Yeovil ratings (1 Viewer)

[Somerset Sky Blue]

Apologies if I missed this elsewhere...
O'Brien 5 - poor decision for first goal. Distribution not great, though he did have a few to deal with under pressure.
Grimmer 6 - thought he did well against the tricky number 7 (he isn't going to win every tackle).
Stokes 6 - solid. Supported wingers but final ball was often hoisted into box (then caught by gk/headed away)
Willis 7 - my man of the match. Composed on ball, made some good tackles and good headers too.
Hyam 6 - fine - apart from mix up for goal.
Jones 6 - started well / scaring opponents with pace and dribbling. Faded out of game and not sure what happened with header/penalty at end.
Nazon 5 - OK in first half, some nice touches...but ran out of steam in second half.
Doyle 6 - did what was expected - tackled, short passes, frustrated opposition ... But couldn't provide a platform for attacking when moving forward.
Kelly 6 - similar to Doyle - provided cover for full backs when they attacked... But also couldn't provide the missing spark in attack.
Andreu 6 - some nice touches and created a good scoring chance. Set play delivery was fine (though not great, as gk did catch quite a few).
McNulty 5 - huffed and puffed, but expecting him to beat big lads at the back / out sprinting them was unlikely. Had a couple of chances but didn't convert.

Robins 5 - I still believe he is the right manager for this season and beyond, but he needs to look at his substitutions / formations. Two holding midfielder for 60 minutes when chasing (and we aren't under the cosh) seems wasteful, when you could drive a bus (or tractor) through the gap between midfield and attack.

Expecting a few disagreements on scores...

 

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[Otis]

Yeah, especially from harsh barstards like me.

 

[singers_pore]

O'Brien 4 - another catastrophic mistake. One more and he deserves to be dropped.
Grimmer 5.5 - his passing improved compared to last week. Looks vulnerable defensively but offers an option when we go forward.
Stokes 5.5 - some shocking crosses. Appears to be carrying an injury or not fully recovered from his long-term injury. Had a disappointing season so far.
Willis 7 - looked assured, his passing was MUCH better than last week. Needs to keep up this level of performance.
Hyam 7 - nearly as good as Willis.
Jones 6.5 - looked our only real threat in spells. Needs some support from the other forwards. Needs to stop being a cry baby when he gets touched by an opposition player. Man up FFS.
The Duck 6 - has good ball control and is skillful but needs to get involved more. I would like to try him in the middle rather than stuck out on the wing.
Doyle 6 - did ok. Was in the referee's ear all game. Needs to offer more when we are attacking.
Kelly 5 - really poor. Lacked effort and seemed to duck out of some 50/50s.
Andreu 5.5 - did well for the first 20 minutes and then seemed to disappear.
McNulty 4 - fucking garbage. Doesn't help that we keep playing high balls into him. But he lacked effort and never really seems to pose any kind of threat.

Robins 4 - Criminal that he couldn't motivate the team to work hard given the really bad performance of last week. His post-match interview suggests that either he saw a different game to everyone else, or he doesn't want to criticize the players publicly. Needs to fire a rocket under some of the players' arses.

 

[Bristol sky blue]

O'Brien - 5
Grimmer - 5.5
Stokes - 6
Willis - 7
Hyam - 6.5 (bit of an unsung hero for us, we're lucky to have a half decent replacement when McDonald is out)
Jones - 6
Duck - 6 (not sure about his fitness level - seems to do something useful then doesn't want to receive the ball for another 5 mins!)
Doyle - 6.5
Kelly - 5 (rather have Stephenson in next game)
Andreu - 5 (literally forgot he was playing before he was subbed, bright at first though)
McNulty - 4.5 (I'd drop him next game and play Kwame if KT is over head injury quickly)

Robins - 5 (good to see the Duck / Jodi cause problems down the flanks at first, but why did the game plan (esp. 2nd half) revolve around twatting the ball up to McNulty at every opportunity? If we had someone like Adebola to play off, then I'd understand, but McNulty can't do that job)

 

[Pete in Portugal]

Robins 4 - Criminal that he couldn't motivate the team to work hard given the really bad performance of last week. His post-match interview suggests that either he saw a different game to everyone else, or he doesn't want to criticize the players publicly. Needs to fire a rocket under some of the players' arses.

Quite!

 

[skyblueinBaku]

O'Brien - 5 What the hell was he doing when they got their first?
Grimmer - 6
Stokes - 6
Willis - 6.5
Hyam - 7
Jones - 6.5
Duck - 6
Doyle - 6
Kelly - 6
Andreu 5.5 A bright start, but soon disappeared
McNulty - 4.5 If he had remained calm, he could have scored twice

Our tactics (if there were any) played right into Yeovil's hands. Just lumping the ball hopefully forward was never going to work against their defence. We should have kept the ball on the ground and tried to play our way through.