Player Ratings: Bristol Rovers vs Coventry City (RESULTS)

Puddy 5
Leadbitter 7
Hartley 6.5
Lockyer 7
Brown 6.5
O Clarke 7
Lines 7
Bodin 9 MOM
Montano 7.5
Taylor 6.5
Gaffney 6

Lawrence 6.5
Mansell 6.5
Harrison 6.5

Crowd 9
DC 9
Coventry 4
Ref 5

UTG

Puddy 5.5

Leadbitter 7.5
Lockyer 7
Hartley 7
Brown 7

Bodin 8.5
O. Clarke 7
Lines 7.5
Montano 8

Taylor 7.5
Gaffney 6.5

Subs: Harrison 7.5
Lawrence 6.5
Mansell NOLE

Crowd 7.5
Ref 7
Coventry 6

Puddy 6

Leadbitter 6
Lockyer 7
Hartley 7
Brown 6

Bodin 9
O. Clarke 7
Lines 6
Montano 7

Taylor 5
Gaffney 6

Subs: Harrison 6
Lawrence 6
Mansell 5

Crowd 7
Ref 7
Coventry 4

Puddy 6 - Still jittery, I think communication with his defense whilst under pressure is weak. Though not sure who is to blame. Great save though. If he keeps this form up he may save his Rovers career as a number 2 keeper.
Leadbitter 7 - Good pace, Tried hard against a very good winger.
Lockyer 7 - Solid.
Hartley 8 MOM - Great goal and felt he was the most solid of our backline. Carried on despite a head injury.
Brown 6 - Felt like he was not worked that hard by Coventry, his long balls were a little Hollywood and missed their mark.
Bodin 8 - Couple of great goals. Though without the goals would have rated him 6.5.
Lines 6 - A bit off the boil in comparison to the rest of the team.
O clarke 7 - Not sure why he gets as much stick as he does. Felt he worked hard today.
Montano 7 - Worked hard and chased the ball had a good chance.
Taylor 6 - Couple of good chances, chased the ball a lot. Would have been good to put away that close header.
Gaffney 6 - I love gaffers but he was out of sorts today. Ran a heck of a lot as usual. When the team play badly overall, Gaffers seems to be a shining beacon. When the team are playing great overall, he seems to fade a bit.

SUBS:
MANSELL - NOLE Great to see him though! Want to give him a proper chance.
Harrison 6.5 - Injected some life into the game.
Lawrence 6 - Was a bit anonymous for me.

Crowd 6 - Was expecting more of an atmosphere, very quiet in places. Only when we were two goals up did we start shouting about it.
DC 8 - Good selection, felt it was what the fans wanted.
Ref 7 - Thought he was quite fair.
Coventry 3.5 - Some flash moments but a poor side with a gem of a left winger.

Puddy 5 one great save, one commanding catch and one surprised one where it landed in his hands more by luck than judgement. The rest of his game was panicky, such as the juggling of a tame back header and the one handed flap for a corner caused by misjudging the flight of a cross and almost diving underneath it. This did anything but cement his place in the team

Leadbitter 8 strong game against their best player. Got forward well supporting his wing man enabling him to cut inside and manufacture his hat trick. Good bit of clearing out the danger when Cov looked through on goal. Plenty of battles won against an equally quick adversary.
Lockyer 7 Sordell and Tudgay are an experienced and threatening pair and were nullified well. The danger came from crosses directed behind or between the defenders and the keeper. Indecision ensued and whilst that was mainly down to a rusty Puds bothCHs must take some of the responsibility for that.
Hartley 7 took his goal well and a brave showing after being bloodied in the first half. Occasionally has to resort to unsubtle foul play due to a lack of speed or anticipation but no doubting his commitment or endeavour.
Brown 7 solid showing from Browner, always looks more comfortable as a fullback with a winger in front of him for company. Combines well with Montano as they share the attacking and defensive duties well.

Bodin 9 looked somewhere near his best in an inventive and hard working first 45 mins. Confirmed it in some style with a perfect second half.
Lines 7 think a couple of his trademark driving runs would have settled us down earlier but they were left in the locker today. Nevertheless a strong showing with the dead balls and ball retention from CL
Clarke 7 just as tireless and hard working as the beard, just less conspicuous doing it.
Montano 8 bloody good game and our player of the first half, one rasping shot and some decent crosses, both first time and measured after a run or passing interchange. Adds unpredictability to our forward play which is always a positive asset. Is also prepared to do his share defensively and can put a decent tackle in.

Taylor 7 getting back to the alert quick thinking link up player we're used to seeing
Gaffney 6 industrious without looking threatening

Harrison 7 one of his more creative and productive cameos
Lawrence 7 not on very long but can honestly say that he did not put a foot wrong in his minutes on the pitch
Mansell NOLE

REF 5.5 balanced out every good decision with a bad one
Cov 4 nos 11 and 6 stood out in a poor side
Crowd 6 good numbers but jittery with Puds in front of them!

Puddy 5

Leadbitter 8
Lockyer 6.5
Hartley 7
Brown 6.5

Bodin 9 MOM
O. Clarke 6
Lines 6.5
Montano 8

Taylor 6.5
Gaffney 6

Subs: Harrison 7
Lawrence 6
Mansell NOLE

Crowd 8
Ref 5
Coventry 5

Puddy 6

Leadbitter 6.5
Lockyer 7
Hartley 7.5
Brown 7

Bodin 9
O. Clarke 7
Lines 6.5
Montano 7

Taylor 7
Gaffney 6

Subs: Harrison 7
Lawrence 6
Mansell 6

Crowd 7
Ref 5
Coventry 3