Amos: 7 -solid Dijksteel: 7- maturing into the role Pearce: 7.5- great pillar in defence Bauer: 8 - ran the back line Page: 7.5 - I like his runs forward, good cross for Reeves goal Reeves: 8 - I started eating my hat when he scored... Aribo: 8 - love his work and skill, would like to see a few more shots on goal from him Forster-Caskey: 8 - carried on his solid work from last game Fosu-Henry: 9 - MOM, it was his day... Ajose: 7 - difficult conditions for forwards, loved his dummy for Fosu's first. Zyro: 7 - same as Ajose Mavididi: 7 - showed glimpses of what he will do when on from the start on in better conditions.
The marks from this game and Monday's will be combined into one Easter Statbank but with separate MoM pages and will be published on Wednesday, your marks please:
Amos: 7- Cant really mark him down for anything, but didn't have anything to do so might be tad generous. Dijksteel: 8- Had his player in his pocket, looked like he could be suspect with the diagonal ball but dealt with everything and looks solid Pearce: 8 - Solid Bauer: 8.5 - Solid and covers the right back area well when we looked exposed Page: 8 - Good game, slightly different to JDS but still a good back up Reeves: 8 - Worked hard, scored with his head didn't do alot wrong and looks very comfortable on the ball, always looking to unlock their defence. Aribo: 7.5, Shoot FFS, other than that was pretty faultless. Also very one footed Forster-Caskey: 8.5 -Thought he dominated the middle, corners and set pieces were good too imo we looked dangerous Fosu-Henry: 9- El Skillio, they couldn't handle him and looked dangerous everytime on the ball. Does sometimes try to do too much but i dont mind when he causes so many problems, nice goals too good strikes. Ajose: 8- linked up well with the Fosu, Zyro, looked disappointed to come off and reckon he needs a goal as a couple of times he passed when should have shot. Zyro: 8- Led the line well, was everywhere and worked hard. Looks a threat and links up well, more of a team player than out and out goalscorer. Mavididi: 7.5 caused them as much problems as fosu, hard to think where he may get in the side other then Ajose but would be harsh.
Amos: 7 - Very little to do. Dijksteel: 8 - Tidy, alert player....impressed. Pearce: 8 - Skipper led by example Bauer: 8 - Solid Page: 7.5 - Got forward a bit more. Reeves: 8.5 - Seemed to have a lot of room to do his stuff! I actually thought Zyro scored not him!! Aribo: 8.5 - Classy....becoming consistent too. Forster-Caskey: 8 - Kept it ticking over in the engine room. Fosu-Henry: 9 - Unplayable at times....great goals. Ajose: 8 - Great attitude...wanted to be involved and showed some nice touches. Zyro: 7.5 - Decent runs to make room for Aribo, Reeves & Fosu coming forward. Mavididi: 8 - Good to see him back to his tricky mazy ways!
Magennis: n/a - Determined to score with a typical Magennis effort. Another ref probably disallows it! Kaikai: n/a - I would've preferred Marshall to come on. I wasn't expecting him to do much, but he did ok.
Amos: 7 - Very little to do. Dijksteel: 8 - Tidy, alert player....impressed. Pearce: 8 - Skipper led by example Bauer: 8 - Solid Page: 7.5 - Got forward a bit more. Reeves: 8.5 - Seemed to have a lot of room to do his stuff! I actually thought Zyro scored not him!! Aribo: 8.5 - Classy....becoming consistent too. Forster-Caskey: 8 - Kept it ticking over in the engine room. Fosu-Henry: 9 - Unplayable at times....great goals. Ajose: 8 - Great attitude...wanted to be involved and showed some nice touches. Zyro: 7.5 - Decent runs to make room for Aribo, Reeves & Fosu coming forward. Mavididi: 8 - Good to see him back to his tricky mazy ways!
