england v paraguay player ratings

[stez]

robinson - 7 did what he had to do well. even hitting the screen

neville - 6 did ok, lost the ball a bit to much though

a.cole - 8 great all match

terry - 6 did well

ferdinand - 7 better than i thought he'd do

beckham - 6 some nice free kicks. very little else

j.cole - 9 awesome

lampard - 5 was he there? couple of long shots nowt else

gerrard - 6 ran his legs off, (headless chicken?) and at least lampards long shots were on target!

crouch - 6 ref made it hard, was way to isolated when owen went off

owen - 6 ran on to a few balls and flick-ons

downing - 6 good running, no end product

hargreaves - 7 did ok. did what he had to do

[DaveyJ]

robinson - 6

neville - 6

a.cole - 6

terry - 6

ferdinand - 6

beckham - 7 (first half) 6 (2nd)

j.cole - 8

lampard - 6

gerrard - 7

crouch - 6

owen - 6

downing - 6

hargreaves - 5

Pretty much average all round. <_<

[Leicester Lass]

Robinson 7

Neville 6

JT 7

Ferdinand 7

A.Cole 6.5

Beckham 7

Gerrard 7

Lampard 7

J.Cole 9

Crouch 7

Owen 6

Subs:

Downing 6.5

Hargreaves 0

[MC Prussian]

Robinson - 7 Solid, not many scenes to intervene.

Neville - 7 Solid in the back and a few good moves in the Paraguay half.

A.Cole - 8 Man of the match IMO

terry - 6 Nothing spectacular, never really tested

Ferdinand - 7 A rock in the defense

Beckham - 6 First half good, but somehow disappeared in the second

J. Cole - 7 Ran his ass off - probably the most active midfielder today

Lampard - 5 A few shots in the second half don't save him from playing shit

Gerrard - 5 Total disappointment

Crouch - 5 Hardly any drive towards the goal, moaner, without any compassion

Owen - 4 Was he on the pitch at all?

Downing - 6 Quick on his feet, but poor ball control, not enough impact in the 2nd half

Hargreaves - 6 No impact on the game

[The Stig]

Robinson 7 Looked solid whenever he was needed

G Neville 6 Gave ball away to easily

Terry 6 Didn't do much all game

R Ferdinand 5 Didn't do much and looked shaky

A Cole 8 Looked very good

Beckham 7 Looked good in first half, set up goal well but after that his delivering wasn't as good as normal

Lampard 7 OK, couple of threatning shots but didn' do much other thatn that

Gerrard 6 Didn't do much

J Cole 8 (Mom) Looked good and did what he could, good when on ball

P Crouch 7 Couple of good moments but didn't have the delivery to do anything special, 4 5 1 doesn't work for him

M Owen 6 Didn't really do much but should't have been taken off

O Hargreves, 6 didn't really do much but did what he had to

S Downing, 6 again did what he had to but didn't get in ti the game much

[Daggers]

On balance

Robinson 6

Neville 6

Terry 6

Ferdinand 6

A.Cole 7

Beckham 7

Gerrard 6

Lampard 6

J.Cole 7.5

Crouch 6

Owen 5

Subs:

Downing 6

Hargreaves 4

MANAGEMENT TEAM for tactics and subs: 4

[DaveyJ]

MANAGEMENT TEAM for tactics and subs: 4

MANAGEMENT TEAM for tactics and subs: 2

[Thracian]

Robinson 6 (Sod all to do)

Neville 6 (Contributed nothing of consequence one way or another)

Terry 7 (At least looked animated)

Ferdinand 6 (Just routine)

Cole 6 (Effort but no special effect)

Beckham 6 (Effected the goal. Otherwise disappointing)

Lampard 5 (Hardly at his most effective and all but one of his shots were woeful)

Gerrard 7 (Usual focus and commitment - booked for a tackle that didn't get anywhere near the player)

Joe Cole 7 (Lively and focused. Tried to galvanise a team which didn't want to be galvanised)

