Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:Apart from Bridge and SWP, I wouldn't give anyone more than 6.
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:Apart from Bridge and SWP, I wouldn't give anyone more than 6.
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:Apart from Bridge and SWP, I wouldn't give anyone more than 6.
joey wrote:I'm sorry i just don't see what the fuck Barry contributed. Whenever he was on the ball he took much too long on it - too long for anyone to make a run and i feel much more comfortable with De Jong defensively. Think Vieira should have started instead of Barry and should do in future and Barry should have come off today because with superman there is at least a chance he'll pull something out of the bag and i thought Ireland was decent today, whereas i doubt Barry would even get in my Sunday team who lost 12-0 last week.
trout man wrote:I would say if we asked the players what they were told to do today by the manager then it would be easier to rate them as I believe they have been shackled, not sure why and are making a fist of playing Italian style football....badly. The only person that needs a rating today is the manager our scarf wearing master tactician.....0.5 (for the scarf) out of ten.
ps It should be player/manager ratings, Id give Tony Pulis an 8
Colin the King wrote:Given 6- Not thoroughly tested and can't really be held accountable for their goal. He's started to make me nervous recently though with these 'clever' chipped clearances. I just get the feeling it'll backfire on him one day.
Zabaleta 4- One of his poorest appearances for City. Actually, he sums us up as a team- fantastic one week, shocking the next. Such an unpredictable player. Today he was meandering all over the place, gave the ball away cheaply so often, was outmuscled and outpaced by Fuller and Tuncay more often than not, and just looked really uncomfortable. Even his delivery going forward which is usually a strong point of his was dire. Just a night to forget for Zabs.
Touré 5- At times he looks too calm and I got that impression a lot today. When receiving the ball at pace, he seemed to always underestimate it and ended up losing control of the ball and having to scramble it clear. Torres or Anelka would've had a field day with that kind of uncertainty. His forays forward offered nothing only for us to concede possession. Having said that, from a purely defensive point of view he played quite well, insofar as when defenders were running at him and balls (with one notable exception) were whipped in he looked strong and assured.
Lescott 7- Disciplined positionally (or so it looked playing next to Johnny Walkabout) and looked commanding in the air. Not great in possession but that's never been his strength. He didn't allow Fuller or Sidibe to outmuscle him though which was crucial. Stood his ground very well against both of them. As things stand, I'd like to see him and Kompany together in defence- a 'brain and brawn' partnership if ever there was one.
Bridge 8- Fantastic both defensively and in supporting the attack. Actually, he and Shaun looked our only threats going forward. Maybe he was conscious of Capello sitting in the stands, but if he can keep up that level of performance throughout the season we're in for a treat. He blocked shots well, positional sense was excellent and the forays forward speak for themselves- he was like Ronaldinho at times. Pity the others weren't bothered making the most of it. Man of the Match.
SWP 8- A close second to Bridge for MOTM. He terrorised Wilkinson in the first half so much so that Pulis had him switched across to the right. Looked full of energy and an enthusiasm that was so lacking in the rest of them. Even his crossing was superb for a change. One criticism is that he seemed hesitant to shoot around the box- if anyone can hit a ball, Shauny can so it would have been nice to see him try.
de Jong 6- Did the simple things well in terms of retaining possession, covering spaces and so on. It's not his fault that he's not an influential, forward thinking midfielder and really I'd have to question him being deployed in any of our last three home games- it seems a really negative approach. He's at his most effective when bombarded by attacking sides- see the Chelsea home game. When the onus is on City to attack and score goals, how necessary is he?
Barry 6- Decent but not outstanding. He seemed to spray the ball around the pitch with a little more confidence than in recent weeks but there's no cutting edge to his play at all. Makes very occasional surges forward that lead nowhere. Personally in games like these I'd much prefer to see Barry cushioned in front of the back four, mopping things up and keeping us ticking over- water carrying. When you're one apiece at home against Stoke and he's the attack minded of your three midfielders...well.
Petrov 6- I thought Petrov posed a decent enough threat until he was taken off. Seemed more fired up than usual and looked quick with the ball at his feet. Delivered some exquisite balls into the box that we didn't take advantage of and then when the heading specialist Santa Cruz came on, it was he who made way. If he's injured, my mistake but if it was a tactical change that's a bit baffling.
Ireland- I've just read that he was injured today- didn't catch onto that at the game but if so it explains an awful lot.
Adebayor 5- Not much better than Ireland where hunger is concerned although he did at least run after lost causes for a while. His first touch was unusually poor tonight and Stoke's defenders didn't give him much room to maneuver. In fairness to him he looked isolated. Ireland didn't stay close enough really and the wingers were involved at both ends so he spent a lot of time on his own until Santa Cruz came on.
Santa Cruz 6- Some impressive touches and showed a desire that few others were but it came to nothing. If Petrov had been on the pitch with him whipping crosses in, it might have been a different story.
Vieira 6- Didn't look as sluggish as on Tuesday and actually forayed forward with some degree of purpose. Was so reluctant to shoot though- what was there to lose Patrick?
Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:we were watching the same game without a question.
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:Apart from Bridge and SWP, I wouldn't give anyone more than 6.
I would agree with that except for Lescott .I don't recall him doing anything wrong.
ant london wrote:Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:we were watching the same game without a question.
I should hope we all were mate? ;-)
But I agree with the sentiment. I rarely bother putting ratings up anymore....usually has a few silly posters posting a couple of ok overall ratings but with some daft marks for players they don't like which almost prompt me to post mine then Eoin does the job better than anyone.
I thought Santa looked pretty good yesterday, he does have lovely control...I didn't actually realise that side of his game was so good. If only we could get him a pair of transplant legs
Colin the King wrote:Given 6- Not thoroughly tested and can't really be held accountable for their goal. He's started to make me nervous recently though with these 'clever' chipped clearances. I just get the feeling it'll backfire on him one day.
AFKAE wrote:Colin the King wrote:Given 6- Not thoroughly tested and can't really be held accountable for their goal. He's started to make me nervous recently though with these 'clever' chipped clearances. I just get the feeling it'll backfire on him one day.
I really wish he would stop kicking it out full stop. It continually results in giving possession to the opposition. 20 seconds later the balls coming back at you as the opposition attack.
Toure, I don't think he won a single one of his 50/50 aerial challenges. Everyone beats him so easily in the air.
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