Sharp 3/10 – Poor. He was back to the Sharp of previous games; looking for fouls and trying to con the ref. He had effort and maybe should have squared it but then he was though and is a striker. He never linked with Clarke, did not hold it up and we had nothing up front. No service though at all.
Clarke 3/10 – Sure some will criticise this low mark and say he had no service and he did not but his sheer lack of effort was disgusting tonight. He simply did not look arsed at all. He did not even challenge half the time and Dawson outplayed him. He did not win one header all night, did not hold it up, did not chase and looked totally disinterested. How he stayed on the pitch is beyond me. Played well v QPR but overall since his new contract his form has been really poor. I think if we had better options he would come out of the team but Donaldson, Evans, Wilson sadly are not screaming out to be picked.
Subs:
Lundstram – Came on and gave it away 4 times in about 10 minutes. He then passed it backward. Maybe a bit unlucky not to start as he was maybe better than Evans and Duffy on Tuesday but when he did come on he was no better than those he came on for.
Duffy – Came on but he too looked out of sorts. Why he did not start is beyond me? He was poor Tuesday but was superb v Hull at the Lane and we needed to win tonight. We had no creative spark at all. Wasted a few passes and handballed it when he did come on.
Donaldson – Did nothing. Misplaced two passed and like the other strikers failed to win or hold a ball up.
Manager: Wilder 3/10 – Poor team selection, team looked disinterested, no energy and lack of creativity or football all night. The midfield three did not work at all and his new January signings all looked poor. His subs did not improve things at all. Hull had measure of us, won midfield and stopped wing backs/centre backs attacking. They compressed the play and won easily. It was an awful performance. Of course, he cannot go out and play for them but for us to be so bad 1-11 individually and collectively he will have to question why – what happened to the side we have seen most of the season? Interesting he said we have got the maximum out of these players. Was that to try and get a reaction or a dig at the board. It was an odd thing to say. If I was a player I would be determined to prove him wrong but then also I would be angry as I have helped them get to 7th in the league. Could be quite a telling moment in not only the season but Wilder’s tenure. If we do fade away and/or struggle next season; it will be referred back to a lot.
Officials – Ref was fine. We had a half-hearted penalty appeal and of course not helped by the whistles but cannot take any blame for the loss. Irvine committed one bad foul and then did another after but not sure it was enough for a red. The game barely had any bad tackles outside of his. Was like a practice game.
Crowd – The whistles and tennis balls were annoying and yes, they were more when we had it but we barely kept the ball so not sure we can use that as an excuse! Why Clarke stopped when no one else had all game I am not sure? It was irritating but it did not affect the result at all for me. Hull deserved the win.