Wed Oct 19, 2016 10:33 am
Very flat first half followed by a much improved second.
Etheridge - Seemed reluctant to come off his line following his mistake on Saturday, saved a point though with a wonderful save from Dack's late free-kick.
McCarthy - Solid at the back and grew into the game attacking wise. Linked up well with Morris.
O'Connor - Couple of dodgy moments, however this was more of the JO'C from last season.
Toner - Not convinced, shocking distribution and lost a fair few of his aerial battles with MacDonald.
Laird - Probably could have dealt better with the first goal, the cross came in too easily after he had worked back. Was an outlet going forward in the second half and worked well with Moussa.
Chambers - Same as JO'C, looked more like his usual self last night. Had a couple of nervy moments in the first half, but generally covered well and broke up the majority of Gillingham attacks.
Edwards - Put a shift in and got round the pitch well. However, his passing is quite untidy and I'm not convinced that him and Chambers together will work.
Morris - One good chance in the first half but other than that was pretty anonymous, showed a few flashes of his dribbling ability but generally well marshalled by Konchesky.
Oztumer - Brilliant again, one shot in the first half crept agonizingly wide of the top corner and his low shot in the second half was spilled by the 'keeper and tapped in by Moussa. MoM.... Again.
Moussa - Grew into the game, caused their right back (Jackson) lots of problems and was alert to tap in the goal. Keep him fit and we've got one of the best wide players in the division.
Makris - Worked hard, but didn't really have a sniff as we often went from back to front too quickly. Great bit of skill towards the end won us a free kick in a dangerous position.
Not a bad point, however Gillingham are in terrible form and this might just be a missed opportunity. 3 points on Saturday however, makes this a very good week indeed...