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.