Player ratings

[Benji]

walker - 5 - command your area!

kenton 6 - sound defending too cautious attacking

mccarthy - 6 - on off performance

dabizas - 6 - did some great things/did some s**t things

maybury - 6 - played out of position

hughes - 6 - not one of his best games but still one of our best players easily

nalis - 5 - lost it really

williams - 7 - gave ball away at times but was good at picking up scraps, creating space

tiatto - 7 - tried hard, picked up pieces, his fault dabizas got sent off, left him in a no win situation even though he won the ball

dublin - 9 - fantastic!!!!!! loud, told people where to go, picked players up, won flick ons, deserved to score with that header - best i've seen him play MOTM easily!

connolly - 7 - tried hard but still keeps coming out wide

subs:

not going to bother, just like levein can't be arsed to use them

[thommo2]

agree with your comments and rating differences but would still take off two from each of them making dublin the highst scorer with 7. What a load of trash slightly better bit still awfull. What the F*** was walker doing with that wall any player on the pitch could of scored that free kick.

[Mark]

Dublin was horrible today Benji, as a striker, points for picking up players is being a bit fair, they shouldn't need that, i know they do though, hopeless bunch.

Walker - 5 Cannot kick, holds onto the ball too long, can't line a wall up

Kenton - 5

McCarthy - 6

Dabizas - 5

Maybury - 5

Hughes - 6

Nalis - 4

Williams - 4

Tiatto - 5

Dublin - 4

Connolly - 6

[Anish]

My ratings are gonna be closer to Chainsaw's than Benji's:

Walker - 5 - concedes yet another free kick. Can't line up a wall, the free kick was hardly near the corner of the goal anyway (from where i was sitting in the west stand). Poor kicking as usual, electing to hoof it to Connolly on many an occasion when he should be throwing it out quickly to either Maybury or Kenton.

Kenton - 5 - offers nothing going forward.

Dabizas - 6- usual fouling again, but Tiatto was at fault for his sending off.

McCarthy - 6 - much improved playing CB, good in the air.

Maybury - 5 - dire performance, got beaten many a time. Gave the ball away needlessly a few times by hoofing to nobody in particular.

Hughes - 6.5 - good on the ball, tried to create things. Wasted on the right, though that isn't his fault.

Williams - 6 - good in patches, esp. when in possession. But I still want him to do more - command the ball off players, especially his fellow midfielders or defenders when they have nobody to pass to. Instead Williams just runs the other way and 'hides'. Still did fairly well though.

Nalis - 6 - decent performance overall. Spread the play well.

Tiatto - 5 - poor again. Cannot hold his position, which exposes Maybury and leaves us lacking any width on the left wing.

Connolly - 6 - works hard, good finish for the goal.

Dublin - 6 - better than De Vries, won a lot of headers, unlucky with the header off the bar.

[Benji]

Dublin was horrible today Benji, as a striker, points for picking up players is being a bit fair, they shouldn't need that, i know they do though, hopeless bunch.

Walker - 5 Cannot kick, holds onto the ball too long, can't line a wall up 

Kenton - 5

McCarthy - 6

Dabizas - 5

Maybury - 5

Hughes - 6

Nalis - 4

Williams - 4

Tiatto - 5

Dublin - 4

Connolly - 6

95595[/snapback]

one thing i did though today mate was really look closely at dublin

tiatto was captain wasn't he?

well it was dublin who sorted our team out. when connolly hit crossbar he got straight in, picked connolly up, told him to bugger off to half way line and then showed hughes his position. i know its not his job but it's what we're missing

as a striker he did little wrong i thought. won the majority of his headers (which compared to de vries must earn him 12/10 at the least!) and knew how to set up his strike partner. if he had a natural goalscorer with him i think we'd score plenty of goals

dublins flick-ons only looked poor sometimes because connolly never read them, he went to the wing instead of expecting the through the middle header

[Mark]

Dublins first touch and passing today was at times woeful. I can't get my head round why Tiatto is captain STILL. Dublin is the only motivator, leader, hence give him the captaincy?? Does Tiatto say anything? All he does is lunge in for tackles, and run around in circles when the balls at his feet. Overated from day one i'm afraid was Danny from most of the people on here.

[Shum]

As Benji has pointed out, I think you people do not give Dublin enough credit... I mean a 4 rating? What the hell!

Today he won more flick ons than De Vries in his whole bloody career, he looks like the only player that actually cares out there!

I mean that chance when DC hit the post and him and Hughes both gutted on the floor, Dion runs up to them, picks them both up, pats on the back and tells them to get into their positions etc.

Just that kinda stuff that shows he actually cares, I just think some people don't see these little things.