Magennis: n/a - Determined to score with a typical Magennis effort. Another ref probably disallows it! Kaikai: n/a - I would've preferred Marshall to come on. I wasn't expecting him to do much, but he did ok.
Me too lol not like they even look similar just the view wasn't clear :P haha
Amos: 6 just had to make sure his gloves were on the right way. Dijksteel: 7 One lovely tackle to win the ball back. Pearce: 7 Won every battle. Bauer: 7 Steady as a rock. Page: 7 perfect cross for Reeves opener. Reeves: 8 goal, assist and showboat ( nutmeg without looking at the ball ). He was everywhere. Aribo: 7 controlled the midfield with JFC. Forster-Casey: 6.5 quote a few wayward passes but played the role in front of defence well. Fosu-Henry: 8.5 almost untouchable. 2 sweet goals and could have had 4. Ajose: 7 the dummy to let Fosu in for the second goal was cute. Zyro: 6.5 Worked well with Ajose. Mavididi: 7 dangerous down the wing.
Amos: 6.5 - tempted to give him an extra half point for having to stand around in the cold and the pouring rain with nothing to do.
Dijksteel: 8.5 - I have to keep reminding myself he's a 21-year-old central midfielder with less than 10 League games under his belt playing at Right Back. He is so quick, so strong, and so good on the ball. His positioning gets better every week. He's a brick wall on that side and players just don't get past him. And sometimes he tucks in and steps into the area where a defensive midfielder would be just to show what he can do there as well.
Pearce: 8 - Another good, solid display. He still looks ropey with a bouncing ball coming at him, and when he has to defend facing his own goal, but for now he's been able to avoid those situations due to defending elsewhere on the pitch and when he's defending crosses coming into his own box he's very good.
Bauer: 9 - My Player of the Year. Unlucky that Fosu was on another level today because he was absolutely superb. He can defend anywhere. He stepped into a passing lane 40 yards from his own goal wide on the right, then played a crisp pass that Ajose dummied that eventually lead to the second. He was turned and made a fantastic last ditch tackle when their forward looked through. He takes the ball off the foot of attackers. He reads danger incredibly well and deals with it, and he's good on the ball.
Page: 8.5 - Really solid again from him and a great ball for the first goal. He has been out of the game for a year, and he's come in like nothing happened and just slotted right in, with a goal and an assist. But it's also his technique and positioning that look so good. Another real find from Robinson.
Reeves: 9 - Unlucky that Fosu and Bauer had such brilliant games because his performance may nor get the credit it deserves. A goal and an assist but also so much more. Stepping into passing lanes. Breaking up play. Positioning himself off the ball. Making really good runs into the box. Getting ahead of his man for the opener was so I important, it showed both a great run and a great desire, and it was his first ever headed goal apparently.
Aribo: 8 - A good microcosm of where Joe Aribo is in his career at the moment. At times he's unplayable, and he can get past anybody. At other times frustrating and takes one of two touches too many. But his workrate and running have been excellent, and he's been really good about putting pressure on the ball higher up the pitch. Things didn't come off for him today and he's still raw, but he has the tools to be something special.
Forster-Caskey: 8.5 - Ran things. Had a slightly shaky start but settled in. His positioning at the base of the midfield is superb. He is always there to back up the play. And it was in one of those moments that he drew an absolutely brilliant save from their keeper. Another who could easily be overlooked but he provides the platform for so much of what we do and he's so important.
Fosu-Henry: 10 - On another planet. Extra half point for going over to give a kid his shirt and another a hug.
Ajose: 8.5 - Everything but a goal. He looks a totally different player. He was unlucky not to be played in on a couple of occasions, but his movement, his workrate, his selflessness are all superb. He makes space for others so incredibly well. That dummy for Fosu was so clever. And his runs off the ball cause defenders all sorts of trouble. It's not a coincidence that Fosu seems to have more space with him in the team. All he needs is a goal now. And he bloody well deserves one.
