Player Ratings: BHAFC vs. Derby

[JBizzle]

Kuszczak 4 Indecisive and kicking was horrendous
Maksimenko 5 A bit overawed and lacked a bit of composure
Greer 6 Never really given options to pass so went route one a lot
Upson 6 See Greer but could have done more for their first
Calderon 6 Great ball for Ulloa but left wide spaces down the left
Ince 7 Nervous start but looked like there's potential
Agustien 4 Gave the ball away relentlessly and looks a sweet mile from match fit
Lopez 6 Busy but dead balls were pointless
Barnes 6 Didn't do much wrong, just didn't do much
Buckley 4 Offered very little
Ulloa 7 Great finish as usual but looked battered and fed up fot most of the match

Subs
Andrews 5 Unnoticeable but understandable
Lua Lua 7 Lively but struggled to get into the game
March N/A

Ref What an absolute bell. He's been absolutely appalling for 10 years. Stop. Just stop refereeing.

Overall, looked disjointed and unfamiliar. Lacked flow and fluency but it was a team that clearly is still getting to a new manager and new players. Some positives too (like Ince). Things will improve!

 

[El Turi]

Kuszscak 5

Calderon 6
Upson 4
Greer 3
Maksimenko 6

Ince 6
Augustien 3
Lopez 4

Barnes 2
Ulloa 7
Buckley 3

Subs: not enough time

 

[saafend_seagull]

All 4 except ulloa and ince who get 6.5.

All slow, no tempo, hoof ball!!

 

[WhingForPresident]

Buckley doesn't seem able to play well for more than 20 minutes at the end when bought on as a sub?!

 

[Quinney]

I thought Augustien had a reasonable game, along with Ince in the middle. PIG had a mare, seemed to stem from him letting the ball go under his foot in the first half. After that the worst I've seen him play. Buckley looks unfit, lost a yard of pace.

 

[Conkers]

How Calderon got MoM was beyond me! May as well have just given it to Agustien instead.

 

[itszamora]

Kuszczak 4 - awful kicking, felt possibly be could have done better with the second goal too

Calde 6 - good going forward but first goal came from him going AWOL
Greer 6 - neither good nor bad
Upson 6 - as per above
Maksimenko 5 - not sure he's up to this level yet

Ince 6 - looked good but gave away too many free kicks
Dave 4 - class but clearly not fit
Agustien 5 - as above but slightly better

Buckley 5 - did nothing of note
Ulloa 8 - absolute beast
Barnes 6 - effort but not much else to show for it

Ref - f*cking awful.

 

[doug7126]

We played with very little width and went route one a lot just not what I like to watch and why lua lua and Buckley were stood in the middle was beyond me!

 

[stss30]

Kuszczak-4-Terrible kicking and should have done better with the 2nd
Calderon-5.5-Decent going forward but shaky defensively
Greer-6-Pretty anonymous
Upson-6-As above
Maxi-5-Didn't get forward that much and wasn't great defensively
Ince-7-Made some good tackles and had a cracking effort on the volley
Spanish Dave-4-Very poor, few good deliveries from numerous set pieces
Agustein-6-Thought he looked lively and tried to be positive although some of his passes were terrible
Buckley-5-anonymous
Barnes-5-As above
Ulloa-8.5-MOM-Won almost every header and was incredibly unlucky with a brilliant effort in the 2nd half.

 

[BUTTERBALL]

Kusczack 5 - looked all at sea in the first half like he had lost the plot
Calde 6 - worked hard but no way man of match
Greer 5 - too slow
Upson 6 - almost scored with a header over the top, again lacks pace but strong
Maksimenko 4 - no way is he a left back, we really miss Bridge
Agustein 5 - some sublime passing in the first half but gave ball away constantly in the second. Will be great when fully fit and he works hard
Ince 8 - really really impressed with him. He has pace, power and is difficult to knock off the ball. My MOM. Almost scored what would have been the goal of the season.
Lopez 7 - much more effective second half and linked play up well. Should have had a penalty with his free kick
Buckley 5 - does not deserve to be in team on current form
Ulloa 7 - worked hard, amazing headed goal and almost crafted another out of nothing when he hit the post
Barnes 5 - industrious but no clear cut chances for him

Subs

Andrews 7 (for Barnes). Quality. Didn't see him give ball away once and has a touch of class.
Lua Lua 8 (for Ince) - won 3 free kicks and should have been given longer than 10 minutes
March 7 (for Buckley) - one lovely run and pass but didn't see much of the ball

A very exciting game and one we did not deserve to lose. Oscar will absolutely get it right I am certain.

 

[Sam Ovett]

Kuszczak - 4 had a bad game, distribution particularly bad

Calderon - 4 defensively lacking, at fault for the first, and second if harsh, but good cross for goal

Greer - 5 not a good game, but significantly better than Upson IMO

Upson - 3 very poor knowing what he is capable of. Put the rest of the defence under pressure a few times as well

Maksimenko - 6 best of the defenders for me. Ran down the line a lot but not into the attacking third. He had very little in terms of support down the left but most of his distribution was good. Tackling was okay when they rarely attacked the left

Ince - 7.5 MoM after a tad wobbly start he played very well in the middle and that volley nearly made me gasp. Good game

Agustien - 5 progressively got worse, passes often going straight to the opposition

Dave - 4 delivery awful, build up poor , bad day at the office

Buckley - 3 did nothing, looked slow

Ulloa - 7 good goal, no protection from the ref, could have scored 3

Barnes - 4 poor game in me eyes, passes astray, looked to give up a lot of the time

Subs
Andrews - 5
LuaLua - 6
March - NA

 

[Dave the OAP]

Is anyone actually fit?

