Post by stevek192 on Aug 27, 2017 8:45:12 GMT
Game No 6
Opponents Fleetwood Home Won 3-1
Team Performance Mark out of 10
Slocombe Handled the ball impeccably but for one astonishing error where he left the ball behind in the first half that could have gifted an equaliser.Confident. 7.5
Partington Best game for us so far. Defended very well and set up two goals with wonderful crosses. Let's hope he can get a run of games now 8.5 MOM
Lockyer At last gave a complete performance somewhere near his best.Marshalled the defence well and restricted his opponent to few chances 8
Sweeney Still a bit rusty but getting better but should have cleared the ball out of the ground out wide on their goal. Kept a powerful opponent quiet 7.5
Brown Caught out at times but looked a lot happier when Moore came on as Sinclair is not a wide midfielder. Didn't provide as much width as usual 6.5
Bodin Alarm bells will be ringing if we lose him at the death of this transfer market. Superb goal and a constant danger. Keeping him will show intent. 8
O. Clarke Looked exhausted in second half and lost the ball too often Back to old ways but still should have ended up with at least one goal as was clean through 6.5
Sinclair Scored a good goal which was a shock to see him so far forward but hope the injury doesn't mean another long lay off. Competent all action display 7
Sercombe Another good performance. Always in the thick of things but personally think he looks better alongside Lines. Consistent performer 7.5
Gaffney Gave as good as he got. Battled well for the ball and set up Sinclair for the opener. in hindsight him and Ellis together may have unsettled the giants 8
Nicholls Very disappointing performance . Looked too lightweight against huge opponents and just didn't get in the game. Needs more time to settle. 5
Subs
Harrison Came off the bench and gave us control of the game in an exciting cameo. Livewire and dominant at both ends.Scored good strikers goal and was unlucky with supern run and shot. 8
Moore Did enough to balance the side with a good work rate and provided the missing width. 6.5
Lines One delightful pass and imposed himself on the game. Maybe the dropping will do him good but we looked far better when he came on 7.5
Crowd Somewhat quiet at times but maybe that is because we have been so noisy away. It is surprising that the numbers have dropped since last season but Fleetwood didn't really help- 6
Ref 5 Average at best
Fleetwood 7 Solid unit but boring to watch. Made life very difficult for us but if Rosler thinks they deserved to win then he is as deluded as he is a pain in the bum. I have given a seven as they are good at what they do.
Team performance summed up Worked to a plan very well and won the game tactically- well done DC. Substitutions wrestled back control of the game and result was only in doubt for the 15 minutes after they scored.
Defence summed up Did well against opponents who hustled and bustled. Lockyer and Partington looked better than Brown and Sweeney who got in trouble at times through their own fault
Midfield summed up Played to a set out plan and executed it well. We do need to have a defensive midfielder in there but I would say Lines gives us more quality and need to choose between Ollie Clarke and Sinclair
Attack summed Up Nicholls has not really settled in yet but Gaffney and Harrison are on form and both look the part.
Man of Match Partington An all round good performance
DC Must give him a mention as he won the tactical battle with Rosler and all his decisions proved right on the day. This is a very important week for him IMO as he must not allow recent performances to influence incoming players this week. Ollie Clarke looks like he is still feeling the effects of his injury and Sinclairs injury could well expose us lacking in numbers in the midfield if we are going to use three central midfielders and there is a definite lack of quality out wide with Bodin coming inside and I would like to see two wingers come in to strengthen both the team and the squad.
With both Lockyer and Sweeney out of the Bradford game it may be worth leaving both on the bench on Tuesday and playing whichever two he decides to play in the middle on Saturday. By doing this he can judge if maybe we need to bring in another strong centre half before the deadline. Oh and just to conclude- Owners show your steel and hold on to Billy!! UTG
Opponents Fleetwood Home Won 3-1
Team Performance Mark out of 10
Slocombe Handled the ball impeccably but for one astonishing error where he left the ball behind in the first half that could have gifted an equaliser.Confident. 7.5
Partington Best game for us so far. Defended very well and set up two goals with wonderful crosses. Let's hope he can get a run of games now 8.5 MOM
Lockyer At last gave a complete performance somewhere near his best.Marshalled the defence well and restricted his opponent to few chances 8
Sweeney Still a bit rusty but getting better but should have cleared the ball out of the ground out wide on their goal. Kept a powerful opponent quiet 7.5
Brown Caught out at times but looked a lot happier when Moore came on as Sinclair is not a wide midfielder. Didn't provide as much width as usual 6.5
Bodin Alarm bells will be ringing if we lose him at the death of this transfer market. Superb goal and a constant danger. Keeping him will show intent. 8
O. Clarke Looked exhausted in second half and lost the ball too often Back to old ways but still should have ended up with at least one goal as was clean through 6.5
Sinclair Scored a good goal which was a shock to see him so far forward but hope the injury doesn't mean another long lay off. Competent all action display 7
Sercombe Another good performance. Always in the thick of things but personally think he looks better alongside Lines. Consistent performer 7.5
Gaffney Gave as good as he got. Battled well for the ball and set up Sinclair for the opener. in hindsight him and Ellis together may have unsettled the giants 8
Nicholls Very disappointing performance . Looked too lightweight against huge opponents and just didn't get in the game. Needs more time to settle. 5
Subs
Harrison Came off the bench and gave us control of the game in an exciting cameo. Livewire and dominant at both ends.Scored good strikers goal and was unlucky with supern run and shot. 8
Moore Did enough to balance the side with a good work rate and provided the missing width. 6.5
Lines One delightful pass and imposed himself on the game. Maybe the dropping will do him good but we looked far better when he came on 7.5
Crowd Somewhat quiet at times but maybe that is because we have been so noisy away. It is surprising that the numbers have dropped since last season but Fleetwood didn't really help- 6
Ref 5 Average at best
Fleetwood 7 Solid unit but boring to watch. Made life very difficult for us but if Rosler thinks they deserved to win then he is as deluded as he is a pain in the bum. I have given a seven as they are good at what they do.
Team performance summed up Worked to a plan very well and won the game tactically- well done DC. Substitutions wrestled back control of the game and result was only in doubt for the 15 minutes after they scored.
Defence summed up Did well against opponents who hustled and bustled. Lockyer and Partington looked better than Brown and Sweeney who got in trouble at times through their own fault
Midfield summed up Played to a set out plan and executed it well. We do need to have a defensive midfielder in there but I would say Lines gives us more quality and need to choose between Ollie Clarke and Sinclair
Attack summed Up Nicholls has not really settled in yet but Gaffney and Harrison are on form and both look the part.
Man of Match Partington An all round good performance
DC Must give him a mention as he won the tactical battle with Rosler and all his decisions proved right on the day. This is a very important week for him IMO as he must not allow recent performances to influence incoming players this week. Ollie Clarke looks like he is still feeling the effects of his injury and Sinclairs injury could well expose us lacking in numbers in the midfield if we are going to use three central midfielders and there is a definite lack of quality out wide with Bodin coming inside and I would like to see two wingers come in to strengthen both the team and the squad.
With both Lockyer and Sweeney out of the Bradford game it may be worth leaving both on the bench on Tuesday and playing whichever two he decides to play in the middle on Saturday. By doing this he can judge if maybe we need to bring in another strong centre half before the deadline. Oh and just to conclude- Owners show your steel and hold on to Billy!! UTG