Zyro: 7.5 - Not his day and yet his running and aerial ability caused them a lot of problems. Think he's gonna be a real good one. Looks like he's still fighting rustiness after so long out with injury. But keep playing him, there's a special player in there.
Mavididi: 8 - Lacked an end product and at times looked a little rusty coming back from injury, but he gave them nightmares. What a player to come off the bench. He is so skillfull and but for a little more composure he could have added a couple goals.
Magennis: Good for him to get a goal, loves pulling off his man at the back post. Generally looked more mobile and played with more freedom than he has in a few months. Think that when he gets his chance he'll really like playing in this new look team. Kaikai: n/a
Amos: 7- Cant really mark him down for anything, but didn't have anything to do so might be tad generous.
Amos held cleanly their one decent shot on target and never put a foot wrong. No goals conceded.
He's a key part of the back 5 unit, organising the defence and controlling his box. Plenty of involvement even if he doesn't need to make spectacular saves.
It was a faultless display by Amos. He deserves his 7.
Amos: 6, not that he had a bad game I just think we could have had anyone in goal Dijksteel: 7.5 solid again, making that spot his own Pearce: 8, proper leader, would have rated higher but he made a clumsy challenge and I think one or two dodgy passes Bauer: 7.5, ditto Pearce, solid game just made had a few bad moments Page: 8, didn't really do much wrong, lovely assist Reeves: 9 (MotM) crazy to think I would ever give Reeves such a high rating but he was simply that good Aribo: 7.5, once again some lovely footwork and passing but just need to be a bit more decisive Forster-Caskey: 8, good game again Fosu-Henry: 9, two good goals, constant menace, our key player and we need to hold on to him going into next season Ajose: 7.5, worked hard, he will score a few before the season ends I think Zyro: 6.5, didn't really do much but didn't play bad either, just stayed in his position and contested when he good Mavididi: 8, bullet. Would love him on a perm and to build a team around him and Fosu, we can dream
Comments
Dijksteel: 8
Pearce: 8
Bauer: 8
Page: 8
Reeves: 8.5
Aribo: 8
Forster-Caskey: 8
Fosu-Henry: 9
Ajose: 8
Zyro: 7
Mavididi: 7
Dijksteel: 7
Pearce: 8
Bauer: 8
Page: 8
Reeves: 8.5
Aribo: 8
Forster-Caskey: 7.5
Fosu-Henry: 9 mom
Ajose: 8
Zyro: 7
Mavididi: 7.5
Dijksteel: 7- maturing into the role
Pearce: 7.5- great pillar in defence
Bauer: 8 - ran the back line
Page: 7.5 - I like his runs forward, good cross for Reeves goal
Reeves: 8 - I started eating my hat when he scored...
Aribo: 8 - love his work and skill, would like to see a few more shots on goal from him
Forster-Caskey: 8 - carried on his solid work from last game
Fosu-Henry: 9 - MOM, it was his day...
Ajose: 7 - difficult conditions for forwards, loved his dummy for Fosu's first.
Zyro: 7 - same as Ajose
Mavididi: 7 - showed glimpses of what he will do when on from the start on in better conditions.
Magennis: n/a
Kaikai: n/a
And Bowyer 200
Amos: 7
Dijksteel: 7.5
Pearce: 7
Bauer: 7
Page: 7
Reeves: 7.5
Aribo: 7.5
Forster-Caskey: 7
Fosu-Henry: 8.5
Ajose: 7
Zyro: 7
Mavididi: 7
Dijksteel: 8- Had his player in his pocket, looked like he could be suspect with the diagonal ball but dealt with everything and looks solid
Pearce: 8 - Solid
Bauer: 8.5 - Solid and covers the right back area well when we looked exposed
Page: 8 - Good game, slightly different to JDS but still a good back up
Reeves: 8 - Worked hard, scored with his head
Aribo: 7.5, Shoot FFS, other than that was pretty faultless. Also very one footed
Forster-Caskey: 8.5 -Thought he dominated the middle, corners and set pieces were good too imo we looked dangerous
Fosu-Henry: 9- El Skillio, they couldn't handle him and looked dangerous everytime on the ball. Does sometimes try to do too much but i dont mind when he causes so many problems, nice goals too good strikes.
