Andy_S
Member of the Barry Corr Fan Club
As FBM is away, we need to cover his absence.
My personal ratings:
Flahavan 7: Made 2 smart stops including a very good reaction stop from the free kick on the 18 yard line. He came for a couple of free kicks well and was generally very sound.
Hunt 6: After a decent performance against Southampton he had an off day today I thought. A moment which summed it up, when surrounded by Col******r players he tried to head a ball that was no higher than his knee.
Edwards 6.5: Generally not bad although he does seemingly get pulled out of position easily and Maher made him aware of it more than once.
Barrett 7: The best of the back four and he does seem to be recovering his form.
Wilson 6.5: Not great not bad. A typical Che performance if you like.
Gower 7: Looking fitter than I've seen him in a long while and he generally had a good game. Created some decent opinions and the arrival of Cole seems to have perked him up somewhat.
Maher 6.5: An off day for Kev. Didn't dictate play as he usually does and was completely overshadowed by the brilliant Guttridge.
Guttridge 8: Goater got the sponsors M.O.M for obvious reasons but for me, and seemingly a lot of others, Guttridge was the true M.O.M. Some classy long range passes, including one for Goater's first goal, and some nifty play in the middle of the park to break up attacks. We're now seeing the real Luke Guttridge and he looks a quality player. Shame he damaged his left leg in the second half because he was playing so well.
Cole 6.5: He's a strange one at the moment. We don't seem to give him ball as much as we should, and more often than not he's far too deep when we break. He seems to want to do a lot of the defensive side of things which limits his true potential being shown. He's obviously going to need to gain fitness from the jump up, which will come, but as I said when I suggested we look at him months ago, he's a player the fans need to be patient with. Cracking goal though.
Goater 7.5: His first finish was brilliant and I'll be honest I couldn't tell if his second was as well or whether it was down to luck. I said whilst watching the game that it's clear his footballing brain is well ahead of defenders at this level. Several times, including for his first goal, his thinking and his knowledge of where to go and what to do got him a chance. When he's fully fit, which he still clearly isn't, he could be a very shrewd signing indeed. He was actually very close to coming off after 10 minutes today, Bentley was setup ready to come on but he ran off an injury picked up in scoring his first.
Gray 7: Outshone by Goater today, but he did alright until his injury. He's still learning where to go when Goater goes up for a flick on and hopefully that will come in time.
Subs:
Bentley 7: Added a physical edge to our breaks and won lots in the air.
Lawson 6: Looked a bit lost at times but even when things weren't going all his way he didn't let his head drop and he still had confidence to try things. Being involved today probably did him a lot of good in his learning process though.
Smith 6: Wasn't really involved all that much in his 10 minutes on the pitch.
My personal ratings:
Flahavan 7: Made 2 smart stops including a very good reaction stop from the free kick on the 18 yard line. He came for a couple of free kicks well and was generally very sound.
Hunt 6: After a decent performance against Southampton he had an off day today I thought. A moment which summed it up, when surrounded by Col******r players he tried to head a ball that was no higher than his knee.
Edwards 6.5: Generally not bad although he does seemingly get pulled out of position easily and Maher made him aware of it more than once.
Barrett 7: The best of the back four and he does seem to be recovering his form.
Wilson 6.5: Not great not bad. A typical Che performance if you like.
Gower 7: Looking fitter than I've seen him in a long while and he generally had a good game. Created some decent opinions and the arrival of Cole seems to have perked him up somewhat.
Maher 6.5: An off day for Kev. Didn't dictate play as he usually does and was completely overshadowed by the brilliant Guttridge.
Guttridge 8: Goater got the sponsors M.O.M for obvious reasons but for me, and seemingly a lot of others, Guttridge was the true M.O.M. Some classy long range passes, including one for Goater's first goal, and some nifty play in the middle of the park to break up attacks. We're now seeing the real Luke Guttridge and he looks a quality player. Shame he damaged his left leg in the second half because he was playing so well.
Cole 6.5: He's a strange one at the moment. We don't seem to give him ball as much as we should, and more often than not he's far too deep when we break. He seems to want to do a lot of the defensive side of things which limits his true potential being shown. He's obviously going to need to gain fitness from the jump up, which will come, but as I said when I suggested we look at him months ago, he's a player the fans need to be patient with. Cracking goal though.
Goater 7.5: His first finish was brilliant and I'll be honest I couldn't tell if his second was as well or whether it was down to luck. I said whilst watching the game that it's clear his footballing brain is well ahead of defenders at this level. Several times, including for his first goal, his thinking and his knowledge of where to go and what to do got him a chance. When he's fully fit, which he still clearly isn't, he could be a very shrewd signing indeed. He was actually very close to coming off after 10 minutes today, Bentley was setup ready to come on but he ran off an injury picked up in scoring his first.
Gray 7: Outshone by Goater today, but he did alright until his injury. He's still learning where to go when Goater goes up for a flick on and hopefully that will come in time.
Subs:
Bentley 7: Added a physical edge to our breaks and won lots in the air.
Lawson 6: Looked a bit lost at times but even when things weren't going all his way he didn't let his head drop and he still had confidence to try things. Being involved today probably did him a lot of good in his learning process though.
Smith 6: Wasn't really involved all that much in his 10 minutes on the pitch.
