[Albion] Player ratings - Ipswich (home )

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Stockdale 8 our most creative player!!
Bruno 5 would have been higher but laying about why your team mates are working their nuts off is bad, very bad
Dunk 3 Mr Mistake
Goldson 8 MOM
God 5 looks tired hardly surprising he's been on the p1ss since the birth of his son
Crofts 6 steady
Kayal 5 needs a rest
Stephens 6 OK
Black Van Man 7 looked our most dangerous man upfront.
Murphy 2 carried on from the last game ineffective
Hemed 2 offers so little

Zamora 6 got in goal scoring position Hemed could only dream of. Unlucky
Wilson 3 never got into the game
Elvis 3 ditto

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Stockdale 9 - it's hard to rate him much lower really. He didn't do anything wrong, he made some excellent saves, his distribution was excellent again.
Bruno 7 - moments of absolute class throughout. I thought he managed the game well and should've been given the foul when they hit the post. Still isn't quite the same going forward without an inside forward in front of him to open up the space but never really looked threatened. Looked much more confident without Greer on the pitch.
Goldson 8 - passing at times looked a bit shaky but I suspect that was down to nerves. Otherwise he was genuinely excellent and should be proud of his performance.
Dunk 3 - I'm a fan and there were moments in the game where he made vital blocks and looked like the excellent defender he has the potential to be, but he should've conceded a penalty on 20 minutes and he made the mistake for their goal so his rating has to reflect that as he cost us the game.
Calderon 4 - I love the guy. I don't want to slate him. He tried very hard. But he is not a left back and his lack of confidence in the position has such negative impacts on the players around him that their form is suffering. The only benefit is that Sears can't be more than a foot tall, so it'll be easy to get out of his pocket.
Crofts 7 - grew into the game after an unconvincing start. Seemed confused by where he should position himself and that had knock on effects on the roles that Kayal and Stephens played. Did improve though and gained control of the game.
Stephens 6 - just a normal Stephens performance. Decent but unspectacular. Kept the game ticking over, but really should've got forward more.
Kayal 6 - that's the worst I've seen him play for us. Still has moments of quality that are above those around him but he looked confused by his position on the left of the three in midfield and often got caught in no man's land between defending and offering an outlet going forward. Considering we have 100 midfielders, I'd consider resting him soon.
Murphy 6 - tried, attacked his man, lacked end product, doesn't trust Calderon. In fairness to him, his goal should have stood as it wasn't offside (and yes, I've checked the highlights) but his end product needs to be better. Of all of our players, his form has been most effected by the injuries as he has no left back going outside him meaning that teams can easily double up on him. And he has Hemed to aim at at the moment who is a non-entity.
VLP 7 - his performance reminded me of Jermaine Pennant's in the '07 Champions League final against Milan when he was MOTM for Liverpool. He looked lively, he looked creative, he looked like the most likely player to open them up, but the end product was lacking. Like Murphy, he suffers from having Hemed up front. Pulled a great opportunity wide late on with his left foot.
Hemed 1 - I just don't get it. He's a non-entity of a footballer. There is genuinely not a positive from his performance; chasing the ball like a dog is not a positive if you're never going to win it or hold it (or catch it). I would genuinely have COG or CMS back in the side ahead of him as their strengths were at least obvious, even if they were limited.

Subs
Zamora 6 - unlucky with his effort on goal. Showed the difference in class between he and Hemed as the ball began to stick. Should have started, and when he didn't start, CH should've realised his mistake and brought Zamora on much earlier than he did.
Wilson 5 - I don't get this substitution. Brought on, moved out wide, given none of the ball in dangerous areas. I blame Hughton for his performance more than I blame Wilson.
Elvis 4 - ran at their defence once. Should've given away a foul but was allowed to continue (one of Atkinson's many weird calls) and fired over. Did nothing else and wasn't on long enough to have an impact.

Martin Atkinson and his assistants 1 - is Atkinson a qualified ref? Just some strange, strange calls throughout. Including his decision not to award them a penalty. Linesman's decision to disallow our goal was simply wrong. Had we gone 1-0 up, I suspect it would've been a very different game.

Chris Hughton 4 - I get not starting Wilson if he's been ill, and I'm an advocate of playing 3 in midfield, but he chose the wrong 3 as they're all similar players who want to do the same job. He compounded that when he played our wider players as wide midfielders rather than narrower inside forwards. We essentially ended up playing 451 as a result, which wasn't rectified by making changes so late and then moving Wilson wide. We have a lot to thank CH for, but at the moment his decisions are costing us points.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Stockdale 7
Bruno 6
Dunk 2
Goldson 7
Calderon 5
RVLP 5
Kayal 5
Stephens 5
Crofts 7
Murphy 5
Hemed 4

Wilson 5
Zamora 7
Elvis 6

 

[crookie]

