, got into a couple of good shooting positions in the first half that he's more than capable of scoring from
Buyens - 6 wasn't massively impressed, missed a couple of clearances on the edge of the box in the first half that could have been costly.
Cousins - 7 really grew into the game
Vetokele 8 - been a long time since we've had a striker that looks as sharp and as strong as him
Tucudean - 6 - reminded me of an unfit Yann; I think he will be good but didn't offer much
Harriott - 6.5 harried and ran when he came on, should have scored - at least the rebound which he was too slow to get to.
Really enjoyed the game; period in the second half when we were dominant was superb, and celebration of the goal was right in front of me. We'll be alright.
Solly - 7
Wiggins - 7
Bikey - 7
Ben Haim - 6.5
Gudmundsson - 7
Jackson - 6.5
Buyens - 6.5
Cousins - 6.5
Vetokele - 8
Tucudean - 6
Henderson 7 - caught well and timewasted very well too!
Solly 7.5 - Usual stuff
Wiggins 6 - ok, must have seen a different Wiggins as thought he did okay.
Bikey 6 - Won a lot kept Gray quiet
Ben Haim 6 - as above
Gudmundsson 7 - bit sloppy first half but excellent second half
Jackson 6 - couldn't control a brick first half but improved
Buyens 6 - involved, done the simple stuff well
Cousins 7 - worked hard
Vetokele 8 - gave the back four trouble and no time at all. looks dangerous
Tucudean 6 - good left foot - left foot as good as Douglas Barder's!
Harriott 5 - Shooooot! Doh!
Henderson 7 - Great save at 0-0 unfortunately couldn't do anything about the deflected goal. Distribution a bit off
Solly 7 - Grew into the game and was solid
Wiggins 7
Bikey 7
Ben Haim 6.5 -
Gudmundsson 6.5 - Can't remember an awful lot about his game. Apart from that great ball in the first half that Tucudean wasted one on one
Jackson 6.5 - extra .5 for the corner and that's being generous
Buyens 6 - Wasn't impressed at all. Will gladly be proven wrong.
Cousins 6.5 - Flashes of quality followed by flashes of anonymity
Vetokele 8 MOM - Just quality. Wasn't expecting a whole lot tbh, him and Delort up front will be brillliant, hurry up RD
Tucudean 6.5 - Meh, but appeared in the right position occasionally
Harriott 6 - I knew we would lose the lead as soon as the ball hit the crossbar
Solly 6.5
Wiggins 6
Bikey 6
Ben Haim 6
Gudmundsson 7
Jackson 6
Buyens 6
Cousins 6
Vetokele 8
Tucudean 5.5
Harriott 6
Fox n/a
Moussa n/a
Henderson - 7
Solly - 7
Wiggins - 6.5
Bikey - 7.5
Ben Haim - 7
Gudmundsson - 7.5
Jackson - 6
Buyens - 6.5
Cousins - 7
Vetokele - 8 MOM
Tucudean - 6.5
Harriott - 6.5
Fox n/a
Moussa n/a