Ajose: 8- linked up well with the Fosu, Zyro, looked disappointed to come off and reckon he needs a goal as a couple of times he passed when should have shot.
Zyro: 8- Led the line well, was everywhere and worked hard. Looks a threat and links up well, more of a team player than out and out goalscorer.
Mavididi: 7.5 caused them as much problems as fosu, hard to think where he may get in the side other then Ajose but would be harsh.
Magennis: n/a
Kaikai: n/a
Dijksteel: 8 - Tidy, alert player....impressed.
Pearce: 8 - Skipper led by example
Bauer: 8 - Solid
Page: 7.5 - Got forward a bit more.
Reeves: 8.5 - Seemed to have a lot of room to do his stuff! I actually thought Zyro scored not him!!
Aribo: 8.5 - Classy....becoming consistent too.
Forster-Caskey: 8 - Kept it ticking over in the engine room.
Fosu-Henry: 9 - Unplayable at times....great goals.
Ajose: 8 - Great attitude...wanted to be involved and showed some nice touches.
Zyro: 7.5 - Decent runs to make room for Aribo, Reeves & Fosu coming forward.
Mavididi: 8 - Good to see him back to his tricky mazy ways!
Magennis: n/a - Determined to score with a typical Magennis effort. Another ref probably disallows it!
Kaikai: n/a - I would've preferred Marshall to come on. I wasn't expecting him to do much, but he did ok.
Dijksteel: 7 One lovely tackle to win the ball back.
Pearce: 7 Won every battle.
Bauer: 7 Steady as a rock.
Page: 7 perfect cross for Reeves opener.
Reeves: 8 goal, assist and showboat ( nutmeg without looking at the ball ). He was everywhere.
Aribo: 7 controlled the midfield with JFC.
Forster-Casey: 6.5 quote a few wayward passes but played the role in front of defence well.
Fosu-Henry: 8.5 almost untouchable. 2 sweet goals and could have had 4.
Ajose: 7 the dummy to let Fosu in for the second goal was cute.
Zyro: 6.5 Worked well with Ajose.
Mavididi: 7 dangerous down the wing.
Dijksteel: 7
Pearce: 8
Bauer: 8
Page: 8
Reeves: 8.5
Aribo: 8
Forster-Caskey: 8
Fosu-Henry: 9mom
Ajose: 7
Zyro: 6
Mavididi: 7
Dijksteel: 8.5 - I have to keep reminding myself he's a 21-year-old central midfielder with less than 10 League games under his belt playing at Right Back. He is so quick, so strong, and so good on the ball. His positioning gets better every week. He's a brick wall on that side and players just don't get past him. And sometimes he tucks in and steps into the area where a defensive midfielder would be just to show what he can do there as well.
Pearce: 8 - Another good, solid display. He still looks ropey with a bouncing ball coming at him, and when he has to defend facing his own goal, but for now he's been able to avoid those situations due to defending elsewhere on the pitch and when he's defending crosses coming into his own box he's very good.
Bauer: 9 - My Player of the Year. Unlucky that Fosu was on another level today because he was absolutely superb. He can defend anywhere. He stepped into a passing lane 40 yards from his own goal wide on the right, then played a crisp pass that Ajose dummied that eventually lead to the second. He was turned and made a fantastic last ditch tackle when their forward looked through. He takes the ball off the foot of attackers. He reads danger incredibly well and deals with it, and he's good on the ball.
Page: 8.5 - Really solid again from him and a great ball for the first goal. He has been out of the game for a year, and he's come in like nothing happened and just slotted right in, with a goal and an assist. But it's also his technique and positioning that look so good. Another real find from Robinson.
