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Player Ratings - Forest at home
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nwgull
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I'm being really lazy and saying all 7s, including subs, with Bruno, Kayal and KLL getting an 8.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Stockdale 7. Not much to do, distribution good.
Bruno 8. Took care of Antonio, showed why he's in the team ahead of Rosenior.
Bong 8. Quick and tenacious against the skilful Ward.
Greer 8. Solid, experienced defending.
Dunk 9. Immaculate, attacked the ball well at set pieces, one amazing run into the opposition area.
Lualua 8. Gave their right back a torrid evening, fine finish for the goal.
Kayal 8. The team boss. Skilful and nasty in equal measures.
Stephens 7. Gritty type who did the nuts and bolts well.
March 7. Flashes of skill combined with quiet periods. Set piece play needs a bit of work.
Baldock 7. Almost curled in a beauty, his partnership with Hemed will improve given time.
Hemed 7. Solid start, denied a debut goal by a keeping worldie. Loved his attitude.
Bruno 8. Took care of Antonio, showed why he's in the team ahead of Rosenior.
Bong 8. Quick and tenacious against the skilful Ward.
Greer 8. Solid, experienced defending.
Dunk 9. Immaculate, attacked the ball well at set pieces, one amazing run into the opposition area.
Lualua 8. Gave their right back a torrid evening, fine finish for the goal.
Kayal 8. The team boss. Skilful and nasty in equal measures.
Stephens 7. Gritty type who did the nuts and bolts well.
March 7. Flashes of skill combined with quiet periods. Set piece play needs a bit of work.
Baldock 7. Almost curled in a beauty, his partnership with Hemed will improve given time.
Hemed 7. Solid start, denied a debut goal by a keeping worldie. Loved his attitude.
biddles911
New member
- May 12, 2014
- 348
Overall a decent performance though we were lucky not to have conceded late on.
March would be really good if only he wasn't so one-footed. At this level you simply can't keep shuffling the ball onto your favoured side all the time.
Baffled why Ince doesn't start every game? Great ball winner, good distribution and skill to go with it. Our defence always looks much better with him in front of them.....
Still need more flair in midfield but good to start with a win and a positive performance...
March would be really good if only he wasn't so one-footed. At this level you simply can't keep shuffling the ball onto your favoured side all the time.
Baffled why Ince doesn't start every game? Great ball winner, good distribution and skill to go with it. Our defence always looks much better with him in front of them.....
Still need more flair in midfield but good to start with a win and a positive performance...
Baffield why Ince doesnt start, but then go on to say our Midfield needs more flair...
Amazed to see people listing this moment as a plus. Was a really poor miss, given the time and space he had.
MattBackHome
Well-known member
- Jul 7, 2003
- 11,836
Upon a few days reflection:
Stockdale 6
Bruno 8
Greer 6
Dunk 7
Bong 8
Kayal 7
Stephens 7
March 7
KLL 8
Baldock 7
Hemed 8
Stockdale 6
Bruno 8
Greer 6
Dunk 7
Bong 8
Kayal 7
Stephens 7
March 7
KLL 8
Baldock 7
Hemed 8
Grombleton
Surrounded by <div>s
- Dec 31, 2011
- 7,356
Given our failings last season, I'm just glad to see a striker try an effort on goal.
Stumpy Tim
Well-known member
To be fair, it was a great first touch to give him that time & space. It was mightily close too
Absolutely. That was a sitter. Anywhere on target that side of the goal and it was in.
Withdean11
Well-known member
Stockdale 6 - Not much to do at all.
Bruno 7 - decent game. LOVE the beard.
Greer 7 - Certainly still up to the level we need.
Dunk 7.5 - Showed quality. Still made an early mistake which on another day would of cost us.
Bong 7.5 - solid and quick. Really good debut. Linked up well with LuaLua and likes to overlap.
Kayal 8 - Ran the show IMO. A natural leader and bossed the midfield. Got forward more too.
Stephens 7 - missed him last season
March 6.5 - Out of the game in the first half. Better in the second. Hopefully gets more consistant as he season runs.
KLL 8 - Some moments of quality. Shut a lot of people up.
Baldock 6.5 - Still don't think he is going to be a goal scorer. Hope i'm wrong.
Hemed 7 - Good debut. Not the hold up player i thought. Could work well with BZ.