WTF have they been doing all summer, eating pies and lounging on a Spanish beach?

How many passes did auguestin( sp?) make that went to the opposition?

 

[tylerlench]

Kuszscak 2
Calderon 3
Upson 2
Greer 2
Maksimenko 2
Ince 6
Augustien 5
Lopez 4
Barnes 4
Ulloa 8
Buckley 2
Lualua was our best player when he came on and none of the others got a chance
how did Calderon get man of the match??

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Kuszczak - 4 - shocking indecision, confidence wise seems to be struggling
Calderon - 4 - just not very good, defensively lacking, one decent cross the entire game
Maksimenko - 5 - not up to it, but tried hard
Greer - 4 - nightmare for the first goal, terrible attempt at a block tackle
Upson - 6 - average
Lopez - 5 - couple of nice crossfield passes, but in the main very poor. Yet to hit the heights of last year
Agustein - 5 - clumsy in possession, had a some good and bad moments
Ince - 8 - comfortably MoM for me.
Buckley -5 - did little if anything
Barnes - 5 - worked hard but nothing came off.
Ulloa - 6 - took his goal well, limited service

Solly - N/A
Andrews - N/A - not sure he touched the ball more than 4 times in the 15 mins he was on. Was he hiding?
KLL - N/A - gave us a bit of impetus, but lacked support and just falls to the ground.

Oscar - 5 - interesting substitutions. Not sure I would have taken Barnes or Ince off

D'Urso -2 - Just simply appalling

 

[goldstone]

Kuszczak 5. Not at his best. Should have come out for the ball when Derby scored their second. Distribution poor.
Calderon 7. Thought he did pretty well.
Greer 4. Not a great game.
Upson 5. Also not at his best.
Maxi 7. Impressed. Thought he did very well defensively and some nice runs up the wing late in the 2nd half.
Ince 7. Did well for his first league game. Potential.
Lopez 3. Poor. His crosses, free kicks and corners were nothing special. Someone else should have taken some of them.
Buckley 5. The odd bit of skill, but generally way below his best.
Agustein 6. Some moments of brilliance in amongst some poor pass selection and poor decision making. Great potential.
Barnes 7. Thought he was one of our better players,
Ulloa 8. Great goal. Generally poor service from his team-mates.

Subs
Andrews 5. Didn't do a lot.
Lua Lua 7. At least tried to make things happen. Should have come on earlier.
March. Not on long enough. Should have been given at least 20 mins.

Ref: Crap. How can he have given 8 yellow cards in a game devoid of bad fouls. Idiot.

 

[Husty]

I'd have given Ince MoM, thought he played well throughout. Kuszcack had a poor game, terrible kicking. Agustein looks unfit and gave the ball away far too often. Maksimenko looked solid enough, obviously he's young and he'll grow into the role but I thought he showed promise and would play him again against Brum. Andrews didn't have long enough to make an impact so shouldn't really be given a rating.

 

[ferring seagull]

How Calderon got MoM was beyond me! May as well have just given it to Agustien instead.

Absolutely agree - he was extremely poor !

As posted on another thread it must have been a mare for the Amex people to decide upon MOTM

 

[The Brighton Buzz]

Kuszczak - 4 had a bad game, distribution particularly bad

Calderon - 4 defensively lacking, at fault for the first, and second if harsh, but good cross for goal

Greer - 5 not a good game, but significantly better than Upson IMO

Upson - 3 very poor knowing what he is capable of. Put the rest of the defence under pressure a few times as well

Maksimenko - 6 best of the defenders for me. Ran down the line a lot but not into the attacking third. He had very little in terms of support down the left but most of his distribution was good. Tackling was okay when they rarely attacked the left

Ince - 7.5 MoM after a tad wobbly start he played very well in the middle and that volley nearly made me gasp. Good game

Agustien - 5 progressively got worse, passes often going straight to the opposition

Dave - 4 delivery awful, build up poor , bad day at the office

Buckley - 3 did nothing, looked slow

Ulloa - 7 good goal, no protection from the ref, could have scored 3

Barnes - 4 poor game in me eyes, passes astray, looked to give up a lot of the time

Subs
Andrews - 5
LuaLua - 6
March - NA

Spot on but I wouldn't have given Lua Lua a six probably 5

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Kuszczak 4
Maksimenko 4
Greer 5
Upson 6
Calderon 6
Ince 6
Agustien 2
Lopez 4
Barnes 6
Buckley 2
Ulloa 8

Subs

Andrews 4
Lua Lua 6

 

[ferring seagull]

I'd have given Ince MoM, thought he played well throughout. Kuszcack had a poor game, terrible kicking. Agustein looks unfit and gave the ball away far too often. Maksimenko looked solid enough, obviously he's young and he'll grow into the role but I thought he showed promise and would play him again against Brum. Andrews didn't have long enough to make an impact so shouldn't really be given a rating.

One of the few positives today, thrown in at the deep end and handled it pretty well under the circumstances.