Phillips 7.5 Saved a pen, made a miracle save, set up an attack with a brilliant long throw and people mark him down for 1 kick?
Matthews 7.5 Tiered else would have been an 8. Best full back at the club.
Lockyer 7.5 Amazing that he hadn't played at this level before, be amazed if he ever plays lower again.
Pearce 6 Not supprised he isn't repeating the 1st 3 months of the season.
Purrington 5.5 Mr 7 out of ten, has slipped a few marks, probably not a top half championship full back. Would be a great 2nd choice.
Oshilaja 6.5 out of position, tried hard, harshly at fault for their 1st goal? But should have given away a pen.
Cullen 7 was slightly better than OK until he got injured. Will be a massive miss.
Gallagher 8.5 plus 1 for the goal, minus 0.5 for giving the ball away for their 1st. Will play for England before his 21st birthday.
Oztumer 7.5 a stupid clever player. Can see, and play, balls that others can't see, then makes poor, simpler choices. If he improved that side of his game he wouldn't be playing in the championship.
Bonne 7.5 did everything but score, reminds me of Emile Heskey. Which is a good thing.
Leko 5.5 plus 1 for the goal, plus 0.5 for the assist. Other than that shocking.
Morgan 7 funny old game, if we had the squad and start that most of us predicted at the start of August he would have probably been a regular and we would be panicking he would be off in January.
Doughty n/a first time I have seen him, impressed.
The ref 7, thought he did well. Missed their obvious pen, then gave a 50-50 one.
Phillips 8.5 - One very good save and the penalty as well; couldn't do much with the goals Matthews 6.5 - pushed forward well but some wayward passing Lockyer 7.5 - Coped quite well Pearce 7 - Full of effort Purrington 6 - Silly foul for the penalty, and didn't have the best game Oshilaja 6.5 - Better in defensive midfield than at the back where he started Cullen 8 - Was doing fantastically well and will be sorely missed Gallagher 7.5 - Excellent game Oztumer 7 - Buzzed around and when he got the ball in advanced positions looked very dangerous Bonne 7 - Worked very hard and a good assist Leko 5 - Extra point for his goal; he was woeful otherwise Morgan 6.5 - Took responsibility and some good delivery Doughty n/a The ref - 6.5 - Did OK
Phillips - 7.5 one very good save plus the pen. lost his footing for the 2nd goal which was just unlucky. Matthews - 7 battled throughout with little support. very good as a full back and got forward well a few times. Lockyer - 7 Pearce - 6.5 Purrington - 6.5 gave the ball away a fair few times. looked a bit of the pace. Oshilaja - 6 lost his man on the edge of the box which happened a fair few times unfortunately. Cullen - 6.5 Gallagher - 7 gave the ball away a few times which led to attacks for them and a goal. Oztumer - 7.5 had bags of room in the middle. played some really nice passes. Bonne - 7.5 MOM - really good performance shame he couldn't cap it of with a goal and he should of played Oztumer in the 6 yard area. Leko - 5.5 apart from the defleted goal he was average. made one very good pass and a couple of runs. Morgan - 6.5 - love his passing and attitude just needs to track back. left Matthews exposed but with him, Gallagher, Oztumer in midfield there wasn't going to be alot of defensive work.
Doughty n/a got pace and made a couple of decent crosses. worth bringing on again on Tuesday. The ref - 6 - didn't see what could of been a sending off and felt the Pen was harsh.