Reeves: 9 - Unlucky that Fosu and Bauer had such brilliant games because his performance may nor get the credit it deserves. A goal and an assist but also so much more. Stepping into passing lanes. Breaking up play. Positioning himself off the ball. Making really good runs into the box. Getting ahead of his man for the opener was so I important, it showed both a great run and a great desire, and it was his first ever headed goal apparently.
Aribo: 8 - A good microcosm of where Joe Aribo is in his career at the moment. At times he's unplayable, and he can get past anybody. At other times frustrating and takes one of two touches too many. But his workrate and running have been excellent, and he's been really good about putting pressure on the ball higher up the pitch. Things didn't come off for him today and he's still raw, but he has the tools to be something special.
Forster-Caskey: 8.5 - Ran things. Had a slightly shaky start but settled in. His positioning at the base of the midfield is superb. He is always there to back up the play. And it was in one of those moments that he drew an absolutely brilliant save from their keeper. Another who could easily be overlooked but he provides the platform for so much of what we do and he's so important.
Fosu-Henry: 10 - On another planet. Extra half point for going over to give a kid his shirt and another a hug.
Ajose: 8.5 - Everything but a goal. He looks a totally different player. He was unlucky not to be played in on a couple of occasions, but his movement, his workrate, his selflessness are all superb. He makes space for others so incredibly well. That dummy for Fosu was so clever. And his runs off the ball cause defenders all sorts of trouble. It's not a coincidence that Fosu seems to have more space with him in the team. All he needs is a goal now. And he bloody well deserves one.
Zyro: 7.5 - Not his day and yet his running and aerial ability caused them a lot of problems. Think he's gonna be a real good one. Looks like he's still fighting rustiness after so long out with injury. But keep playing him, there's a special player in there.
Mavididi: 8 - Lacked an end product and at times looked a little rusty coming back from injury, but he gave them nightmares. What a player to come off the bench. He is so skillfull and but for a little more composure he could have added a couple goals.
Magennis: Good for him to get a goal, loves pulling off his man at the back post. Generally looked more mobile and played with more freedom than he has in a few months. Think that when he gets his chance he'll really like playing in this new look team.
Kaikai: n/a
No goals conceded.
He's a key part of the back 5 unit, organising the defence and controlling his box.
Plenty of involvement even if he doesn't need to make spectacular saves.
It was a faultless display by Amos. He deserves his 7.
Dijksteel: 7.5 solid again, making that spot his own
Pearce: 8, proper leader, would have rated higher but he made a clumsy challenge and I think one or two dodgy passes
Bauer: 7.5, ditto Pearce, solid game just made had a few bad moments
Page: 8, didn't really do much wrong, lovely assist
Reeves: 9 (MotM) crazy to think I would ever give Reeves such a high rating but he was simply that good
Aribo: 7.5, once again some lovely footwork and passing but just need to be a bit more decisive
Forster-Caskey: 8, good game again
Fosu-Henry: 9, two good goals, constant menace, our key player and we need to hold on to him going into next season
Ajose: 7.5, worked hard, he will score a few before the season ends I think
Zyro: 6.5, didn't really do much but didn't play bad either, just stayed in his position and contested when he good
Mavididi: 8, bullet. Would love him on a perm and to build a team around him and Fosu, we can dream
Amos: 7
Dijksteel: 8.5
Pearce: 8
Bauer: 8
Page: 8
Reeves: 9
Aribo: 8
Forster-Caskey: 8
Fosu-Henry: 9.5
Ajose: 7.5
Zyro: 7
Mavididi: 7.5
Dijksteel: 7
Pearce: 8
Bauer: 8
Page: 7.5
Reeves: 8
Aribo: 7
Forster-Caskey: 7.5
Fosu-Henry: 9
Ajose: 8
Zyro: 6.5
Mavididi: 7