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Fair play Smithy.
Fair play Smithy.
(MoM) USCherry 10So before I blame Eddie or the players for our recent run of luck/form I decided to look at myself. Yesterday (casual Friday’s) for the first time in forever I did not wear my afcb polo shirt. Also I’ve made the decision to watch this game at the gym.
I hope my change in routine will jolt the wood nymphs or something.
I thought it was because I showed up(MoM) USCherry 10
You’re very welcome.
Yup. Between Cook and Gosling for me.All about percpetions I suppose. Cook was easily MotM for me. he and Ake had an excellent game. Brooks I'd give a 6.5, he actually had possibly his worst game for us, although I'm convinced he's the best player we've ever actually had, in terms of his creativity and capability.
I wonder what Fraser's issue was, shortly before he came off and with Eddie, when he was subbed?
Difficult to rate Boruc imo – he had one shot to save and his distribution was dodgy as per. I think it was Eddie's way of giving Begovic a kick up the rear; maybe he's not working hard enough in training.I've seen 2 sets of player ratings, one giving MOM to Brooks, the other to Lerma. Personally I thought they were our 2 weakest players yesterday lol.
I thought it was brave of EH to drop Begovic, but fair play to him. Boruc had a decent enough game, something Begovic has been finding hard to come by lately.
It wasn't a picture perfect performance, but it was a small improvement and we were definitely a bit more robust defensively. My MOM probably goes to Smith for driving us forward so many times. Kudos to King - we finally saw some of his ability!
Boruc 6 - Some very dodgy moments, didn’t really have much to do. Played the ball out quickly and effectively.
Clyne 7 - Very good defensive performance. Linkup play was a bit off at times. Already looking like Mr. Dependable.
Cook 7 - Dominant display at the back. Some misplaced passes, a poor miscommunication with Boruc. Dealt with Carroll well.
Ake 7 - Much improved display. Some misplaced passes but never really caught out by the West Ham attack.
Smith 7 - Excellent attacking display from fullback, with some awesome running. Caught out a few times at the back.
Brooks 8 - Can appear to drift in and out of games, but is constantly at the heart of all our good attacking play. Great assist.
Gosling 7 - Very energetic, combative display with some fine interceptions. Lax passing at times, but improved from Everton.
Lerma 8 MOM- He’s the fucking Colombian Winston Wolf. Yes, his shooting is appalling, and his passing can be wayward, but if we mess up at the back he just appears and sorts everything out.
Fraser 7 - Good pace, was nice to see him not get completely abused by defenders for once. He could work on his crossing a bit though, even with all the assists he has.
King 7 - Poor decision making at times, but ran himself into the ground and deserved a goal for his efforts. Looked exhausted.
Wilson 8 - Constant menace, an absolute thunderc**t of a goal, and unlucky not to get two. Much better focal point than King or Moose.
Subs:
Stanislas 7 - Wasn’t too involved, tidy play and a belter of a pass to Brooks for the second goal. Better performance.
Daniels 6 - Was barely on, but the one thing he did get time to do was a sexy trap of the ball and a great pass, so he can have a 6.
Mousset N/A -
Out of interest, if Boruc was only a "6" yesterday, what was Begovic at Everton?!
Blimey you have it in for Begovic at the moment don't you!?Out of interest, if Boruc was only a "6" yesterday, what was Begovic at Everton?!
Blimey you have it in for Begovic at the moment don't you!?
lerma- he's definitely got a shot in him it's just 80% of them don't hit the target! What a player he will be once he gets it all together
Scored a good one at Newcastlehis shooting is quite horrific. there was a chance in the everton game when it was set up perfectly, but he still sent it skywards. just needs to keep them low for starters. but, if he did start scoring.... he'd be the complete player, and probly attracting a lot of attention!