Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:23 am
Apalling first, i dont think any of our midfielders touched the ball in our half. Never a penalty however.
Picked up 2nd, ricketts dropped into midfield & showed hughes ( who has been our bigget let down of the season so far) and bradders , what creativity is. They huffed and puffed, we broke, ricketts slipped jabo in and jab finally showed us why he'll never make it above this level. We had a header off the line & for the first time in the game we actually had some pressure. Still cack defending, let them in for a very dissapointing last minute goal.
Gilmartin - Had a reasonable solid afternoon, only had one save to make.
Palmer - Below his usual standard of set piece taking, his defending doesn't even need mentioning, muddle & palmer's gay relationship needs ending now.
Gerrard - Looked a bit of the boil on occasion, but was generally his usual self.
Roberts - Roper the 2nd?. No pace, no agility, no flexibility, lacks composure on the ball. Put in a couple of good tackles though.
Weston - Still looks abit out of from, not surprisingly, he must have had his confidence shot watcing from the bench, another player mullen has done his best to wreck!. Put some decent tackles in though, won some headers, and on ocasions got up the pitch abit.
Hughes - I still think, hughes does the bare minimum & has under performed alot this season, especially for a man who was supposedly still fit to walk the parks of championship sides!. Did well defensively, looks scared to pass the ball forward, cant run forward with the ball, is far to negative & makes it into the box about as frequently as derby won last year!.
Bradley - well the less said about mark bradley the better, barely touched the ball & when he did he mis controlled it in a good position. Looks under confident, slow, off the pace, scared. Half the player from under dicky!.
Deeney - The lad puts his effort in dont get me wrong, but if he wears the shirt, so can i!. He's slow, lacks ideas, cant beat his man, makes no attempt to cross the ball and when he does he doesn't do it very well, i worry for his future after someone finally sorts this side out.
Nicholls - One of the days bright spots, looked pacey, gave there defenders problems. Scored a brillant goal , 3 in 3, i said at the beginning of the season, this was make or break for him!. Well isn't he making his name!. Rapidly turning into one of our more influential players.
Jabo - You could tell he hadn't played for 3 weeks, poor touch, not really much hustle and bustle, missed a one on one to arguably miss the game, he showed no composure, no brains & could have probably squared it to nicholls for an easier option. First time this season, he's really showed he wont make a name at any level higher than this.
Ricketts - Best player on the pitch, intelligent in possession, disciplined, creative, hard working, he's so inluential on the pitch for us, our goals come from him, our creativity comes from him, our skill & class come from him. Big big big loss when he goes elsewhere.
Subs -
Boertien - Came on and did his bit, got forward a bit as well, didnt deserve to be dropped in any way shape or form.
Mattis - Really gave us some legs when he came on, that was when we started creating a few chances, missed him from the start. Crucial player.
Reich - Well ask mullen his impact!. Brought on in stoppage time!.
Poor tactics, poor team selection. These players DO NOT want to player under jimmy muddle!.
Palmer and deeney should never have started.
Hughes shouldn't be captain for me, considering he has played in the premier league, he has so much experience, he hasn't showed anything at all, well not for me & a lot of others ive been listening to. Roberts is a slower version of roper, that's easily as mistake ridden. Why didnt boertien star?. Palmer should never have been on that pitch, what an insult from mullen to boest, 10x's the player palmer will ever be.
Too much is wrong with this side week in week out, when we're good, we're very good, when we're bad , we're apalling!. That's why were going to finish between 16th & 10th.
Suppose at least you'll never see the same performance twice.
:D