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A tough result to take, it was just frustrating to watch. We dominated completely and should have been ahead at half time and I think eventually that is what cost us. No game against Akinfenwa is easy but it made it a difficult job and we just couldn't seem to get our passing together at the start of the first half. We grew into it and slowly improved and by half time we were all over them. They took their one chance and then just sat back to take the result and we could still be playing now and wouldn't have scored. Unlucky but frustrating.
Bentley 7 Don't think he could have done much for the goal, made a great save first half and kept the ball moving and got it forward
White 5 Very poor, skinned time and time again by their left winger and looked scared of Akinfenwa, his pointless hoofs down the line and lack of pace cost us going forwards
Bolger 5.5 Not as comfortable with Akinfenwa as Prosser, and his distribution was poor. Some good tackles and interception but struggled
Prosser 6.5 Dealt with Akinfenwa relatively well and tried to play the ball about
Coker 6.5 Not his most convincing performance defensively, but got forward well and added threat, although he looked reluctant to get forward when Shaq was in front of him
Hurst 5 Little to no threat, just seemed desperate for a moment of magic but wasted chance after chance with poor deliveries and shots, should be dropped for a few games, make him earn his place back
Leonard 6 Not his usual self but I think 4-4-2 holds him back as he can't drive forwards in the same way as he did last season, he tried hard but nothing really came off
Clifford 6 Looked exhausted and lazy towards the end but was good in the first half with some good tackles, though he can make some rash decisions and his diving is just wasteful
Coultihurst 4 He really was poor. He gets the chances but can't finish them, he looked like he was out of position out wide and had nearly no threat in the middle, he could use his pace but he just does step overs and tricks instead. So frustrating to watch and should have been taken off earlier.
Weston 8 Our biggest threat, made good runs and utilised his pace, didn't have many chances fall his way and maybe could have finished them off but he made most of the chances we had
Corr 7 Worked hard but didn't have the service until he came off, tactically taking him off was a poor decision but if his back was playing up after the Barrett assault then fair enough
Subs
Barnard 7 Good movement and always seemed to be so close to converting and was massively unlucky that his header didn't go in thanks to a great save
Worrall 7 Good deliveries, moved the ball about and was happy to sit deep and put the ball back in the box, I like him a lot from what I've seen and he did well at right back tonight
Payne 7 Good runs and vision but perhaps tried to do too much at times, unlucky with his shot late on which was well saved
Bentley 7 Don't think he could have done much for the goal, made a great save first half and kept the ball moving and got it forward
White 5 Very poor, skinned time and time again by their left winger and looked scared of Akinfenwa, his pointless hoofs down the line and lack of pace cost us going forwards
Bolger 5.5 Not as comfortable with Akinfenwa as Prosser, and his distribution was poor. Some good tackles and interception but struggled
Prosser 6.5 Dealt with Akinfenwa relatively well and tried to play the ball about
Coker 6.5 Not his most convincing performance defensively, but got forward well and added threat, although he looked reluctant to get forward when Shaq was in front of him
Hurst 5 Little to no threat, just seemed desperate for a moment of magic but wasted chance after chance with poor deliveries and shots, should be dropped for a few games, make him earn his place back
Leonard 6 Not his usual self but I think 4-4-2 holds him back as he can't drive forwards in the same way as he did last season, he tried hard but nothing really came off
Clifford 6 Looked exhausted and lazy towards the end but was good in the first half with some good tackles, though he can make some rash decisions and his diving is just wasteful
Coultihurst 4 He really was poor. He gets the chances but can't finish them, he looked like he was out of position out wide and had nearly no threat in the middle, he could use his pace but he just does step overs and tricks instead. So frustrating to watch and should have been taken off earlier.
Weston 8 Our biggest threat, made good runs and utilised his pace, didn't have many chances fall his way and maybe could have finished them off but he made most of the chances we had
Corr 7 Worked hard but didn't have the service until he came off, tactically taking him off was a poor decision but if his back was playing up after the Barrett assault then fair enough
Subs
Barnard 7 Good movement and always seemed to be so close to converting and was massively unlucky that his header didn't go in thanks to a great save
Worrall 7 Good deliveries, moved the ball about and was happy to sit deep and put the ball back in the box, I like him a lot from what I've seen and he did well at right back tonight
Payne 7 Good runs and vision but perhaps tried to do too much at times, unlucky with his shot late on which was well saved