Caveated with at least half the team were confirmed as ill by MR and those that weren’t specifically named will surely be confirmed as so over the next few days.
Wilson - 4 - we know he’s over his head, but was especially obvious today. Distribution was poor, but to be fair, at times when the press was on, he literally had no option but to punt it.
Kane - 5 - surprised at the high marks for Kane. Raised his one dimensional ‘cross it from anywhere’ as a concern pre-game, and despite having no striker, that’s what he did. Positionally he was all over the place, looked hesitant on the ball and wasn’t an effective outlet.
Doyle - 5 - poor for the goal. But actually cant recall him being that bad individually otherwise. Still looked confident on the ball when on the front foot.
McFadzean - 6.5 - some great blocks across both halves. Disappointed he didn’t get closer to Madine.
Panzo - 5 - poor in the air and positionally, as exemplified by letting a near like for like ball for the goal on Tuesday through the channel between him and the CB.
Bidwell - 5 - we know he’s (very limited) offensively, but today was non-existent. Also thought he’s have a better plan to stop Yates.
Hamer - 7.5 - absolutely the right Hamer again today. Carried us first half and really stood up as a leader.
Sheaf - 6 - poor due to a number of sloppy passes, but never hid, still wanted the ball and still made a number of good offensive passes.
Allen - 6 - ran around a lot, but can’t remember him doing anything (perhaps harsh) other than the volly past the post.
COH - 7.5 - how he made it though 90 minutes is incredible. Not as involved or sharp as we’d like but that’s to be expected. Still glimpses of him and still a step above most.
Palmer - 7 - tough ask today, hes clearly not a back to goal player, especially today when he was continuously fouled by their CB.
Subs
CBA
When our footballers played well together, we scored.
As we try to play more expansive and possession based football, our WB’s attacking and positional ability will hold us back.