Player Ratings: Bristol Rovers vs Welling United

Mildenhall 5 as usual not a lot to do,still seems a bit sluggish since his illness
Lockyer 6 Defened well and passed a bit better second half,wouldn't let him take free kicks though
Parkes 7 Good all round game,brought the ball out to better effect than just lumping it
McChrystal 6 Defended solidly,but silly booking
Brown 5 not his usual standard of late
Monkhouse 5 in and out game,better second half
Sinclair 6 wholehearted as ever,but not as good with the ball today
Mansell 6 not as influential today
Gosling 4 offered very little
Taylor 8 very good game,the only player to perform for all the time he was on the pitch,won and scored the pen
Wall 5 strong with not a bad first touch,nothing to really attack in the box first half,better to come i believe


Subs Blisset 7 scored the all important first goal,like him and Taylor together
Balanta 6 some nice touches and passes,i have high hopes for this lad,could be quality
Della Verde 5 we know what this kid can do,not quite right today

DC 6 made changes when it wasn't working and we won,so job done

Ref 6 not to bad,in fact good compared to some we have had

Welling 4 very average

Mildenhall - 6

Lockyer - 6
McChrystal - 5
Parkes - 6
Brown - 6

Gosling - 5
Mansell - 6.5
Sinclair- 7.5
Monkhouse - 5
Taylor - 6
Wall - 6

Subs: Blissett - 7
Balanta - 7
Della Verde - 7

DC 7
Ref 6.5
Welling 4

Mildenhall 6
Lockyer 6
McChrystal 6
Parkes 6
Brown 6
Gosling 3
Sinclair 7
Mansell 6
Monkhouse 6
Wall 6
Taylor 7
Balanta 7
Della Verde 7
Blissett 7.5

DC, poor first half team selection, second half changes did the trick, 6.5
Ref. 9. Best this season by a country mile!
Welling. 5. There number 15, 8!

Mildenhall 5 - Didn't have much to do, tried to rush distribution at times and put us under needless pressure

Lockyer 5 - Defended well as always, didn't make much impact going forwards
McChrystal 5 - Solid
Parkes 6 - Solid and at least tried to get us going in the first half
Brown 5 - Not his best game today

Gosling 3 - Less said the better...
Mansell 6 - Effective, if unspectacular game
Sinclair 7 - Duracell bunny with another tireless performance
Monkhouse 6 - Does a job on the wing

Taylor 7 - Good game, great penalty, should have had 2
Wall 4 - Big, strong, nice hold up play, but lacks mobility

Subs:

Blissett 7 - Brings the best out in Taylor. Great pace, movement & an excellent goal (if a little lucky!)
Balanta 7 - Can tell he's still lacking fitness but oozes class on the ball compared to most others at this level. Superb assist for Blissett and a few nice crosses/passes
Della Verde 5 - Didn't have much time to impact but always looks a threat on the ball

DC 5 - Got initial selection wrong but acted decisively to put it right
Ref 8 - One of the better ones we've had and got key decisions right IMO
Welling 4 - Meh

Milder hall 6 Not much to do, couple of saves

Lockyer 5.5 Good at defending, going forward leaves a lot to be desired
Parkes 7 Solid game, and getting consistent
McChrystal 7 Had a good game won everything in the air
Brown 5 Not at his best

Gosling 3 Very poor, not in the game
Mansell 7 Very good leader had a good game
Sinclair 7.5 All over the pitch, again won some balls he had no business winning
Monkhouse 6 Becoming more consistent

Taylor 7 Very good movement, would have been MoM if he had taken his chance
Wall 5 May need more game time,

Subs
Blissett 6.5 Done very well when he came on,
Balanta 7 He has got class written all over him, when fit may be our diamond
Della Verde 5 Did ok

DC 7 Back him

Ref 7 Got most things right
Welling 5

Mildy 6 was not called into action much but never looked like getting beaten when he was called upon.
Lockyer 6 defence was the only unit that was consistent in both halves, had his man well marshalled
Brown 7 defensively as solid as Locks but offered more going forward
Parkes 7.5 if there was any danger he sensed it early and snuffed it out and was making much more sensible decisions when bringing the ball out of defence
McChrystal 8 yes it was a silly booking but Christ the bloke had been exemplary up to then. Classily commanding throughout and with that cheeky mid air step over showed he has a lot of character too! My MOTM his assured performance was the platform that allowed us to be more expansive in the second period.
Gosling 3 not convincing on the right. One decent shot towards the end of a half he never really got to grips with.
Mansell 5 the midfield and forward areas were very much "after The Lord Mayors show" in the first half. Improved after the break.
Sinclair 6.5 even the beard had the malaise in the first half, missing tackles and not finding intended targets whether passing or shooting. Luckily you can't keep a good man down and second half it was the Sinclair we are used to albeit helped by having a much less cluttered pitch around him with their captain sent back to the dressing room.
Monkhouse 4 lethargic in first half and lucky to escape the half time hook. Second half looked after the ball better and for a ten minute spell when put over on the right was looking more creative and interested. Need more from him.
Taylor 6 well shackled in a first half where he looked like he'd left half of his armoury in the tool box. Came alive after the half time talking to and the injection of some fresh blood in attack
Wall 5 put in the effort and was probably our best performer in the forward areas as he looked after possession but showed rustiness and an understandable hesitancy in anticipating what his teammates would do. A few training sessions together will help but the Wrexham game comes too soon for that, so Bliss and Tayls start up front for me in that game.

Balanta 7 worked out how to avoid being nullified by playing between Welling's two banks of four and instantly had more success than Gosling, was the badly needed creative spark.
Blissett 7 instantly offered more threat and options to the forward line
Della Verde 6 a cameo against ten men in which he was always going to enjoy himself, main thing is he is fresh for Wrexham!

DC 6. I understand the reasons for the starting line up changes with the games coming thick and fast and you can't deny that he got the substitutions spot on. I'd rather have played our strongest line up, got the win secured and then rested some of the starters with early substitutions
Ref 6 tempted to give him more because he was so much better than his peers but in all honesty he was average.
Crowd 5 mirrored the team.
Welling 3 apart from Healy, who I thought showed a lot of promise in their rare forays into our half, they just parked the bus.

Mildenhall 7

Lockyer 6.5
McChrystal 8
Parkes 7.5
Brown 7

Gosling 3
Mansell 7
Sinclair 7.5
Monkhouse 7

Taylor 7
Wall 6.5

Subs: Blissett 7.5
Balanta 7
Della Verde 7

DC 8
Ref 6
Welling 6

Mildenhall 6

Lockyer 6
McChrystal 7
Parkes 7
Brown 6.5

Gosling 4
Mansell 7.5
Sinclair 7.5
Monkhouse 6

Taylor 7
Wall 5

Subs: Blissett 7.5
Balanta 7.5
Della Verde 6

DC 5.5
Ref 7.5
Welling 4.5

Mildenhall 6

Lockyer 5
McChrystal 7
Parkes 6
Brown 4

Gosling 3
Mansell 7
Sinclair 7
Monkhouse 6

Taylor 7
Wall 5


Subs: Blissett 7
        Balanta 7
Della Verde 7

DC 8
Ref 6
Welling 3