Player ratings v Cheltenham

A bit late, but here is my two bobs worth:

Fitzsimons 5.5 – a couple of decent saves, but he looks really dodgy on crosses. Got away with one real howler and was caught in no man’s land on a couple of others.
Tootle 6 – more effective first half, didn’t get forward so much in the second.
Duffy 6 – no real alarms, generally competent.
Brisley 7.5 – solid no-nonsense defensively, and a big threat at set pieces.
Dickinson 7 – defended well and produced some dangerous set pieces.
Hawkridge 6.5 – worked hard and provided a good outlet on the right.
Yates 8*- typical 100% performance, stood up well to some very physical challenges and was effective all over the pitch. Helped us win the midfield battle.
Milsom 6.5 – a very capable stand-in for Hewitt, put himself about well.
Grant 7 – a bit peripheral for parts of the game, but his class shone through when he was involved.
Stead 6.5 – not a lot of goal threat, but some good touches to get others in dangerous positions.
Ameobi 7 – again not much goal threat, but some of his play is a class above for this league.

Subs – not on long enough to rate.

Over the 90 minutes I think 3-1 was a fair scoreline. We defended well as a unit and created some good chances. We got a bit lucky with the deflection to go 2-1 up, but we had done enough to deserve to be in front at that stage. In Stead and Ameobi we have a couple of strikers that probably won’t score too many, but they are creating a lot of chances for our midfield, which Grant in particular is taking advantage of. If we can continue to perform to that level we’ll win more games than we’ll lose.

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Originally Posted by Elite_Pie

A bit late, but here is my two bobs worth:

Fitzsimons 5.5 – a couple of decent saves, but he looks really dodgy on crosses. Got away with one real howler and was caught in no man’s land on a couple of others.
Tootle 6 – more effective first half, didn’t get forward so much in the second.
Duffy 6 – no real alarms, generally competent.
Brisley 7.5 – solid no-nonsense defensively, and a big threat at set pieces.
Dickinson 7 – defended well and produced some dangerous set pieces.
Hawkridge 6.5 – worked hard and provided a good outlet on the right.
Yates 8*- typical 100% performance, stood up well to some very physical challenges and was effective all over the pitch. Helped us win the midfield battle.
Milsom 6.5 – a very capable stand-in for Hewitt, put himself about well.
Grant 7 – a bit peripheral for parts of the game, but his class shone through when he was involved.
Stead 6.5 – not a lot of goal threat, but some good touches to get others in dangerous positions.
Ameobi 7 – again not much goal threat, but some of his play is a class above for this league.

Subs – not on long enough to rate.

Over the 90 minutes I think 3-1 was a fair scoreline. We defended well as a unit and created some good chances. We got a bit lucky with the deflection to go 2-1 up, but we had done enough to deserve to be in front at that stage. In Stead and Ameobi we have a couple of strikers that probably won’t score too many, but they are creating a lot of chances for our midfield, which Grant in particular is taking advantage of. If we can continue to perform to that level we’ll win more games than we’ll lose.

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I totally agree with that EP, good win for Elgin at Cheltenham for the racing club by the way yesterday

Generally competent display but we stopped being creative after the 1st & 3rd goals. We started briskly enough and managed to see the game out without too many problems.

Fitzsimons - a great stop but shaky on crosses - 5
Tootle - very solid defensively, a bit sloppy with the ball at times - 6
Duffy - handled their big forwards well tbh, mobility and awareness were good - 7
Brisley - solid in the air and a threat up front but flat footed for the goal and found himself out of position a couple of times - 7
Dickinson - after a slow start he was immaculate for 75 minutes, lovely distribution & nver missed a tackle - 8
Hawkridge - neat touches and busy, faded a bit and his impact in 2nd half was not as influential as 1st half - 6
Yates - all action again, control and distribution were good, held midfield together - 8
Milsom - added a touch of grit and composure, this bloke has to start if fit - 7
Grant - some class touches, a great finish and one fortunate one, still drifts I and out tho' - 7
Stead - never looked dangerous in front of goal but worked hard and fell over well - 6
Ameobi - his presence and touch are worth a lot to the team - 7

Subs: as Elite said - ok but hard to mark really.