Match Player Ratings

[Username]

Samba 6
Cash 6
Robinson 6
Dawson 7
Worrall 5
Figgy 6
Semedo 4
Silva 7
Watson 8
Ameobi 5
Mir 1

Grabban 8
Lolley 7
Adomah 6

This looks about right to me^

The only changes I would make are Worrall 6 and Ameobi 6.

Worrall gave the ball away under no pressure on three separate occasions, he was punished for it against Wigan and lucky that history didn’t repeat itself again last night. 

He also could have done better for the shot that lead to their second goal IMO. 

I’m an Ameobi fan but thought he was poor last night for the most part.

[the jock]

Our midfield I poor... Miss the strength of sow and yates

[Alf]

Our midfield I poor... Miss the strength of sow and yates

Me too. Despite the hype, Yates is far more crucial to how this team ticks and success this season than the likes of Carvalho.

[the jock]

Versus Middlesbrough.

samba 6.5 - very little to do really
robinson 5 - gave away penalty . poor game.
worrall 6.5 - very little to do really
dawson 6.5 - played some nice balls from the back
cash 6.5 - solid at the back. his influence going forward has dropped the last number of games
watson 7 - solid game
yates 7 - athletic and scored a goal
silva 6 - lost some poor balls again last night. as number 10's go he doesn't score enough or cause enough threat going forward. 20 games ..zero goals and 2 assists backs this up.
lolley 5 - very poor all night. the cut in and take a wild shot is wearing thin
ameobi 6 - offers a focal point to aim for. caused them some trouble. will never score much.
grabban 6 - missed some chances in the first half. didnt really do much of note

found it hard to sleep last night after the last number of disappointing performances.

[Duncan Mckenzie]

Thanks Jock.

[Ciscokid]

All agreed there. Sadly Msr Lamouchi would only score 6 for me as his substitutions unsettled us unnecessarily. Again he is caught when giving his bench players a run out. Pointless and disruptive.

[Username]

I won’t deal in halves but here’s mine:

Samba 7
Cash 6
Robinson 5
Worrall 6
Dawson 7
Watson 7
Silva 7
Yates 6
Lolley 5
Ameobi 7
Grabban 6

Carvalho 5
Adomah 5

[Jon Moss]

All agreed there. Sadly Msr Lamouchi would only score 6 for me as his substitutions unsettled us unnecessarily. Again he is caught when giving his bench players a run out. Pointless and disruptive.

I think on the whole Lamouchi's subs have been very good this season but you make a fair point Ciscokid. Last night his subs did seem to be unnecessary and disruptive.

[Salvatore Matrecano]

silva 6 - lost some poor balls again last night. as number 10's go he doesn't score enough or cause enough threat going forward. 20 games ..zero goals and 2 assists backs this up.
lolley 5 - very poor all night. the cut in and take a wild shot is wearing thin
ameobi 6 - offers a focal point to aim for. caused them some trouble. will never score much.

I think the above ratings and summaries neatly explain why we arent creating enough, the performances of these 3 have been similar all season.

[Paplane]

All agreed there. Sadly Msr Lamouchi would only score 6 for me as his substitutions unsettled us unnecessarily. Again he is caught when giving his bench players a run out. Pointless and disruptive.

I think on the whole Lamouchi's subs have been very good this season but you make a fair point Ciscokid. Last night his subs did seem to be unnecessary and disruptive.

Disagree. Ameobi was flagging (cant understand why he's incapable of playing a full 90 minutes), Silva faded badly and taking off a holding midfielder (Yates) for an attacking winger (Adomah) was a failed attempt to turn the tide and snatch a goal. 

I was suggesting in the first half that playing the two holding midfielders against a 5-5-0 / 4-5-1 formation was pointless. But as has been said on the other threads, we have no attacking players to bring in apart from the ones who were on the pitch.

[audiosmee]

Maybe Johnson needs a run...

[the jock]

Maybe Johnson needs a run...

semedo doesnt do much at all. would nearly prefer johnson coming on instead at this stage.
i cannot see semedo forging a career at benfica.