Henderson 6.5 - Couple of good saves and no chance with goals; slow distribution Solly 5 - Awful first half and terrible mistake for the first goal in playing a ball already going into touch for our throw... Fox 5.5 - Did OK but rabbit in headlights a lot of the time Ben Haim 5 - Other than a couple of buccaneering runs, was very average throughout Johnson 4.5 - Massive error for 2nd goal; just did not look comfortable all game Gudmundsson 6 - Tried hard but nothing much came off for him Buyens 6.5 - Looked positive but could not control midfield for long enough Cousins 7 - All effort all game, but no real thrust; I want him to take these games and make a mark on them! Bulot 6 - Looked to take on his man but given no space Vetokele 6.5 - He will not want to remember this match; hit the bar twice, but won the penalty. Never hid... Watt 6 - Some tricky runs but missed the (relatively easy) chance to get us level and therefore get something from the game
Henderson 7.5 some excellent saves 2nd half Solly 4 not his best Fox 5 Ben Haim 4.5 Johnson 4 poor today Gudmundsson 6 Buyens 6.5 Cousins 7 Bulot 7 Vetokele 6.5 Watt 6.5
Henderson - 6. At fault for the last goal and slow distribution at times. Solly - 4. Not his usual consistent self today. Was at fault for at least one of the goals and felt that, as captain, he didn't do enough to motivate the team to keep going when we got it back to 2-1. Fox - 5. Ben Haim - 6. Johnson - 4. Bad, and again was at fault for one of the goals. Though steadied in the second half. Gudmundsson - 6 Buyens - 6. Composed performance. Cousins - 7. Doesn't stop trying and played some very good passes and through balls throughout the game. MOTM + POTY Bulot - 6. Vetokele - 7. Extra point for winning the penalty, he knew that he was going to get absolutely battered by Steele but still went for it and won us the penalty. Watt - 7. Ball sticks to his feet like glue.
Eagles n/a Church n/a
We didn't play badly, nor did we play particularly well. Just individual errors let us down.
Henderson - 6. At fault for the last goal and slow distribution at times. Solly - 4. Not his usual consistent self today. Was at fault for at least one of the goals and felt that, as captain, he didn't do enough to motivate the team to keep going when we got it back to 2-1. Fox - 5. Ben Haim - 6. Johnson - 4. Bad, and again was at fault for one of the goals. Though steadied in the second half. Gudmundsson - 6 Buyens - 6. Composed performance. Cousins - 7. Doesn't stop trying and played some very good passes and through balls throughout the game. MOTM + POTY Bulot - 6. Vetokele - 7. Extra point for winning the penalty, he knew that he was going to get absolutely battered by Steele but still went for it and won us the penalty. Watt - 7. Ball sticks to his feet like glue.
Eagles n/a Church n/a
We didn't play badly, nor did we play particularly well. Just individual errors let us down.
Henderson at fault for the last goal how was that it came off our player to Rhodes 3 or 4 yards out no keeper was gonna save that
Henderson 6.5 Solly 6 Fox 7.5 best in defence today, got forward well too Ben Haim 6 shaky but some fantastic tackles here and there Johnson 5 his mistake for the second goal sadly made him shaky for the rest of the game too Gudmundsson 7 Buyens 7.5 looked better than recently Cousins 8 links the defence to attack brilliantly Bulot 7 Vetokele 6.5 Watt 6.5 felt he hogged the ball a bit today but seeing as he manages to beat 3 men all tight on him then I'll let him off
Henderson 6.5 - think one or two of these great saves people are mentioning were actually from attempts already heading wide Solly 5.5 - very poor by his standards Fox 6 - best of a bad bunch Ben Haim 5 Johnson 5 Gudmundsson 6 Buyens 6.5 Cousins 6.5 - some good moments but some poor distribution let him down at key moments Bulot 6 Vetokele 6 Watt 7 - testament to him that he managed to cause them trouble despite so much close attention
Henderson 7 Solly 4 poor game Fox 5 I'm a fan, but not today Ben Haim 5.5 Johnson 4.5 gudmundsson 5 Buyens 5 Yep, I was right about him Cousins 7 Bulot 6 Think I might end up right about him too Vetokele 6 reactions too slow today, needs to be more alert Watt 7.5 MOM I really like this boy, never stopped trying.
