down-the-slope
18-09-2010, 07:48 PM
Brown - 8 - nice to have a keeper that can claim the ball when flung in and does not give me brown trousers every time the ball is near our box. Made easy saves look just that..couple of kicks that he let attacker get a bit too close
Hart - 7 - strong display but suffered from often having no wide outlet and having to come inside. Not picked out when he overlapped on occasion. Hope he stays fit
Dickoh - 6 - Not as good as last week. got caught wrong side couple of times and did not use Hart often enough when he was free. Will come good with time
Bamba - 7 - Marked down as after srolling through the early part of the game he gave Hamilton 2 goal scoring opportunities due to basic errors (one leading directly to goal) He needs to cut these out.
Grounds - 6 - Looks the part but needs games for full match fitness. Little support in front of him at times due to system.
Wotherspoon - 4 - Needs a rest (think he was injured as well?) left Grounds exposed and sems to have lost the confidence he had
Miller - 4 - The kind of game you need the older / bigger players to stand up..he hid..and we as a result lost the midfield second half
McBride - 7 - He worked hard and tried to force the team forward....got little support. Great run and chipped pass that almost lead to goal. He looks like he cares about the result
DeGraff - 5 - Started well played several good passed linking up....I like the guy and his effort..but it went no where much after early promise. Think the system that forces the 'wide' midfielders inside all the time is not helping him / the team
Nish - 6 - The big guy played well first half and was winning his battles and linking play. Second half Hamilton worked this out and he had 2 players jumping with him and he seemed to lose confidence and will to win the ball.
Riorden - 6 - Might have been less had he not scored. Still don't think playing right up front gets him on the ball enough. After goal and great free kick (we could have been 2-0 up again) he then shot 3 times in first half when could have played others in. Second half he put in effort but most of it to no gain. No abaility to hold the ball up which put us back under pressure several times
Hanlon - 5 - Looked solid but mostly at a time we were under pressure so seen mostly in defensive mode
Galbraith - 4 - Looked like a wee laddie lost, playing with the big boys. Little of his pace used to effect. Again the system that drags the 'wide' midfielders inside did him no favours
Trakays - 2 - I hope that his well talked about lack of match practice is to blame. He looked lost and to my memory never won a header and rarely linked up. Was expecting someone of his build to at least let the defenders know he was there.
Yogi - 2 - Chose best team available, but when Reid made tactical changes when we were well on top, no response from Yogi. I know that Galbraith coming on was forced through injury, but why make a winger play a narrow role? We still with a much taller team seem unable to create any pressure with set plays into box.
Hart - 7 - strong display but suffered from often having no wide outlet and having to come inside. Not picked out when he overlapped on occasion. Hope he stays fit
Dickoh - 6 - Not as good as last week. got caught wrong side couple of times and did not use Hart often enough when he was free. Will come good with time
Bamba - 7 - Marked down as after srolling through the early part of the game he gave Hamilton 2 goal scoring opportunities due to basic errors (one leading directly to goal) He needs to cut these out.
Grounds - 6 - Looks the part but needs games for full match fitness. Little support in front of him at times due to system.
Wotherspoon - 4 - Needs a rest (think he was injured as well?) left Grounds exposed and sems to have lost the confidence he had
Miller - 4 - The kind of game you need the older / bigger players to stand up..he hid..and we as a result lost the midfield second half
McBride - 7 - He worked hard and tried to force the team forward....got little support. Great run and chipped pass that almost lead to goal. He looks like he cares about the result
DeGraff - 5 - Started well played several good passed linking up....I like the guy and his effort..but it went no where much after early promise. Think the system that forces the 'wide' midfielders inside all the time is not helping him / the team
Nish - 6 - The big guy played well first half and was winning his battles and linking play. Second half Hamilton worked this out and he had 2 players jumping with him and he seemed to lose confidence and will to win the ball.
Riorden - 6 - Might have been less had he not scored. Still don't think playing right up front gets him on the ball enough. After goal and great free kick (we could have been 2-0 up again) he then shot 3 times in first half when could have played others in. Second half he put in effort but most of it to no gain. No abaility to hold the ball up which put us back under pressure several times
Hanlon - 5 - Looked solid but mostly at a time we were under pressure so seen mostly in defensive mode
Galbraith - 4 - Looked like a wee laddie lost, playing with the big boys. Little of his pace used to effect. Again the system that drags the 'wide' midfielders inside did him no favours
Trakays - 2 - I hope that his well talked about lack of match practice is to blame. He looked lost and to my memory never won a header and rarely linked up. Was expecting someone of his build to at least let the defenders know he was there.
Yogi - 2 - Chose best team available, but when Reid made tactical changes when we were well on top, no response from Yogi. I know that Galbraith coming on was forced through injury, but why make a winger play a narrow role? We still with a much taller team seem unable to create any pressure with set plays into box.