Andy_S
Member of the Barry Corr Fan Club
I thought it summed us up. Huff and puff but woefully inadequate in midfield. Once again the midfield got completely overrun and the tactic of dropping Christophe deeper backfired miserably because it meant McCormack chased even more shadows than normal. Moussa looks shot to pieces, Francis continues to look like a sulking child, McCormack still can't pass a football to a Southend shirt and the 2 loanees at the back were what they said on the tin - 2 kids with a bit about them but a MASS of experience and knowledge needed to gain. Unfortunately we're now the team that has to give them that experience for other teams benefit. Malone was naive for their first 2 goals and Morrison gave the ball away for 2 of them also.
Norwich were organised, summed up by the fact everytime Scannell got near the ball he had 2, if not 3, straight away on him. We looked schoolboy in that department in comparison. Whilst they also had good movement, they looked very shaky at the back, and had a goalkeeper that didn't seem to know what he was doing half the time. With just one decent central midfielder to pull the strings, we'd have upped our chances of winning massively. Unfortunately we don't have that player and don't look like getting that player for many, many months yet.
Ratings:
Mildenhall 7: The one handed stop from a corner in the second half was simply brilliant. Some people around me questioned his part in the 2nd, but I personally think it was one of those flukey goals.
Francis 5.5: Is still in this rut where he has 3 or 4 horror moments every game. Put in a couple of quality balls, but added to them with a couple of stinkers.
Morrison 6: At times looked strong and decent, and at others, all at sea. He'll be a decent enough League 1 or 2 centre half in his career, but he'll get ripped to shreds by anybody with a bit of pace. Made 2 stupendous cross field balls, but at other times looked like he'd never kicked a ball before, echoed by his part in 2 of the goals.
Barrett 6: Made a couple of good blocks but if he was a better defender he wouldn't have needed to make them. I await the 7's & 8's with the word "committed" next to them. Stuart Thurgood was committed - doesn't mean he was very good.
Malone 6: Looks a very slight upgrade on Friend, but another that is no better than Herd. Caught out for a couple of the goals, which can be put down to his small amount of experience, he added little going forward apart from one quality cross. His set pieces were dreadful. He'll no doubt be a decent enough League player, but as with Morrison, we appear to be getting his teething period.
Scannell 6: Huffed and puffed. Everytime he received the ball he was stifled by 2 or 3 yellow shirts. Still showed glimpses of the undoubted ability he has, but still doesn't seem to believe in himself enough.
McCormack 6: As usual he dropped us in more than one mire with his suicidal passing, but he did show good energy. The usual old McCormack for the penalty. Whether he got a small touch on the ball or not, he had no reason to dive in there whatsoever. Petty.
Christophe 7: I actually thought he had a decent enough game tonight. He was certainly better than he has been for weeks and weeks. I'm still not a fan though it has to be said.
Moussa 5: Is in the worst run of form of his career, yet unless Tilly feels Walker can return from his coffin and play there, we're stuck with him drifting around the pitch without doing much or wanting to do much. He's not making things happen himself because he looks totally devoid of confidence.
Barnard 6.5: Apart from the first 10 minutes he had naff all service, but he continued to work hard. Quite how he's got 14 goals this season with the supply he gets, I'm still not sure. Ibehre and him could be a decent partnership. For 4 games anyway.
Ibehre 7.5: I thought he was the best player in a blue shirt tonight. On that showing he's a definite upgrade on Revell, but it's exactly that I suppose - one showing. Unlucky with a stonking effort in the first half, he had an uncanny knack of controlling the impossible. On that display I'd love it if he stayed for longer than the month, but who really knows what'll happen with the embargo after this month....
Subs:
Walker /: Was on for 13 minutes, yet touched the ball about 4 or 5 times. Did produce one moment of quality when he got past his man and put in a decent ball into the box though.
Freedman /: Left winger extraordinaire? Hmm, maybe not.
Norwich were organised, summed up by the fact everytime Scannell got near the ball he had 2, if not 3, straight away on him. We looked schoolboy in that department in comparison. Whilst they also had good movement, they looked very shaky at the back, and had a goalkeeper that didn't seem to know what he was doing half the time. With just one decent central midfielder to pull the strings, we'd have upped our chances of winning massively. Unfortunately we don't have that player and don't look like getting that player for many, many months yet.
Ratings:
Mildenhall 7: The one handed stop from a corner in the second half was simply brilliant. Some people around me questioned his part in the 2nd, but I personally think it was one of those flukey goals.
Francis 5.5: Is still in this rut where he has 3 or 4 horror moments every game. Put in a couple of quality balls, but added to them with a couple of stinkers.
Morrison 6: At times looked strong and decent, and at others, all at sea. He'll be a decent enough League 1 or 2 centre half in his career, but he'll get ripped to shreds by anybody with a bit of pace. Made 2 stupendous cross field balls, but at other times looked like he'd never kicked a ball before, echoed by his part in 2 of the goals.
Barrett 6: Made a couple of good blocks but if he was a better defender he wouldn't have needed to make them. I await the 7's & 8's with the word "committed" next to them. Stuart Thurgood was committed - doesn't mean he was very good.
Malone 6: Looks a very slight upgrade on Friend, but another that is no better than Herd. Caught out for a couple of the goals, which can be put down to his small amount of experience, he added little going forward apart from one quality cross. His set pieces were dreadful. He'll no doubt be a decent enough League player, but as with Morrison, we appear to be getting his teething period.
Scannell 6: Huffed and puffed. Everytime he received the ball he was stifled by 2 or 3 yellow shirts. Still showed glimpses of the undoubted ability he has, but still doesn't seem to believe in himself enough.
McCormack 6: As usual he dropped us in more than one mire with his suicidal passing, but he did show good energy. The usual old McCormack for the penalty. Whether he got a small touch on the ball or not, he had no reason to dive in there whatsoever. Petty.
Christophe 7: I actually thought he had a decent enough game tonight. He was certainly better than he has been for weeks and weeks. I'm still not a fan though it has to be said.
Moussa 5: Is in the worst run of form of his career, yet unless Tilly feels Walker can return from his coffin and play there, we're stuck with him drifting around the pitch without doing much or wanting to do much. He's not making things happen himself because he looks totally devoid of confidence.
Barnard 6.5: Apart from the first 10 minutes he had naff all service, but he continued to work hard. Quite how he's got 14 goals this season with the supply he gets, I'm still not sure. Ibehre and him could be a decent partnership. For 4 games anyway.
Ibehre 7.5: I thought he was the best player in a blue shirt tonight. On that showing he's a definite upgrade on Revell, but it's exactly that I suppose - one showing. Unlucky with a stonking effort in the first half, he had an uncanny knack of controlling the impossible. On that display I'd love it if he stayed for longer than the month, but who really knows what'll happen with the embargo after this month....
Subs:
Walker /: Was on for 13 minutes, yet touched the ball about 4 or 5 times. Did produce one moment of quality when he got past his man and put in a decent ball into the box though.
Freedman /: Left winger extraordinaire? Hmm, maybe not.