Henderson 7.5 Solly 5 - poor game today - kicked a pigeon. Fox 5 - adequate,just - poses no attacking threat. Ben Haim 6 quiet - one crunching tackle in 1st half where he was lucky he got the ball first. Johnson 4.5 - what a cock-up for 2nd goal. Gudmunsson 5 - anonymous, had to check to see he was still on pitch. Buyens 5.5 also anonymous, extra half point for pen. Cousins 8 - thought he was superb - controlled the midfield. 1 memorable moment was a high swirling long clearance which he controlled and laid off in 1 movement. Bulot 5- flattered to deceive Vetokele 6 - outmuscled - looks disinterested - vastly different from player i saw at Pompey pre-season. Watt 6 - blustered - missed good one-on-one.
Henderson 7 Good display. Not at fault for goals. Solly 5 Very average, I'm afraid. Fox 6 Probably the best of a poor bunch (of defenders) today. Ben Haim 5 Poor performance, riddled with errors. Johnson 4 Very poor performance, riddled with errors! Gudmundsson 7 Looked good when on the ball. Buyens 7 Competent display, albeit with one or two misplaced passes. Excellent penalty. Cousins 7 Worked hard, as usual Bulot 6 Didn't quite work for him today, but reasonable performance. Vetokele 5 Didn't seem to offer much. Should have done better with his header. Watt 7 Looked dangerous on the ball but a bad miss.
Henderson - 7 Handled well. Solly - 6 Bit of an error early on but after that he was ok. Fox - 7 Thought he was ok and deserves his place in the team. Ben Haim - 6 Looked a bit rusty but still did some classy things. The 50 yard run into their penalty area was good. Johnson - 5.5 Despite his height, he isn't the cleanest header of ball. His timing isn't right. Made a mistake...that happens but didn't let his head drop. Gudmundsson - 6.5 Looked good on the ball but wish we could find another corner taker. If anything, I'd like to see him on the edge of the area for our corners to unleash a shot. Buyens - 7 Good performance. He won't hit too many killer balls but makes the turns and quick passes look easy. Cousins - 6 Took a long while to get into the game but once he did, he was fine. Bulot - 6.5 Had a go and looked to play the ball quickly. Lovely cross for Igor's header. Vetokele - 6 On another day, he might have had a couple of goals. The header against the bar was a really good effort. Watt - 6 Not his day but still managed to provide some moments of excitement.
I'm enjoying watching this new team. We've got some good footballers who want to play and entertain. Yesterday was a bad result with some crucial lapses but overall it wasn't a bad performance. The lads tried to the end against a very useful and VERY big Blackburn team. They've got to be the biggest/bulkiest team in the league?
