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Rate The Players v Wigan Athletic

Scotimp

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6.0 is the par score, use half-marks and give us your comments too.

For those who have not offered ratings before, this is the definition of the par score (from this season's Guidance Notes):

"The par score is 6.0: by definition, that essentially means that the player has done what was expected of them, no more, no less. In effect, that means awarding 6.0 if the player has done his job. For instance, Josh Griffiths cannot really be awarded 7.0 if he hasn't had a shot to save. Tom Hopper is unlikely to merit 6.0 if he has missed a penalty and three sitters. Anthony Scully deserves higher than 6.0 if he has scored a hat-trick. Please avoid emotional responses such as giving everyone 10.0 following a good performance - it is utterly illogical and ultimately pointless. Ask yourself how likely it is that every player on the pitch returned a flawless performance, never mind one of them. Perfect tens should be as rare as a Steve Evans diet."

Deadline is 5pm on Thursday.

Griffiths
Poole
Montsma
Eyoma
Robson
McGrandles
Sorensen
Fiorini
Maguire
Bishop
N'Lundulu
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From an IFollow perspective (which doesn't always show you the full picture)

Griffiths 7 Pretty solid throughout. There were many high balls played and I think he showed good judgement and which to come for and which to not. Pretty good distribution as well

Poole 7 Very solid and committed

Montsma 7.5 Quality dealing with their bombardment

Eyoma 8 Best showing since coming back and a really good left foot finish for his goal

Robson 8 Commitment and energy against a tough opponent especially after getting an early booking. Proper left back .

McGrandles 8 Captains performance and ran the show in the middle

Sorensen 7.5 Fine match and looks to have settled now. Showed an ability to get stuck in

Fiorini 7 Wide right isn't quite his perfect role but played well and made some excellent defensive blocks

Maguire 7.5 Allowed something of a free role and played it well

Bishop 7.5 Wide left again, but allowed a bit more freedom to operate in an inside role rather than wide and played very well. Unlucky not to get on the scoresheet

Nlundulu 8.5 Best match in a City shirt. Ran the line superbly causing their defence problems throughout. Excellent finish to get off the mark for the club
 
A committed team performance producing a memorable win

Griffiths 7 - generally sound, couple of important saves.
Poole 8 - drive and commitment in a role which is important for defence and attack.
Montsma 9 - strength, pace and leadership at the heart of the defence. Back to, if not beyond, last season's best.
Eyoma 7.5 - some committed defending and took his goal well, but too often still loose in possession.
Robson 8.5 - now settling in and showing what he's capable of, a Habergham for L1.
McGrandles 8 - read and held the space in front of the back 4, a key player.
Sorensen 7.5 - can compete, can run, can pass. Still doesn't do enough of it but contributed significantly to the win.
Fiorini 7.5 - see Sorensen. Dangerous with the ball outside the box whether looking to shoot or pass, and a great ball which nearly set up 3rd goal.
Maguire 8 - for effective shithousery, 10. With the ball less so but improved 2nd half and good dead ball delivery including TJ's goal.
Bishop 8 - willingness to win the ball then run with it gave Wigan problems all night before one foul too many injured him..
N'Lundulu 9 - at last! This is what he can do. Worked hard, held up/ laid off well, took his goal nicely having been crucial to the build up and nearly got a 2nd.

Shout out for the subs Longdon, Sanders and Draper who helped close the game out, young Freddie looks a prospect.
 
Griffiths 6
Poole 7
Montsma 7.5
Eyoma 7.5
Robson 7.5
McGrandles 7
Sorensen 7
Fiorini 7
Maguire 7
Bishop 7
N'Lundulu 7.5 shaded MOM due to the difference his performance made to the side coming from such an inexperienced player.

For those on ifollow - what you probably couldn't see was the desire, work rate and commitment the players put in off the ball. Top notch.
 
Griffiths 6
Poole 8
Montsma 7.5
Eyoma 7.5
Robson 8
McGrandles 9.5
Sorensen 7
Fiorini 7.5
Maguire 8.5
Bishop 8
N'Lundulu 8
 
Superb “team” performance in which every single player did their stuff and turned in a solid display. Great to see players covering for each other across the pitch. Wigan (who could have gone top) had no answer. 👏👏

