Player Ratings: Cheltenham Town vs Bristol Rovers (RESULTS)

Belshaw 7

Gibbons 6
Thomas 8
Gibson 8
Gordon 8

Rossiter 8
Coutts 8.5
Finley 8
Evans 7.5

Collins 9
Loft 7

Subs: Coburn 6
Anderson 7
McCormick 6
Hoole 7
Clarke

Ref 7
Cheltenham 6

Belshaw 7
Gibson 8
Thomas 8.5
Gibbons 7.5
Gordon 7
Finley 8
Coutts 8.5
Rossiter 8
Evans 8
Loft 7.5
Collins 9 MOM

Hoole Nole
Clarke NOLE
Coburn 7
Anderson 7
McCormick 7

Ref 7
Cheltenham 5

Belshaw 6.5

Gibbons 6
Thomas 8
Gibson 8
Gordon 7

Rossiter 7
Coutts 9
Finley 7.5
Evans 7.5

Collins 9
Loft 6.5

Subs: Coburn 6
Anderson 6.5
McCormick 6
Hoole nole
Clarke nole

Ref 7
Cheltenham 5

Belshaw - 7 pretty much untroubled, positionally almost got caught out first half by being too far forward but apart from a couple of routine saves he had little to do.

Gibbons - 7 improved us since coming back. Good defensively and pulled off a very good goal saving challenge first half. A little bit sloppy at times on the ball, maybe that’s down to how long he’s been out, but that should improve over time. Looks tenacious and I like how he plays the game.
Thomas - 8 won a lot of stuff and joined in when we played keep ball as we tried to build and control the game. The only downside of the centre halves today was they both got a bit too narrow which meant our full backs got dragged closer to them which in turn means we gave cheltenham a little too much space at times on the wings for the switch. But they rarely troubled us and that defensive shape can only improve.
Gibson - 8 another player who’s improved us since he came in. He looks to be aggressive when needed and wins most of his duals.
Gordon - 7 worrying signs a bit in the first half when their winger got the better of him. But he grew in to the game and was steady. I think this is now our preferred back 4.

Rossiter - 7 another player who’s improved us since he came back in. Kept it simple and helped us boss the midfield.
Coutts - 8 ran the game and clearly our gameplan was to try and get him on the ball and dictate play. At times they couldn’t get near him and he was at the heart of keeping us ticking over.
Finley - 7 like the other 2 midfielders he helped us keep the ball and also break up their play in the middle. We were just better than them in this area.
Evans - 8 a much better performance and the goals recently could mean he starts to pick up form wise. He also did a good job of helping keep their wing back quiet when they had the ball.

Collins - 9 if he carries on in this form then he could possibly be picked up by a bigger club. His finishing was fantastic and didn’t he get the assist for evans too?
Loft - 6 it looked his sole job was to go and try and battle their centre halves when we got the ball and be an outlet.

Subs:
Coburn - 5 didn’t win much when he came on.
Anderson - 6 did a good job helping keep their wing back quiet when he came on.
McCormick - 5 not on long enough.
Hoole - 5 not on long enough but I think given how the back 4 are playing could mean he takes a while to get back in.
Clarke - 5 not on long enough.

Ref - 7
Cheltenham - 4 poor side with little going forward but that’s probably down to how well we played