Henderson - 6.5: no chance with any of the goals and left horribly exposed Solly - 5: up against a very good winger in Marshall but he was poor today Fox - 5: shaky, like the rest of the back four Ben Haim - 4.5: one of his worst performances of the season Johnson - 4: one excellent goal-saving block in the second half but otherwise very poor. Hopefully a one-off Gudmundsson - 7.5: very skilful and worked hard to try and fashion openings Buyens - 5.5: gives the ball away far too much and lacks pace and muscle when we're not in possession Cousins - 6.5: worked hard but fell below his recent very high standards Bulot - 6: a quiet game, save for one great cross to Igor in the second half Vetokele - 5: livened up in the second half but poor overall. The ball has ceased to obey him Watt - 7: should have scored in the second half but worked diligently throughout against a very solid defence and has the ability to self-create
Henderson - 5 slow distribution Solly - 4 worst game in a few seasons Fox - 5 average Ben Haim - 5 looked rusty Johnson - 3 looked very poor Gudmundsson - 6 long periods of anominity Buyens 5 - pen gets him an extra point Cousins - 7 best of a bad bunch yesterday MOM Bulot - 6 average Vetokele - 6 still way off the pace of early season performances Watt - 7 currently the only player who gets me sitting up and excited
Henderson 7 very good, made some class saves and handling was excellent MOM Solly 5 very poor 1st half Fox 6 decent Ben Haim 5 poor first half especially Johnson 5 poor Gudmundsson 6 Buyens 5 shocking pass to Johnson, which Johnson mis controlled for their goal Cousins 6 Bulot 6 Vetokele 6.5 Watt 7
Comments
Solly 5 - Awful first half and terrible mistake for the first goal in playing a ball already going into touch for our throw...
Fox 5.5 - Did OK but rabbit in headlights a lot of the time
Ben Haim 5 - Other than a couple of buccaneering runs, was very average throughout
Johnson 4.5 - Massive error for 2nd goal; just did not look comfortable all game
Gudmundsson 6 - Tried hard but nothing much came off for him
Buyens 6.5 - Looked positive but could not control midfield for long enough
Cousins 7 - All effort all game, but no real thrust; I want him to take these games and make a mark on them!
Bulot 6 - Looked to take on his man but given no space
Vetokele 6.5 - He will not want to remember this match; hit the bar twice, but won the penalty. Never hid...
Watt 6 - Some tricky runs but missed the (relatively easy) chance to get us level and therefore get something from the game
Solly 5
Fox 5
Ben Haim 5
Johnson 5
Gudmundsson 5
Cousins 6
Buyens 6
Bulot 5
Watt 7
Vetokele 7
Henderson 6
Solly 5
Fox 5
Ben Haim 5
Johnson 4
Gudmundsson 6
Buyens 6
Cousins 7
Bulot 6.5
Vetokele 6.5
Watt 6.5
Eagles n/a
Church n/a
Solly 4 not his best
Fox 5
Ben Haim 4.5
Johnson 4 poor today
Gudmundsson 6
Buyens 6.5
Cousins 7
Bulot 7
Vetokele 6.5
Watt 6.5
Eagles n/a
Church n/a
Solly - 5
Fox - 5.5
Ben Haim - 5
Johnson - 5
Gudmundsson - 5.5
Buyens - 6
Cousins - 6
Bulot - 6
Vetokele - 6
Watt - 6
Solly 5.5
Fox 5
Ben Haim 5
Johnson 5
Gudmundsson 5
Buyens 5.5
Cousins 6
Bulot 5
Vetokele 6
Watt 7
Solly - 4. Not his usual consistent self today. Was at fault for at least one of the goals and felt that, as captain, he didn't do enough to motivate the team to keep going when we got it back to 2-1.
Fox - 5.
Ben Haim - 6.
Johnson - 4. Bad, and again was at fault for one of the goals. Though steadied in the second half.
Gudmundsson - 6
Buyens - 6. Composed performance.
Cousins - 7. Doesn't stop trying and played some very good passes and through balls throughout the game. MOTM + POTY
Bulot - 6.
Vetokele - 7. Extra point for winning the penalty, he knew that he was going to get absolutely battered by Steele but still went for it and won us the penalty.
Watt - 7. Ball sticks to his feet like glue.
Eagles n/a
Church n/a
We didn't play badly, nor did we play particularly well. Just individual errors let us down.