Griffiths - 6.5 - First half very hesitant but much better second. Needs to realise how big a unit he is and that he can totally dominate his area and just go through players to claim/clear the ball (Not giving away penalties that is 🤔). Woodwork was his friend at least 3 times.
Poole - 7.5 - solid game, both defensively and going forward. Great to see him stand up to McLean. One of the best RBs in the division.
Montsma - 9 - absolutely rock solid and mopped up everything, including dangers outside his positional area. Probably his best performance of the season so far. A sublime defensive performance against two difficult strikers.
Eyoma - 8.5 - defensively solid (like Montsma, against difficult opponents) and well taken goal Starting to get back to where he was last season.
Robson - 8 - great to see him settling to his task. Dominated a potentially dangerous opponent then got forward to support and supply the front players.
McGrandles - 8.5 - action man - all over the pitch making interceptions and picking up passes and linking the midfield and strikers. Shades of last season - more composure and better shielding than of late.
Sorensen - 7.5 - difficult to score him. He did a lot of work all over the pitch - broke up play and drove the midfield but got caught in possession or made loose passes occasionally.
Fiorini - 7.5 - love his forward play and scampers about doing his defensive stuff well. Some lovely runs that had the Wigan defenders back-pedalling. Just feel he needs to bulk up a bit and get a bit more stronger physically
Maguire - 8 - I called him Mr Motivator in the match thread because he gets into the opposition and inspires the team to raise their game. Wasn’t sure about him at first but I’m definitely warming to him (every team needs one, especially against physical opponents). Think when Brids is fit the two of them will dominate games and take the sting out of the opposition. Superb dead-ball player and oodles of composure - thought he’d score the FK but it’ll come.
Bishop - 7.5 - two or three great runs and shots, and great ball to N’Lundulu for his goal, but still not seen the best of him. Last night’s role suited him better.
N’Lundulu - 7.5 - much better. Heard somewhere that he had been told to play off defenders shoulders and make runs behind them instead of being the target man with his back to defenders - it showed and created two or three scoring opportunities - one taken and one he should have. Tired second half but he had done a lot of hard work.
Honourable mention to the subs who did what was needed when they came on. Love to see more of Draper and don’t think it’ll be long before he scores.
 
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Griffiths 6
Poole 6
Montsma 7
Eyoma 6.5
Robson 7
McGrandles 7.5
Sorensen 7
Fiorini 7.5
Maguire 7
Bishop 7.5
N'Lundulu 8.5
 
Griffiths 6.5
Poole 7
Montsma 8
Eyoma 8
Robson 8
McGrandles 6.5
Sorensen 6.5
Fiorini 7
Maguire 6.5
Bishop 8.5 MotM :clap:
N'Lundulu 8
 
Griffiths 7.5
Poole 7
Montsma 7
Eyoma 8
Robson 6.5
McGrandles 6.5
Sorensen 6
Fiorini 7.5
Maguire 7.5
Bishop 7
N'Lundulu 8.5
 
And would have given good marks for the subs too if they'd been listed.
Freddie excellent again and did win a penalty, sadly not given. Remy did a good job too.
 
Griffiths 7
Poole 7
Montsma 8
Eyoma 7
Robson 7
McGrandles 9
Sorensen 8
Fiorini 7
Maguire 8
Bishop 7
N'Lundulu 7
 
Griffiths 7. One bit of a flap but very good apart from that. I feel confident every time he comes for a high ball that he will catch it, it’s a good feeling as a fan.
Poole. 7. Solid
Montsma. 8. One brief lapse otherwise top performance.
Eyoma. 9. Real test of character after his last game at fullback and he responded brilliantly. Almost faultless with his challenges and tidy goal.
Robson. 7.5. Worked hard to stop crosses until the last second goal where he could have done better. Tidy going forward
McGrandles. 8. Midfield was so much better than of late, more aggression and tighter with 2 sitting deeper to fill the gaps but still having the energy to break forward
Sorensen 8 As above.
Fiorini 7. Played the position well. Clever passing and strong forward runs
Maguire 7. Found good spaces and was neat and tidy to link up a lot of our play.
Bishop 8.5. Suited him to have a bit more freedom to roam, pickup the ball deep and drive at their defence a few times. Involved in several intricate passing moves and deserved a goal.
NLundulu 8.5. Led the line and gave their defence a tough night. Classy goal, could have had another and showed power and strength running the channels. Proper striker performance.

MApp 10. Great formation and tactics. Two fingers to the doubters!
 
Griffiths 6.5 Generally okay under the high balls
Poole 6.0 Quiet game from him
Montsma 8 Top drawer defending
Eyoma 8 Best game this season
Robson 8 Looking good,.
McGrandles 9 Tip top tackling
Sorensen 8 Not a bad evening's work, strung some good passes together
Fiorini 7 Kept trying to get that long shot away
Maguire 7.5 Thought he was going to be a passenger this season, just might prove me wrong
Bishop 7.5 Ditto
N'Lundulu 8.5 Tore around all evening and got stuck in, a centre forward performance that we have missed over the last few weeks.

A thoroughly enjoyable match, great to see grit, determination and skill
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Griffiths 6
Poole 6
Montsma 7
Eyoma 7
Robson 6
McGrandles 7
Sorensen 6
Fiorini 6
Maguire 7
Bishop 7
N'Lundulu 8
 
Griffiths 6.5
Poole 7.0
Montsma 8.0
Eyoma 7.5
Robson 7.5
Bishop 8.5
Sorensen 7.5
Fiorini 7.0
McGrandles 7.5
Maguire 7.5
Nlundulu 7.5
 
well done jiving imp agree, great marks, Mng as well,what a team Nlundulu was amazing considering his young age, well done Dan.

come on boys
 
Any more to come? Deadline is 5pm today (Thursday).

And please keep this thread for ratings only - it makes my life so much easier.