Phillips - 8 Penalty save and another great block. Superb throw to the half-way line. Matthews - 7 Got away with a bad one on Hoilett in the first couple of minutes but showed pace and got some good blocks in. Looks a very neat player but don't like him on the near post for corners....that's two now that seem to have just cleared him and ended up as goals. Lockyer - 7 Plenty of good stuff. Pearce - 7 Plenty of good stuff. Purrington - 6 Slightly unlucky with the penalty. Didn't defend badly. Oshilaja - 6.5 Cumbersome early on but got better. Some important interventions. Cullen - 7 Key to breaking up play and starting moves. Will be badly missed and I suspect it won't be just for a couple of weeks. Gallagher - 7 Actually lost the ball in bad areas three times but his overall contribution outweighs any of the negatives. Oztumer - 8 After a quiet first 15 minutes, he buzzed around everywhere. Very good at nicking the ball back when others have made the initial challenge. Bonne - 8 Ok, no goals but a big contribution to keeping us up the field. His touch and awareness were top-notch. Showed tremendous power for the first goal. Leko - 6 I like Leko. He's raw and gets a few things wrong but he tries and gets a few things right. Lovely strong finish for the goal (yes it took a nick but the power of the shot forced it home) and there was one brilliant reverse pass in the 2nd half) Morgan 7 - He's got such an accurate shot that goals look likely....he just hasn't managed one yet. Keep him around the squad and throw him into games that we are chasing. Doughty n/a - His first touch was brilliant chest control on the run. Looked quick, direct and very well balanced. Suited him to make his debut in such an open game. The ref -7 Missed a penalty for them 1st half but let it flow really well.
Phillips - 7 - Made some good saves and saved what was a poor penalty, however flapped at the corner, and although unsighted was slightly out of position for the 2nd goal. Matthews - 7 - Dealt well on the most part with Cardiff's wide men, but was overloaded in the 2nd half Lockyer - 7 - Not his best game, but still played well, one very good challenge in the box in the first half. Pearce - Purrington - 6 - A mixed bag, gave away the penalty, and struggled for support on the left hand side. Oshilaja - 7 - Could have given away a penalty, struggled initially, but played some really good passes once he got into his stride. Cullen - 7 - Provides a buzz especially when he picks the ball up and turns, hopefully the injury is not too bad. Gallagher - 7 - A couple of errors giving the ball away, and referees are giving him less fouls when he's looking for it. He's still the heartbeat of the side and is a deadly finisher. Oztumer - 7 - Grew into the game, some very nice touches and passes, as well as managing to win free kicks at key moments and in key positions. Bonne - 8 - Created that first goal out of nothing. He has grown massively in confidence, held the ball up well and played others in, just a shame he didn't get the goal he deserved. Leko - 6 - So infuriating because he has the ability to be very good, but missed some key passes, which wasted good opportunities. Importantly he scored as a result of taking the strike on instead of taking on his man 50 times Morgan - 7 - Some really neat passes, one which was through the eye of a needle, could of scored with a couple of good shots, the confidence will build, but also he needs to help out more defensively. Doughty - 7 - I wasn't expecting much when he came on, but he went at it, took players on and created opportunities. Liked the way he stood up to Peltier who was trying to intimidate him. The ref - 7- Actually thought he was very good, let the game go, and booked players only when needed.
Interesting to see the variance in marks for Oztumer. I personally thought he was perfectly placed to influence the game as our most creative threat, but was poor in his decision making and final ball (except for the assist). So frustrating!
Phillips - 8 - Extra 1 for pen save Matthews - 5.5 - Turned inside out a few times, lost the ball numerous times 2nd half. Lockyer - 7 - classy Pearce - 5 - Bull in a China shop, concentrate on organising yoru back 4 instead of fighting all game. Purrington - 5.5 -Meh Oshilaja - 7.5 - Done very well in new role Cullen-7 - Hope hes back soon Gallagher-6.5- Not as good as usual Oztumer-8 MOTM Bonne - 7 - Run his socks off Leko - 5 - Lazy Morgan - 7 - Fair play Doughty n/a - Loved seeing him come on, showed Leko what he should have been doing The ref - -8
If we played more direct we would have finished them off easy. We dont socre goals or create chances from playing it around our own box.
Comments
Phillips 6
Matthews. 6
Lockyer 7
Pearce 6
Purrington 6
Oshilaja 6
Cullen 7
Gallagher 8
Oztumer 8
Bonne 8
Leko 5
Morgan 6
Doughty n/a
The ref 7
Matthews 7.5
Lockyer 7.5
Pearce 7
Purrington 7
Oshilaja 8
Cullen 7.5
Gallagher 7.5
Oztumer 8.5
Bonne 8
Leko 7
Morgan 7
Doughty n/a
The ref 6
Phillips 7.5 Saved a pen, made a miracle save, set up an attack with a brilliant long throw and people mark him down for 1 kick?