Solly 5.5
Fox 5.5
Ben Haim 6
Johnson 5
Gudmundsson 7
Buyens 6
Cousins 7
Bulot 6
Vetokele 6
Watt 6.5
Solly 5.5
Fox 7
Ben Haim 5
Johnson 5
Gudmundsson 6.5
Buyens 6.5
Cousins 7
Bulot 6.5
Vetokele 5.5
Watt 6.5
Solly 5.5
Fox 6
Ben Haim 5
Johnson 5
Gudmundsson 5.5
Buyens 6
Cousins 5.5
Bulot 5.5
Vetokele 6
Watt 6.5
Solly 5
Fox 3
Ben Ham 6
Johnson 4
Gudmundsson 6
Buyens 6.5
Cousins 7
Bulot 5
Vetokele 5
Watt 6
Solly 6
Fox 7.5 best in defence today, got forward well too
Ben Haim 6 shaky but some fantastic tackles here and there
Johnson 5 his mistake for the second goal sadly made him shaky for the rest of the game too
Gudmundsson 7
Buyens 7.5 looked better than recently
Cousins 8 links the defence to attack brilliantly
Bulot 7
Vetokele 6.5
Watt 6.5 felt he hogged the ball a bit today but seeing as he manages to beat 3 men all tight on him then I'll let him off
Eagles n/a
Church n/a
Solly 5.5 - very poor by his standards
Fox 6 - best of a bad bunch
Ben Haim 5
Johnson 5
Gudmundsson 6
Buyens 6.5
Cousins 6.5 - some good moments but some poor distribution let him down at key moments
Bulot 6
Vetokele 6
Watt 7 - testament to him that he managed to cause them trouble despite so much close attention
Henderson 7
Solly 4 poor game
Fox 5 I'm a fan, but not today
Ben Haim 5.5
Johnson 4.5
gudmundsson 5
Buyens 5 Yep, I was right about him
Cousins 7
Bulot 6 Think I might end up right about him too
Vetokele 6 reactions too slow today, needs to be more alert
Watt 7.5 MOM I really like this boy, never stopped trying.
Solly 5
Fox 6.5
Ben Haim 5
Johnson 4.5
Gudmunsson 6
Buyens 7
Cousins 7.5
Bulot 6
Vetokele 7
Watt 6.5
Solly 5 - poor game today - kicked a pigeon.
Fox 5 - adequate,just - poses no attacking threat.
Ben Haim 6 quiet - one crunching tackle in 1st half where he was lucky he got the ball first.
Johnson 4.5 - what a cock-up for 2nd goal.
Gudmunsson 5 - anonymous, had to check to see he was still on pitch.
Buyens 5.5 also anonymous, extra half point for pen.
Cousins 8 - thought he was superb - controlled the midfield. 1 memorable moment was a high swirling long clearance which he controlled and laid off in 1 movement.
Bulot 5- flattered to deceive
Vetokele 6 - outmuscled - looks disinterested - vastly different from player i saw at Pompey pre-season.
Watt 6 - blustered - missed good one-on-one.
Henderson 7
Solly 6
Fox 5
Ben Haim 6
Johnson 5
Gudmundsson 6
Buyens 6.5
Cousins 7
Bulot 6
Vetokele 6
Watt 6.5
Eagles n/a
Church n/a
Solly 5 Very average, I'm afraid.
Fox 6 Probably the best of a poor bunch (of defenders) today.
Ben Haim 5 Poor performance, riddled with errors.
Johnson 4 Very poor performance, riddled with errors!
Gudmundsson 7 Looked good when on the ball.
Buyens 7 Competent display, albeit with one or two misplaced passes. Excellent penalty.
Cousins 7 Worked hard, as usual
Bulot 6 Didn't quite work for him today, but reasonable performance.
Vetokele 5 Didn't seem to offer much. Should have done better with his header.
Watt 7 Looked dangerous on the ball but a bad miss.
Eagles n/a
Church n/a
Solly - 6 Bit of an error early on but after that he was ok.
Fox - 7 Thought he was ok and deserves his place in the team.
Ben Haim - 6 Looked a bit rusty but still did some classy things. The 50 yard run into their penalty area was good.
