Here's how I scored the lads yesterday.
Keller: 7/10
Solid, dependable, and there when he was needed.
Konchesky: 7/10
Another good performance, although he didn't look quite so confident when he was pushed up the park and replaced at the back by Boca.
Hangeland: 8/10
Awesome display by the big fella. Kept Yakubu as quiet as a sleeping baby.
Hughes: 7/10
Competent and assured.
Stalteri: 7/10
Good display and also provided some testing crosses. Nice to see him getting forward.
Murphy: 5/10
One good touch; three bad. Frustrating but not as woeful as usual.
Bullard: 5/10
Not one of his better games. His passing radar was way off today.
Andreason: 7/10
Pushed out wide for much of the game but then brough into the centre. As ever, a solid game.
Davies: 6/10
Missed a golden opportunity to put us two up, but a great cross to find Brian for the goal.
Johnson: 6/10
An A for effort. Came close at the end and showed enough to indicate he will be good once he finds his Premiership feet.
McBridge: 7/10
Great goal. Age is catching up with him but he put in a terrific shift again.
Substitutes
Bocanegra: 6/10
Did everything that was required of him when he slotted into Konch's left back slot.
Volz: 6/10
Added steel to the midfield
Dempsey: 6/10
Looked very sharp in his brief appearance. Maybe a rest was just what he needed.
Man of the match: Brede Hangeland. A fantastic defensive display.
Signing off
5 years ago
2 comments:
Always enjoy your player ratings Rob.
Come on over to our place and you'll see I put up individual stats on the players. I think you'll be surprised just how well Murphy played yesterday.
Couldn't agree more with Hangeland. Huge game for him.
Konchesky seemed to play well but his statistics didn't bear that out at all. I didn't included this but he had no steals, tackles and something like 1 clearance. Not that impressive really.
I thought Bullard was very impressive, mainly because the manager asked him to play a different more disciplined role yesterday with two up front. He did so and pretty well, though you are correct, his passing was off. Murphy did much better in that regard.
Interesting point about the stats Brian - funny how what you think you see in a game and the facts are often poles apart...Still not ready to accept Murphy is a real asset yet though!
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