[Mark]

I saw them Shum, i didn't realise he should get added points for doing that though. I rated him as a striker, and he was very poor tonight, as a striker. Better than De Vries obviously, but poor still.

[filbertway]

I think dublin played well tonight, mainly as a team player helping everyone commanding the team, and for saying how mnay ppor long balls he recieved he won a fair amount of headers.

[Cobbo]

Walker - 5

Kenton - 6 - solid enough

Dabizas - 6 - never a sending off

McCarthy - 6 - fair enough, the stiker backs into him and it should be our free kick, but try to keep your hands to yourself a little bit...

Maybury - 6 - very much a right footed left back

Hughes - 7 - lacking a bit of pace, but very classy. Great touches and some good balls. A bit puzzled why he was taken off

Nalis - 6 - better than recently, played a few decent passes

Williams - 5 - thought he was very quiet all game

Tiatto - 5 - playing pap

Dublin - 8 - won a lot in the air and his general motivating of the team is excellent. Very unlucky with a great header hitting the bar

Connolly - 6 - shooooooooooooooooot more

First half was good, second was poo. Ref was crap....again.

[SilverFox]

I also though Dublin had a good game, and if anything the forwards do not (STILL) get quality balls played to them! Both DUblin and Connolly would have benefitted from some decent service...an improvement on DeVries though!

Once again we let a golden chance to secure safety go! The reason as always are silly little mistakes. We gave away so many free kicks and made so many stupid little fouls! McCarthy was a culpret for this today! Perhaps he's learning too much from Dabizas, and in the end it was his foul that gave them the free kick they scored from. We need to cut this sillyness out!

I feel overwhelmingly dissapointed, and it is clear that we need to bury the massive expectations for next year and pray that Levein does a decent building job. We are in this for a while...Levein doesn't need idiotic comparisons between him and his predeccessor! It was MA that built this mess, and it is obvious to all of us who aren't sharing a braincell with the king of the boneheads, that its going to take time to fix!

I just hope we stay up!

[Little Nicky]

Walker - 5 - A ****ing joke; conceding form another set piece. And why he feels the need to bypass all the players on the pitch with a hoof to Connolly is unbelievable!

Kenton - 5 - Get Rid, Stearman is perfectly capable of playing there (and seems faster) Maybury would be great to see there , he's wasted at left back!

Dabizas - 4 - Far too slow, a donkey, wasn't a sending off, as he won the ball, but I hope it isn't rescinded as I relish the chance of missing him for 2 games

McCarthy - 6 - At last, the man is back at Centre Back, fairly solid, and mistake free, as a defender should be.

Maybury - 5 - Wasted, provides nothing playing on this side, where the hell is Stewart!?

Hughes - 6.5* - top bombing, he was in and out, running the midfield and should have scored, I'd love to see him back in the centre though, he's no right midfielder!

Williams - 5 - Again showed spells of what he can do, was an improvement on Saturday, but I'm yet to be convinced!

Nalis - 5 - I thought he was naff and should have been subbed as he ran out of steam mid-second half, Gillespie on and Hughes moving into the middle would have been perfect!

Tiatto - 4 - Gets a 4 for playing ****ing everywhere but left midfield! He was always in the centre of the park, if not then out on the right, I swear at one point he was playing centre forward when Dabizas went.

Connolly - 6 - Always badgering the opposition's defence, I'd like to see him in an attacking midfield capacity as he looks best when shooting from the edge of the box.

Dublin - 6 - Worked hard, I hope he stays up top with Conners over De Fries.

Subs:

All N/A, as Levein doesn't know how to play his hand properly!

Levein - 4 - Tell me why all 11 of your players were defending that free kick, and how when there was 10 men in that wall Walker still managed to pick a spot on the line to observe the goal, and didn't dive, what do you do with the guys in training!? Also a substition at around 60 odd minutes when we're looking run out wouldn't go amiss!

[Scow]

Walker 6

Kenton 6

Dabizas 6

McCarthy 6

Maybury 6

Hughes 7

Nalis 6

Williams 5

Tiatto 6

Connolly 6

Dublin 6

Subs not really worth a mention...

[bren]

Walker 6

Kenton 6

Dabizas 5

McCarthy 5

Maybury 5

Hughes 7

Nalis 7

Williams 5

Tiatto 6

Connolly 7

Dublin 6

Am still not sure on McCarthy, the number of fouls he gave away yesterday because he was clambering over players was unreal. He also looks like he is panicing alot. Hopefully he just needs to settle

[Katy]

Tiatto is really starting to hack me off at the moment, hes galavanting off all over the place and leaving us exposed in dangerous areas. Give Dion the captains' armband - the only born leader on the pitch!

