Was going to moan about Ba getting harshly marked, but Bergdich too?! He offered lots of space for attacks but that's because he was intent on getting forward. Because we were losing. And he got forward quite well. Christ.
Was going to moan about Ba getting harshly marked, but Bergdich too?! He offered lots of space for attacks but that's because he was intent on getting forward. Because we were losing. And he got forward quite well. Christ.
Sorry what did Ba offer other than one run when he side footed the ball to their keeper (might have been a Pope beater but no one else)\
He was our best player in the first half. He won the ball, mostly distributed it well, played some cracking crossfield passes, got stuck in, linked nicely with Solly & JBG
In the second half, he still did ok, but there was one pass out wide that their LB intercepted, one through-ball to JBG that was fractionally overhit and one low finish that their keeper got to. Based on this, people have marked him 4 or 5 out of 10. It's f**king ridiculous. I can't be the only one that remembered his first-half display? The applause he got when he was subbed seems to indicate that I'm not.
He was our best player in the first half. He won the ball, mostly distributed it well, played some cracking crossfield passes, got stuck in, linked nicely with Solly & JBG
In the second half, he still did ok, but there was one pass out wide that their LB intercepted, one through-ball to JBG that was fractionally overhit and one low finish that their keeper got to. Based on this, people have marked him 4 or 5 out of 10. It's f**king ridiculous. I can't be the only one that remembered his first-half display? The applause he got when he was subbed seems to indicate that I'm not.
Or were people applauding the arrival of another player? Perhaps a captain type?
I have to disagree that he was our best player in the first half! Bar Pope (smashing it long upfield) Fox and Watt (Not sure he knows how to pass) Ba had the worst passing accuracy thus gave the ball away 1 in 4 times he attempted a pass. (75% is not awful but when you've contributed little else other than an engine to run up and down it's not good enough)
Whilst the full stats of what each and everyone had were: 100% - Moussa 95% - Ahearne-Grant 92% - Bergdich 91% - Bauer 87% - Cousins 87% - Solly 86% - JBG 83% - Diarra 83% - McAleny 82% - Jackson 75% - Ba 70% - Watt 65% - Fox 38% - Pope
I don't personally see how he rated higher than Bergdich but it could be because Ba's decision making and passing inaccuracy is starting to bother me.
I'm not saying he was the worst on the pitch overall. That falls down to Pope.
Ba was just very average. (I have to say our passing in general this season has been poor and he was at least better than some of the team averages)
Ok but the stats and my eyes agree with one another.
As I said, I just felt he was distinctly average and that these 'penetrating forward passes' resulted in nothing.
Ba is a strange one ?
what a mixed bag of good passes, bad passes, good tackles, bad shots.
There could be a decent player in there, but he is so erratic that it hard to call. Maybe he is still adjusting to the pace of the championship. Time will tell.
I notice that Aerial duals won, nearly doubled what it has been in the last few games, I said after the last game, that until we start winning more of these we will not get anywhere
I notice that Aerial duals won, nearly doubled what it has been in the last few games, I said after the last game, that until we start winning more of these we will not get anywhere
With the exception of the Fulham game, every game with 50% or above aerial duels won, Makienok played the majority of the game. That's no coincidence, he's useful in defence as well as attack and we've missed him badly since he's been out. 9points out of five games with him, 1 point from 5 without (I count the Huddersfield game in that). Stats don't prove everything but they certainly help in this case.
I notice that Aerial duals won, nearly doubled what it has been in the last few games, I said after the last game, that until we start winning more of these we will not get anywhere
The stats also support the view that I formed from watching on tv, that we got a lot of crosses in. Was that down to a change in our tactics or to Fulham giving us the chance to do it? I want to see what a fit Mak can do with a decent supply of crosses.
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Our form this season suggests we will therefore beat Reading & Middlesboro and lose the others.
In the second half, he still did ok, but there was one pass out wide that their LB intercepted, one through-ball to JBG that was fractionally overhit and one low finish that their keeper got to. Based on this, people have marked him 4 or 5 out of 10. It's f**king ridiculous. I can't be the only one that remembered his first-half display? The applause he got when he was subbed seems to indicate that I'm not.
I have to disagree that he was our best player in the first half! Bar Pope (smashing it long upfield) Fox and Watt (Not sure he knows how to pass) Ba had the worst passing accuracy thus gave the ball away 1 in 4 times he attempted a pass. (75% is not awful but when you've contributed little else other than an engine to run up and down it's not good enough)
Whilst the full stats of what each and everyone had were:
100% - Moussa
95% - Ahearne-Grant
92% - Bergdich
91% - Bauer
87% - Cousins
87% - Solly
86% - JBG
83% - Diarra
83% - McAleny
82% - Jackson
75% - Ba
70% - Watt
65% - Fox
38% - Pope
I don't personally see how he rated higher than Bergdich but it could be because Ba's decision making and passing inaccuracy is starting to bother me.
I'm not saying he was the worst on the pitch overall. That falls down to Pope.
Ba was just very average. (I have to say our passing in general this season has been poor and he was at least better than some of the team averages)
People applauded Ba off then cheered Jackson on.
As I said, I just felt he was distinctly average and that these 'penetrating forward passes' resulted in nothing.
what a mixed bag of good passes, bad passes, good tackles, bad shots.
There could be a decent player in there, but he is so erratic that it hard to call.
Maybe he is still adjusting to the pace of the championship.
Time will tell.