Matthews 7.5
Lockyer 7
Pearce 6.5
Purrington 6.5
Oshilaja 7
Cullen 6
Gallagher 6
Oztumer 8
Bonne 7.5
Leko 6
Morgan 6.5
Matthews 6.5
Lockyer 7
Pearce 7
Purrington 6.5
Oshilaja 6.5
Cullen 6.5
Gallagher 7
Oztumer 6.5
Bonne 7.5
Leko 6.5
Morgan 5.5
Doughty n/a
The ref 7
Matthews 6.5 - pushed forward well but some wayward passing
Lockyer 7.5 - Coped quite well
Pearce 7 - Full of effort
Purrington 6 - Silly foul for the penalty, and didn't have the best game
Oshilaja 6.5 - Better in defensive midfield than at the back where he started
Cullen 8 - Was doing fantastically well and will be sorely missed
Gallagher 7.5 - Excellent game
Oztumer 7 - Buzzed around and when he got the ball in advanced positions looked very dangerous
Bonne 7 - Worked very hard and a good assist
Leko 5 - Extra point for his goal; he was woeful otherwise
Morgan 6.5 - Took responsibility and some good delivery
Doughty n/a
The ref - 6.5 - Did OK
Matthews - 6
Lockyer - 7
Pearce - 7
Purrington - 6
Oshilaja - 6
Cullen - 7
Gallagher - 8
Oztumer - 7
Bonne - 7
Leko - 6
Morgan - 6
Matthews - 7 battled throughout with little support. very good as a full back and got forward well a few times.
Lockyer - 7
Pearce - 6.5
Purrington - 6.5 gave the ball away a fair few times. looked a bit of the pace.
Oshilaja - 6 lost his man on the edge of the box which happened a fair few times unfortunately.
Cullen - 6.5
Gallagher - 7 gave the ball away a few times which led to attacks for them and a goal.
Oztumer - 7.5 had bags of room in the middle. played some really nice passes.
Bonne - 7.5 MOM - really good performance shame he couldn't cap it of with a goal and he should of played Oztumer in the 6 yard area.
Leko - 5.5 apart from the defleted goal he was average. made one very good pass and a couple of runs.
Morgan - 6.5 - love his passing and attitude just needs to track back. left Matthews exposed but with him, Gallagher, Oztumer in midfield there wasn't going to be alot of defensive work.
Doughty n/a got pace and made a couple of decent crosses. worth bringing on again on Tuesday.
The ref - 6 - didn't see what could of been a sending off and felt the Pen was harsh.
Phillips: 8.5
Matthews: 6.5
Lockyer: 6.5
Pearce: 6.5
Purrington: 6.5
Oshilaja: 6.5
Cullen: 6.5
Gallagher: 8.5
Oztumer: 6.5
Bonne: 7.5
Leko: 6.5
Morgan: 7
The ref: 6
Matthews 7.5
Lockyer 6.5
Pearce 7
Purrington 6.5
Oshilaja 6.5
Cullen 7
Gallagher 7.5
Oztumer 7.5
Bonne 7.5
Leko 6
Morgan 7
Doughty n/a
The ref 5.5
Matthews - 7 Got away with a bad one on Hoilett in the first couple of minutes but showed pace and got some good blocks in. Looks a very neat player but don't like him on the near post for corners....that's two now that seem to have just cleared him and ended up as goals.
Lockyer - 7 Plenty of good stuff.
Pearce - 7 Plenty of good stuff.
Purrington - 6 Slightly unlucky with the penalty. Didn't defend badly.
Oshilaja - 6.5 Cumbersome early on but got better. Some important interventions.
Cullen - 7 Key to breaking up play and starting moves. Will be badly missed and I suspect it won't be just for a couple of weeks.
Gallagher - 7 Actually lost the ball in bad areas three times but his overall contribution outweighs any of the negatives.
Oztumer - 8 After a quiet first 15 minutes, he buzzed around everywhere. Very good at nicking the ball back when others have made the initial challenge.
Bonne - 8 Ok, no goals but a big contribution to keeping us up the field. His touch and awareness were top-notch. Showed tremendous power for the first goal.