Johnson - 5.5 Despite his height, he isn't the cleanest header of ball. His timing isn't right. Made a mistake...that happens but didn't let his head drop.
Gudmundsson - 6.5 Looked good on the ball but wish we could find another corner taker. If anything, I'd like to see him on the edge of the area for our corners to unleash a shot.
Buyens - 7 Good performance. He won't hit too many killer balls but makes the turns and quick passes look easy.
Cousins - 6 Took a long while to get into the game but once he did, he was fine.
Bulot - 6.5 Had a go and looked to play the ball quickly. Lovely cross for Igor's header.
Vetokele - 6 On another day, he might have had a couple of goals. The header against the bar was a really good effort.
Watt - 6 Not his day but still managed to provide some moments of excitement.
I'm enjoying watching this new team. We've got some good footballers who want to play and entertain. Yesterday was a bad result with some crucial lapses but overall it wasn't a bad performance. The lads tried to the end against a very useful and VERY big Blackburn team. They've got to be the biggest/bulkiest team in the league?
Solly 5
Fox 7
Ben Haim 5
Johnson 5
Gudmundsson 6
Buyens 6
Cousins 8
Bulot 6
Vetokele7
Watt 7
Solly - 5: up against a very good winger in Marshall but he was poor today
Fox - 5: shaky, like the rest of the back four
Ben Haim - 4.5: one of his worst performances of the season
Johnson - 4: one excellent goal-saving block in the second half but otherwise very poor. Hopefully a one-off
Gudmundsson - 7.5: very skilful and worked hard to try and fashion openings
Buyens - 5.5: gives the ball away far too much and lacks pace and muscle when we're not in possession
Cousins - 6.5: worked hard but fell below his recent very high standards
Bulot - 6: a quiet game, save for one great cross to Igor in the second half
Vetokele - 5: livened up in the second half but poor overall. The ball has ceased to obey him
Watt - 7: should have scored in the second half but worked diligently throughout against a very solid defence and has the ability to self-create
Solly - 6.5
Fox - 6
Ben Haim - 6.5
Johnson - 6
Gudmundsson - 7
Buyens - 6.5
Cousins - 7.5
Bulot - 7
Vetokele - 7
Watt - 7
Solly - 5
Fox - 5
Ben Haim - 5
Johnson - 5
Gudmundsson - 5
Buyens - 6.5
Cousins - 6.5
Bulot - 5
Vetokele - 6.5
Watt - 6.5
Solly - 5
Fox - 5
Ben Haim - 5
Johnson - 4
Gudmundsson - 6
Buyens - 5
Cousins - 7
Bulot - 5
Vetokele - 6
Watt - 6.5
Solly - 5
Fox - 5
Ben Haim - 6
Johnson - 6
Gudmundsson - 5
Buyens - 7
Cousins - 6
Bulot - 6
Vetokele - 6
Watt - 6
Solly - 4.
Fox - 5.
Ben Haim - 6.
Johnson - 4.5
Gudmundsson - 6
Buyens - 6.
Cousins - 7.5 MOTM + POTY
Bulot - 6.
Vetokele - 7.
Watt - 7.
Eagles n/a
Church n/a
Why was the goalkeeper not sent off?
Solly - 4 worst game in a few seasons
Fox - 5 average
Ben Haim - 5 looked rusty
Johnson - 3 looked very poor
Gudmundsson - 6 long periods of anominity
Buyens 5 - pen gets him an extra point
Cousins - 7 best of a bad bunch yesterday MOM
Bulot - 6 average
Vetokele - 6 still way off the pace of early season performances
Watt - 7 currently the only player who gets me sitting up and excited
Solly 5 very poor 1st half
Fox 6 decent
Ben Haim 5 poor first half especially
Johnson 5 poor
Gudmundsson 6
Buyens 5 shocking pass to Johnson, which Johnson mis controlled for their goal
Cousins 6
Bulot 6
Vetokele 6.5
Watt 7
Eagles n/a
Church n/a