Bruno 7 - decent game. LOVE the beard.
Greer 7 - Certainly still up to the level we need.
Dunk 7.5 - Showed quality. Still made an early mistake which on another day would of cost us.
Bong 7.5 - solid and quick. Really good debut. Linked up well with LuaLua and likes to overlap.
Kayal 8 - Ran the show IMO. A natural leader and bossed the midfield. Got forward more too.
Stephens 7 - missed him last season
March 6.5 - Out of the game in the first half. Better in the second. Hopefully gets more consistant as he season runs.
KLL 8 - Some moments of quality. Shut a lot of people up.
Baldock 6.5 - Still don't think he is going to be a goal scorer. Hope i'm wrong.
Hemed 7 - Good debut. Not the hold up player i thought. Could work well with BZ.
Quite agree, would you say Tomed's was a bad miss though?
brightonrock
Dodgy Hamstrings
- Jan 1, 2008
- 2,482
Stockdale 6.5 - not much to do but did it well.
Bruno 7 - excellent going forward and did okay against Antonio in the first half - was roasted in the 2nd half.
Greer 7.5 - solid, commanding.
Dunk 8 - MOM - great game. Snuffed a lot out, not sure how he stopped that scramble on the line??
Bong 7.5 - a unit with a bit about him going forward. Can see him being a cult hero.
Kayal 8 - busy, skilful, commanding, fast becoming our key player.
Stephens 7 - was excellent first half but looked tired towards the end. Dovetails well with Kayal and will chip in with some important goals this year.
LuaLua 7.5 - great goal and a constant threat but still a little brainless in possession at times.
March 6.5 - frustrating day - put in a great cross for Hemed but passed carelessly at times, should have scored when through on goal and looks terrified of being tackled. I'd like to see him being more direct and running at people.
Hemed 7 - a solid start - great header kept out by a worldy save. He looks to have a good instinct, but his touch was a little ropey on occasion - time will tell.
Baldock 6.5 - ran himself into the ground and make some fantastic runs off the shoulder for passes that wouldn't come, but struggled to really get involved that much.
Bruno 7 - excellent going forward and did okay against Antonio in the first half - was roasted in the 2nd half.
Greer 7.5 - solid, commanding.
Dunk 8 - MOM - great game. Snuffed a lot out, not sure how he stopped that scramble on the line??
Bong 7.5 - a unit with a bit about him going forward. Can see him being a cult hero.
Kayal 8 - busy, skilful, commanding, fast becoming our key player.
Stephens 7 - was excellent first half but looked tired towards the end. Dovetails well with Kayal and will chip in with some important goals this year.
LuaLua 7.5 - great goal and a constant threat but still a little brainless in possession at times.
March 6.5 - frustrating day - put in a great cross for Hemed but passed carelessly at times, should have scored when through on goal and looks terrified of being tackled. I'd like to see him being more direct and running at people.
Hemed 7 - a solid start - great header kept out by a worldy save. He looks to have a good instinct, but his touch was a little ropey on occasion - time will tell.
Baldock 6.5 - ran himself into the ground and make some fantastic runs off the shoulder for passes that wouldn't come, but struggled to really get involved that much.
Machiavelli
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He was quite brilliantly set up by KLL, but it was just inches wide. I like Baldock a lot more than you do, and think he'll have a good season. You can let me know if he doesn't.
I wouldn't, because Hemed didn't actually do a lot wrong. Timed his jump, won the header, put plenty of pace on it, kept it under the bar. Save was a worldy.
I don't dislike Baldock. He works pretty hard, and clearly has some ability - witness cracking goals against Ipswich and Arsenal. The fact it was 'just inches wide' isn't much of a defence in this case - he had about ten feet of open goal to aim at. Therein lies the issue - lack of composure in front of goal. I hope you are right, although I think once the squad is complete he'll start very few games.
Your view on Baldock suprises me! It was poor that he didnt hit the target but I still think he will be leading the line alongside Hemed for the majority of the season.
As for Hemeds header, Zamora would have scored that all day long. Decent effort though.
That I think his finishing is below par?
Or that I think he'll be relegated to back-up by 31st August?
Not bad mate, quite a likeness, but I would have liked to have seen him with a more bushy moustache and of course an orange codpiece.
That he will be relegated to back up by the 31st.