Post by stevek192 on Sept 20, 2017 9:51:11 GMT
Game No 12
Opponents Wolves Away Lost 0-1 after extra time
Team individual performances
Slocombe.8.5 .One absolutely outstanding save and several other good saves and looked confident throughout. Definitely number one now.
Leadbitter. 7.5 His best game of the season but must learn to cross a ball. His pace really showed tonight and good to see a much better performance before injury ended his game
Lockyer. 7 Had a good game ruined by a stupid pull back although even with two minutes to go we still could have snatched an equaliser with that late chance but 2-0 it would be all over
Broadbent 7.5 Very impressed by his performance and at present he is pushing for Sweeney's place as he has not been particularly good this season.
Bola.9 Another superb performance and looks a quality player for one so young. So unlucky to see his late shot hit the post and come out possibly just tipped by the keeper. Browner has his work cut out to get his place back.
Clarke. 6 Disappointing until the second half where he got involved more.Looked lost for the majority of the first half.
Lines 9 MOM Outstanding. He was always available and rarely gave the ball away. Kept attacks flowing and was always running at Wolves with then ball. Looked Championship quality to me. As for his dead ball kicks why does DC
allow him to take them-Awful
Sercombe.8.5 Worked tirelessly to get forward .Looked real quality and a couple of shots too. have a feeling we will see a few goals from him this season
Bodin.6 Another very disappointing performance from our star man, couple of shots but overall just didn't look up for as battle and gave the ball away too often.
Nicholls .5 On this form he looks another poor signing from DC but I wont write him off yet as many strikers have come good after long barren spells. Last night looked very lightweight again.
Harrison.7 Never stopped working in attack and defence but unfortunately is not the 20 goal a season striker we need. His control and running did cause Wolves some problems.
Subs
Telford. 6.Only on a short time but in that period he managed to have a certain goal deflected onto the bar, put a header wide where he probably should have scored and then get the ball stuck under his foot late on. Could be the answer
to our goal scoring problem if DC gives him some fair chances.
Gaffney.7 Brought a good save from the keeper at his near post in a typical cameo performance from him however his drifting out wide for me makes a striking partnership with anyone a tough assignment. We really do need to get two players
who work together and can score some goals. He must be told to play this way by DC and this worries me.
Partington.7 Late appearance and you really wonder why he isn't starting more often. Would love to see him alongside Broadbent or Sweeney on Saturday but looks like he will have to play at right back. For me he is a classy player who should be in the team every game.
Moore.5.Did Ok apart from one poor pass which could have given away a goal. Looks capable of beating a player and I really hope he can get some consistency but his problem is he looks better on the right and will struggle to play that often with Bodin having that berth.
Crowd.10.
Noisy throughout and great numbers at just under 2000 but why do some insist on standing up from start to finish and blocking other peoples view
Ref 8 Pretty good to be fair although seemed a bit harsh against Harrison. Red card was correct bgy the rules as referees are not allowed to make sensible decisions anymore
Wolves 7 A good footballing side who appear to pretty well have two complete Championship quality sides one capable of finishing half way and one chasing promotion. I believe this was a mixture of the sides with six changes made and four first teamers brought on when things weren't going to plan but to our credit we continued to dominate possession after the changes.
Team performance summed up Got better and better as the game went on and very unlucky not to win the game when Bola's shot hit the post not long from the end of normal time.
Defence summed up Didn't look like a team that had conceded so many goals and based on the performance I would have kept the same back four for Saturday but for Leadbitter's injury and Lockyer's late red card.
It seems that most things are going against us at the moment
Midfield summed up - Got better and better as the game went on and was totally dominant for the last twenty minutes and most of extra time.
Attack summed Up We really don't look like we are going to score that many goals and I think this is an area where DC just can't get it right. We should be looking to get a partnership working together but at the moment all our strikers are either struggling for goals (Harrison and Nicholls) or struggling to get selected (Gaffney and Telford)
Man of Match Chris Lines - Looked the best player on the park.
Final Comment Very unlucky to lose the game and definitely deserved to go to penalties but it was not to be and in all honesty we don't appear to be getting much luck at the moment but there again perhaps you make your own luck. I just hope that DC will now start rewarding players for good performances by selecting them next game and barring injuries and suspensions get some consistency in his selections. Based on last nights performance Slocombe, Bola, Lines,Sercombe all deserve to start on Saturday and but for the suspension for Tom Lockyer I would have kept Broadbent in preference to Sweeney. The game against Blackpool is now a very important game after three defeats on the trot but the performance last night gives me far more optimism than last Saturdays defeat. UTG
Opponents Wolves Away Lost 0-1 after extra time
Team individual performances
Slocombe.8.5 .One absolutely outstanding save and several other good saves and looked confident throughout. Definitely number one now.