Crouch 7 (As good as anyone but was always short of service and support after our goal)

Owen 5 (Not fit and never at the races)

Downing 4 (Two promising runs which finished in a blind alley)

Hargreaves 3 (Cannot remember anythjing of importance from him)

[davieG]

Robinson 5

Neville 4

Terry 5

Ferdinand 4

A.Cole 4

Beckham 5

Gerrard 5

Lampard 5

J.Cole 6

Crouch 6

Owen 5

Subs:

Downing 4

Hargreaves N/a

[Ricey]

Robinson 7

Neville 5

JT 7

Ferdinand 6

A.Cole 5

Beckham 8

Gerrard 7

Lampard 6

J.Cole 8

Crouch 7

Owen 6

Subs:

Downing 7

Hargreaves 5

[Anish]

Robinson 6

Neville 6

A. Cole 6

Terry 6

Rio 6

Beckham 6.5

Gerrard 5

Lampard 5

J. Cole 7.5*

Owen 5

Crouch 5

Subs: all 5

[Bert]

Robinson 6 (Sod all to do)

Neville 6 (Contributed nothing of consequence one way or another)

Terry 7 (At least looked animated)

Ferdinand 6 (Just routine)

Cole 6 (Effort but no special effect)

Lampard 5 (Hardly at his most effective and all but one of his shots were woeful)

Gerrard 7 (Usual focus and commitment - booked for a tackle that didn't get anywhere near the player)

Joe Cole 7 (Lively and focused. Tried to galvanise a team which didn't want to be galvanised)

Crouch 7 (As good as anyone but was always short of service and support after our goal)

Owen 5 (Not fit and never at the races)

Downing 4 (Two promising runs which finished in a blind alley)

Hargreaves 3 (Cannot remember anythjing of importance from him)

What About Beckham??

Robbo 7

Neville 5

Cole 6

Terry 7

Rio 6

Beckham 6

Gerrard 7

Lampard 6

Cole 8

Owen 5

Crouch 5

Downing 6

Hargreaves 6

[Thracian]

What About Beckham??

Robbo 7

Neville 5

Cole 6

Terry 7

Rio 6

Beckham 6

Gerrard 7

Lampard 6

Cole 8

Owen 5

Crouch 5

Downing 6

Hargreaves 6

Thanks. Beckham mark edited in now. Agreed with you.

[Swedging]

Robinson 7

Neville 5

JT 7

Ferdinand 6

A.Cole 5

Beckham 8

Gerrard 7

Lampard 6

J.Cole 8

Crouch 7

Owen 6

Subs:

Downing 7

Hargreaves 5

I'd go with that. Beckham and Cole were far and away our best players today.

[Ultra]

I'd go with that. Beckham and Cole were far and away our best players today.

Really?

Then why was our midfield so poor in the second half? We gave away possession far too often. Those two were as guilty as anyone else.

The centre-backs were the key to the win today. They shut out the Paraguay strikers throughout the game.

My marks

Robinson - 6

Neville - 5

Terry - 8

Ferdinand - 7

A. Cole - 6

Beckham - 6

Lampard - 6

Gerrard - 6

J. Cole - 7

Owen - 5

Crouch - 6

Subs

Downing - 6

Hargreaves - 6

[Stevosevic]

I'd go with that. Beckham and Cole were far and away our best players today.

Beckham? Cole alone was our best player, everyone else were nothing more than poor.

[Guest Gist]

I'd give them a combined average rating of 6 only Joe Cole seemed up for the challenge IMO.

[Swedging]

Really?

Then why was our midfield so poor in the second half? We gave away possession far too often. Those two were as guilty as anyone else.

The centre-backs were the key to the win today. They shut out the Paraguay strikers throughout the game.

The ball was given away all around the park. Poor work from Terry gave Paraguay their best chance, too (apart from maybe the Robinson flap).

And Beckham won a tackle!