[Albion] Player ratings vs Man City (h)

Machiavelli said:

That was something else, particularly second half, The Amex was absolutely rocking

Verbruggen 8 -- some cracking saves first half, great on the ball
Veltman 7 -- solid as ever
JPVH 9 -- enjoyed his scrap with the beast, and was immense
Igor 9.5 -- utterly brilliant today, and has been near these levels for a fair few games
Estupinan 8 -- very good
Ayari 5 -- probably his poorest performance this season, in which he's been a revelation
Hinshelwood 8 -- what a player, his appreciation of space and game management are something else for his age, Fabian loves him, fingers crossed he will be in the squad against Bournemouth
Adingra 5 -- unable to make an impact
Rutter 6 -- a little bit overwhelmed today but, even when that's the case, his work rate, velcro hold-up play and persistence shine through
Mitoma 7 -- so graceful, great for the first, made Walker look as though he's no longer so dominant
Welbeck 7 -- so intelligent, led the line well

Baleba 10 MotM -- turned the game, utterly bossed it. Even if Rodri was in his pomp, Carlos would have still dominated it
Joao Pedro 9 -- can't argue with a goal and an assist
O'Riley 8 -- delighted for our new dynamo, the ghosting into the box, that first touch and then the finish
Gruda 6 -- not much came off for him
Moder n/a

FH 10 -- brilliant game plan. Kept them largely at bay in the first half, and then went for them second when their energy levels were low. One thing he could have done better in previous matches is to make earlier substitutions, and he did that in spades today. We had the momentum after the break and each change he made just cranked things up a further notch.

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BevBHA said:

Agree with pretty much all of yours, apart from Baleba gets a 12. And Fab gets a 9 simply because why the hell did Moder come on at left wing and keep passing it back to them!

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One Teddy Maybank said:

Great scores @Machiavelli
Can’t argue with any of them, though 5 may be generous for Adingra…..

Apparently 9 touches in the first half and lost the ball on 5 of them (so I’m told).

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Machiavelli said:

Think he did a really good job of marking Nunes (who isn't all that). I liked the way we did that given that they weren't playing with an orthodox LB. FH really knows what he's doing.

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Machiavelli said:

That was something else, particularly second half, The Amex was absolutely rocking

Verbruggen 8 -- some cracking saves first half, great on the ball
Veltman 7 -- solid as ever
JPVH 9 -- enjoyed his scrap with the beast, and was immense
Igor 9.5 -- utterly brilliant today, and has been near these levels for a fair few games
Estupinan 8 -- very good
Ayari 5 -- probably his poorest performance this season, in which he's been a revelation
Hinshelwood 8 -- what a player, his appreciation of space and game management are something else for his age, Fabian loves him, fingers crossed he will be in the squad against Bournemouth
Adingra 5 -- unable to make an impact
Rutter 6 -- a little bit overwhelmed today but, even when that's the case, his work rate, velcro hold-up play and persistence shine through
Mitoma 7 -- so graceful, great for the first, made Walker look as though he's no longer so dominant
Welbeck 7 -- so intelligent, led the line well

Baleba 10 MotM -- turned the game, utterly bossed it. Even if Rodri was in his pomp, Carlos would have still dominated it
Joao Pedro 9 -- can't argue with a goal and an assist
O'Riley 8 -- delighted for our new dynamo, the ghosting into the box, that first touch and then the finish
Gruda 6 -- not much came off for him
Moder n/a

FH 10 -- brilliant game plan. Kept them largely at bay in the first half, and then went for them second when their energy levels were low. One thing he could have done better in previous matches is to make earlier substitutions, and he did that in spades today. We had the momentum after the break and each change he made just cranked things up a further notch.

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sussex_guy2k2 said:

My feelings were similar. If I was being totally objective, my changes would be:

Adingra would be lower, maybe a 4. I don’t think he did a lot right, to be honest. The right hand side is a big weakness for us at the moment and I don’t personally see him as the solution there.

Hinsh would be a 7 (score lowered for the absolute sitter that he missed).

Mitoma would be a 6 as I thought he both looked threatening but utterly flattered to deceive, making the wrong decision or finishing poorly when in some great positions.

Georgino would be a 5 or 6. I’m glad I saw him play well against Wolves as he’s totally flattered to deceive otherwise for me. He was poor again today, often getting bullied off the ball. He missed his one glorious chance and failed to execute a 5 yard ball in behind that would’ve put Welbeck (I think) in.

There were some genuinely fantastic performances though - Igor, Bart, JPVH, Pedro, Estupinian (after the first 20 mins), O’Reilly and, of course, Baleba who was unplayable.

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sussex_guy2k2 said:

Georgino would be a 5 or 6. I’m glad I saw him play well against Wolves as he’s totally flattered to deceive otherwise for me. He was poor again today, often getting bullied off the ball. He missed his one glorious chance and failed to execute a 5 yard ball in behind that would’ve put Welbeck (I think) in.

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Machiavelli said:

That was something else, particularly second half, The Amex was absolutely rocking

Verbruggen 8 -- some cracking saves first half, great on the ball
Veltman 7 -- solid as ever
JPVH 9 -- enjoyed his scrap with the beast, and was immense
Igor 9.5 -- utterly brilliant today, and has been near these levels for a fair few games
Estupinan 8 -- very good
Ayari 5 -- probably his poorest performance this season, in which he's been a revelation
Hinshelwood 8 -- what a player, his appreciation of space and game management are something else for his age, Fabian loves him, fingers crossed he will be in the squad against Bournemouth
Adingra 5 -- unable to make an impact
Rutter 6 -- a little bit overwhelmed today but, even when that's the case, his work rate, velcro hold-up play and persistence shine through
Mitoma 7 -- so graceful, great for the first, made Walker look as though he's no longer so dominant
Welbeck 7 -- so intelligent, led the line well

Baleba 10 MotM -- turned the game, utterly bossed it. Even if Rodri was in his pomp, Carlos would have still dominated it
Joao Pedro 9 -- can't argue with a goal and an assist
O'Riley 8 -- delighted for our new dynamo, the ghosting into the box, that first touch and then the finish
Gruda 6 -- not much came off for him
Moder n/a

FH 10 -- brilliant game plan. Kept them largely at bay in the first half, and then went for them second when their energy levels were low. One thing he could have done better in previous matches is to make earlier substitutions, and he did that in spades today. We had the momentum after the break and each change he made just cranked things up a further notch.

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Not Andy Naylor said:

Forgotten Georginio's game-winning display against Spuds?

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BevBHA said:

Think that’s harsh. We don’t beat Newcastle away if it wasn’t for him, or spurs at home. He’s been probably the best of our summer signings so far. I never expect the world from our signings in their first season anyway. They’re almost always better in their second year (see Baleba)

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sussex_guy2k2 said:

I didn’t watch the game away at Newcastle as I don’t go to many anway games now, and was away on holiday for the Spurs game.

So you may think it’s harsh, but it doesn’t change the fact that I’ve only seen him play above a 6/10 once for us, and that was against Wolves, where he was excellent.

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Skaville said:

Dunk’s not getting back in is he

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