Leadbitter. 7.5 His best game of the season but must learn to cross a ball. His pace really showed tonight and good to see a much better performance before injury ended his game
Lockyer. 7 Had a good game ruined by a stupid pull back although even with two minutes to go we still could have snatched an equaliser with that late chance but 2-0 it would be all over
Broadbent 7.5 Very impressed by his performance and at present he is pushing for Sweeney's place as he has not been particularly good this season.
Bola.9 Another superb performance and looks a quality player for one so young. So unlucky to see his late shot hit the post and come out possibly just tipped by the keeper. Browner has his work cut out to get his place back.
Clarke. 6 Disappointing until the second half where he got involved more.Looked lost for the majority of the first half.
Lines 9 MOM Outstanding. He was always available and rarely gave the ball away. Kept attacks flowing and was always running at Wolves with then ball. Looked Championship quality to me. As for his dead ball kicks why does DC
allow him to take them-Awful
Sercombe.8.5 Worked tirelessly to get forward .Looked real quality and a couple of shots too. have a feeling we will see a few goals from him this season
Bodin.6 Another very disappointing performance from our star man, couple of shots but overall just didn't look up for as battle and gave the ball away too often.
Nicholls .5 On this form he looks another poor signing from DC but I wont write him off yet as many strikers have come good after long barren spells. Last night looked very lightweight again.
Harrison.7 Never stopped working in attack and defence but unfortunately is not the 20 goal a season striker we need. His control and running did cause Wolves some problems.
Subs
Telford. 6.Only on a short time but in that period he managed to have a certain goal deflected onto the bar, put a header wide where he probably should have scored and then get the ball stuck under his foot late on. Could be the answer
to our goal scoring problem if DC gives him some fair chances.
Gaffney.7 Brought a good save from the keeper at his near post in a typical cameo performance from him however his drifting out wide for me makes a striking partnership with anyone a tough assignment. We really do need to get two players
who work together and can score some goals. He must be told to play this way by DC and this worries me.
Partington.7 Late appearance and you really wonder why he isn't starting more often. Would love to see him alongside Broadbent or Sweeney on Saturday but looks like he will have to play at right back. For me he is a classy player who should be in the team every game.
Moore.5.Did Ok apart from one poor pass which could have given away a goal. Looks capable of beating a player and I really hope he can get some consistency but his problem is he looks better on the right and will struggle to play that often with Bodin having that berth.
Crowd.10.
Noisy throughout and great numbers at just under 2000 but why do some insist on standing up from start to finish and blocking other peoples view
Ref 8 Pretty good to be fair although seemed a bit harsh against Harrison. Red card was correct bgy the rules as referees are not allowed to make sensible decisions anymore
Wolves 7 A good footballing side who appear to pretty well have two complete Championship quality sides one capable of finishing half way and one chasing promotion. I believe this was a mixture of the sides with six changes made and four first teamers brought on when things weren't going to plan but to our credit we continued to dominate possession after the changes.
Team performance summed up Got better and better as the game went on and very unlucky not to win the game when Bola's shot hit the post not long from the end of normal time.
Defence summed up Didn't look like a team that had conceded so many goals and based on the performance I would have kept the same back four for Saturday but for Leadbitter's injury and Lockyer's late red card.
It seems that most things are going against us at the moment
Midfield summed up - Got better and better as the game went on and was totally dominant for the last twenty minutes and most of extra time.
Attack summed Up We really don't look like we are going to score that many goals and I think this is an area where DC just can't get it right. We should be looking to get a partnership working together but at the moment all our strikers are either struggling for goals (Harrison and Nicholls) or struggling to get selected (Gaffney and Telford)
Man of Match Chris Lines - Looked the best player on the park.
Final Comment Very unlucky to lose the game and definitely deserved to go to penalties but it was not to be and in all honesty we don't appear to be getting much luck at the moment but there again perhaps you make your own luck. I just hope that DC will now start rewarding players for good performances by selecting them next game and barring injuries and suspensions get some consistency in his selections. Based on last nights performance Slocombe, Bola, Lines,Sercombe all deserve to start on Saturday and but for the suspension for Tom Lockyer I would have kept Broadbent in preference to Sweeney. The game against Blackpool is now a very important game after three defeats on the trot but the performance last night gives me far more optimism than last Saturdays defeat. UTG