Leko - 6 I like Leko. He's raw and gets a few things wrong but he tries and gets a few things right. Lovely strong finish for the goal (yes it took a nick but the power of the shot forced it home) and there was one brilliant reverse pass in the 2nd half)
Morgan 7 - He's got such an accurate shot that goals look likely....he just hasn't managed one yet. Keep him around the squad and throw him into games that we are chasing.
Doughty n/a - His first touch was brilliant chest control on the run. Looked quick, direct and very well balanced. Suited him to make his debut in such an open game.
The ref -7 Missed a penalty for them 1st half but let it flow really well.
Matthews 4
Lockyer 5
Pearce 5
Purrington 4
Oshilaja 5
Cullen 6
Gallagher 6
Oztumer 7
Bonne 7
Leko 5 +1 for the goal and assit.
Morgan 5
Doughty n/a
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Matthews - 7 - Dealt well on the most part with Cardiff's wide men, but was overloaded in the 2nd half
Lockyer - 7 - Not his best game, but still played well, one very good challenge in the box in the first half.
Pearce -
Purrington - 6 - A mixed bag, gave away the penalty, and struggled for support on the left hand side.
Oshilaja - 7 - Could have given away a penalty, struggled initially, but played some really good passes once he got into his stride.
Cullen - 7 - Provides a buzz especially when he picks the ball up and turns, hopefully the injury is not too bad.
Gallagher - 7 - A couple of errors giving the ball away, and referees are giving him less fouls when he's looking for it. He's still the heartbeat of the side and is a deadly finisher.
Oztumer - 7 - Grew into the game, some very nice touches and passes, as well as managing to win free kicks at key moments and in key positions.
Bonne - 8 - Created that first goal out of nothing. He has grown massively in confidence, held the ball up well and played others in, just a shame he didn't get the goal he deserved.
Leko - 6 - So infuriating because he has the ability to be very good, but missed some key passes, which wasted good opportunities. Importantly he scored as a result of taking the strike on instead of taking on his man 50 times
Morgan - 7 - Some really neat passes, one which was through the eye of a needle, could of scored with a couple of good shots, the confidence will build, but also he needs to help out more defensively.
Doughty - 7 - I wasn't expecting much when he came on, but he went at it, took players on and created opportunities. Liked the way he stood up to Peltier who was trying to intimidate him.
The ref - 7- Actually thought he was very good, let the game go, and booked players only when needed.
Matthews 7
Lockyer 7
Pearce 7
Purrington 6
Oshilaja 7
Cullen 7
Gallagher 7
Oztumer 7
Bonne 8
Leko 7
Morgan 7
Matthews: 6
Lockyer: 7
Pearce: 7
Purrington: 6
Oshilaja: 7
Cullen: 7
Gallagher: 7
Oztumer: 8
Bonne: 8
Leko: 5.5
Morgan: 7
Doughty n/a
The ref: 6
Matthews 7
Lockyer 7
Pearce 7
Purrington 7
Oshilaja 5
Cullen 7
Gallagher 8
Oztumer 8
Bonne 8
Leko 4
Morgan 7
Doughty n/a
The ref 6
Phillips 7
Matthews 7
Lockyer 7
Pearce7
Purrington 7
Oshilaja 6
Cullen 7
Gallagher 8
Oztumer 8
Bonne 7
Leko 4
Morgan 8
Doughty n/a
The ref 6
Phillips - 8 - Extra 1 for pen save
Matthews - 5.5 - Turned inside out a few times, lost the ball numerous times 2nd half.
Lockyer - 7 - classy
Pearce - 5 - Bull in a China shop, concentrate on organising yoru back 4 instead of fighting all game.
Purrington - 5.5 -Meh
Oshilaja - 7.5 - Done very well in new role
Cullen-7 - Hope hes back soon
Gallagher-6.5- Not as good as usual
Oztumer-8 MOTM
Bonne - 7 - Run his socks off
Leko - 5 - Lazy
Morgan - 7 - Fair play
Doughty n/a - Loved seeing him come on, showed Leko what he should have been doing
The ref - -8
If we played more direct we would have finished them off easy. We dont socre goals or create chances from playing it around our own box.