[bren]

Tiatto is really starting to hack me off at the moment, hes galavanting off all over the place and leaving us exposed in dangerous areas. Give Dion the captains' armband - the only born leader on the pitch!

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Who thought we would be saying that about Dublin after the first few matches of the season!!

[Fox in a Box]

All the players got a 6

Macarthy and Hughes are looking ok.

At least they all were playing better than wigan.

Something inside me thinks that some players dont care anymore and just are picking up the wages (Walker? Dabizaz?)

One tacticle error on the freekick I was shouting for a man on the post very loudly .....people thought i was mad........then 1-1

[Katy]

Tiatto is really starting to hack me off at the moment, hes galavanting off all over the place and leaving us exposed in dangerous areas. Give Dion the captains' armband - the only born leader on the pitch!

95907[/snapback]

Who thought we would be saying that about Dublin after the first few matches of the season!!

95915[/snapback]

Indeed but where Dion has improved (if thats the right word) Tiatto has completely lost the plot!

[bren]

Tiatto is really starting to hack me off at the moment, hes galavanting off all over the place and leaving us exposed in dangerous areas. Give Dion the captains' armband - the only born leader on the pitch!

95907[/snapback]

Who thought we would be saying that about Dublin after the first few matches of the season!!

95915[/snapback]

Indeed but where Dion has improved (if thats the right word) Tiatto has completely lost the plot!

95917[/snapback]

Don't think its actually Dublin improving but him actually caring and trying a hell of a lot harder. Give Levein credit for that because it has only since he has been here that Dubs has been performing.

I know what you are saying about Tiatto, he was awful against Wigan on Sat but i thought last night he was a lot better, he tried to be more of an influence, which unfortunately dragged him into the middle leaving Maybury exposed on the left. Although it was partly his fault for Dabizas sending off cos he was dawdling for ages on the ball and got tackled which caused the break.

[Katy]

Tiatto is really starting to hack me off at the moment, hes galavanting off all over the place and leaving us exposed in dangerous areas. Give Dion the captains' armband - the only born leader on the pitch!

95907[/snapback]

Who thought we would be saying that about Dublin after the first few matches of the season!!

95915[/snapback]

Indeed but where Dion has improved (if thats the right word) Tiatto has completely lost the plot!

95917[/snapback]

Don't think its actually Dublin improving but him actually caring and trying a hell of a lot harder. Give Levein credit for that because it has only since he has been here that Dubs has been performing.

I know what you are saying about Tiatto, he was awful against Wigan on Sat but i thought last night he was a lot better, he tried to be more of an influence, which unfortunately dragged him into the middle leaving Maybury exposed on the left. Although it was partly his fault for Dabizas sending off cos he was dawdling for ages on the ball and got tackled which caused the break.

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Thats pretty much what I said last night, he totally lost the ball and Dabz had to backtrack.

I dont really rate Tiatto as captain, its not working!

[Sparky]

walker 5

maybury 5 ( he needs to play right back)

mccarthy 6

dabizas 5

kenton 6

hughes 6

williams 6

nalis 5

tiatto 6

connolly 6

dublin 7 *

[Sam]

Walker - 6

Kenton - 6

McCarthy - 5

Dabizas - 6

Maybury - 5

Hughes - 7

Nalis - 8 Best and most reliable player on the pitch

Williams - 3

Tiatto - 1

Dublin - 6

Connolly - 1 apart from the goal did nothing given him 1 for his 1 goal

[Who ate all the pies?]

Walker - 6

Kenton - 6

McCarthy - 5

Dabizas - 6

Maybury - 5

Hughes - 7

Nalis - 8 Best and most reliable player on the pitch

Williams - 3

Tiatto - 1

Dublin - 6

Connolly - 1 apart from the goal did nothing given him 1 for his 1 goal

Nalis was god awful...oh I get it you were being ironic, at least I hope you were!

[Sam]

He's one of the few players who made a successful pass I thought he had a good game.

[Tommy]

Walker 6 - Stop faffing about between the post at free kicks

Maybury 7- Looked useful, but undoutedly his best position is right back not left

Kenton 6- Stopped still when the team was moving forward costing us the break

McCarthy 6- Some silly tackles but could turn into the walshy of the future maybe

Dabizas 6- No way a foul let alone a sending off, unlucky, looked strong in the air

Hughes 7- Looked good on the ball , but was not one his wing at times

Nalis 7- Good in general, couple of passes were short but better than a recent Joey

Williams 6- Anonymous for large parts of the game, but looked good when in it

Tiatto 4- Passes were short, but good commitment really dropped Dabizas in it

Dublin 6- Good flick ons, and good defensive headers when at the back late on

Connolly 7- Looked lively, but should stay in their half and stay off the left wing

Subs

De Vries N/A- Not on for long enough to have a judgement passed on him