Stockdale 8 - Couldn't do much about the goal, stopped everything else, some great passes out to the wings, to set up attacks. Also after Dunks howler, got him to his feet, consoled him, and geed him up again, nice touch I thought
Bruno 7 - Some decent attacking play, and tackles. Perhaps could have got tighter to his man
Calderon 5 - Tried hard, but looks uncomfortable there, and lacking pace, got done a few times. Not the answer for that position
Dunk 5 - Tried to condede a penalty, gifted their goal, and almost did it again soon after. Other than that, did OK !!
Goldson 8 - Looks a great buy. Looks totally at home at this level, excellent all round performance, tackling, heading, positioning and passing
Stephens 6 - Did OK, but didn't really impose himself
Kayal 7 - Some nice touches, and made space for himself, little ned product unfortunately, and ran out of steam
Crofts 6 - See Stephens
Murphy 6 - Seems to have gone off the boil a bit, did OK, but apart from a couple of runs, posed little threat
La Parra 7 - Looked threatening several times when he got the ball, overcomplicated things at times, but certainly more of a threat than Murphy
Hemed 5 - Just not good enough to play the lone striker role. Shouldn't be getting outpaced by centre-halves

Subs
Zamora 6 - Looked a threat and almost scored. Should have started
Wilson 5 - Seemed unsure of where he should be playing, did nothing of note, maybe not 100% still ?
Manu 6 - Not much opportunity, but showed good pace, hassling their defender into a mistake to lose possession, then shot not far over, would like to see more

Hughton 6 - Not sure he could have done much differently, but Zamora starting ahead of Hemed would have been better

 

[One Love]

Stockdale 8 - Desperately trying to stop the ship sinking

Bruno 7 - Consistently good

Dunk 3 - Something wrong with this guy, the lapses in concentration are ridiculous

Goldson 8 - Most positive thing about the game was his performance

Calderon 5 - Just shouldn't be there but thanks for helping us out

Crofts 5

Stephens 6 - A bit under the norm

Kayal 5 - Worst game for a while

Van la Parra 6 - Would have been more if he'd missed the defender to cross a few times

Murphy 6 - A mixed bag

Hemed 5 - So so average

Subs:

Zamora 7 - Big improvement

Wilson 5 - Didn't look fit

Manu 6 - Did ok , we need to see more

When we were playing brilliant earlier in the season, we still weren't winning by more than one goal. Now we are average in comparison, I don't know where the goals are coming from.

I fear the recruitment nightmare of the past is now coming back to haunt us, our squad is too shallow and we will tumble out of the playoff positions.

 

[joker]

Stockdale 7 solid as usual
Bruno 7 Clever
Calderon 5 legs have gone I'm afraid, time for Chickson, we can't keep on buying left backs
Dunk 4 So out of form at the moment
Goldson 8 looked a player in the making, with a will to get the ball forward
Kayal 6 not his best
Stephens 5 poor tonight
Crofts 9 my mom, solid and dependable, can't wait till he's fit
Murphy 5 Yet to really prove he's championship standard
Vlp 6 did okay but distribution is a problem
Hemed 6 works so hard, but he was bought to score goals, just not happening for him


Zamora 7 unlucky
Manu 6 well he is certainly exciting
Wilson 5 still not well

 

[JCL666]

Stockdale 7 Solid
Bruno 7 Flair, but it's worrying that we're returning to the times when our most creative player is a right back.
Calderon 5 Yeah he tries, but he is not a left back and is torn apart when against a pacey/tricky winger
Goldson 8 Incredible that this was his first start. Looked very good.
Dunk 4 Low score because although I thought he was ok for a lot of the game, his mistake cost us dearly tonight.
Crofts 8 Steady, strong and looks reborn as a holding midfielder.
Stephens 6 OK
Kayal 6 OK Him and Stephens need some rest and it's starting to show.
Murphy 5 Not convinced.
VLP 6 Jury's out for me at the moment, but starting to think that he flatters to deceive. Which is a bit of a concern as he's the best winger we have at the moment.
Hemed 5 Clearly tired as he has started most games this season, and definitely needs to play as part of a pair.

Zamora 6 OK
Wilson 5 Not 100% and it's bizarre how he doesn't seem to be able to head the ball. He jumps, but usually misses..... weird.
Manu 5 Had that one run when he fell over but still managed to retain the ball. Then proceeded to smash it into the North Stand. I really really want him to be good, but .........


CH 6 OK. Not his fault that Dunk screwed up. Trying hard with what he has, but it's tough and I can understand why he's playing it safe. I'd like to see him try Elvis and Chicksen from the start, but that's probably why I have a job I hate and he is a football manager.

Ipswich 6 OK. Sears is very good, but apart from him they were just average.

Ref 4 Thought he was soft and offered no protection to players (on both sides). That said, based on the pics I've seen the Lino was a complete tit for disallowing the goal.

 

[One Love]

That said, based on the pics I've seen the Lino was a complete tit for disallowing the goal.

Where are these pics?

 

[JCL666]

Where are these pics?

There's one here (Post 8) https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showthread.php?331648-Urgently-needed-in-January

 

[samtheseagull]

Stockdale 7
Bruno 6
Dunk 5
Goldson 8
Calderon 5
RVLP 7
Kayal 7
Stephens 7
Crofts 8
Murphy 5
Hemed 5

Wilson 5
Zamora 7
Elvis 6

 

[LamieRobertson]

Stockdale 7 Solid
Bruno 7 Flair, but it's worrying that we're returning to the times when our most creative player is a right back.
Calderon 5 Yeah he tries, but he is not a left back and is torn apart when against a pacey/tricky winger
Goldson 8 Incredible that this was his first start. Looked very good.
Dunk 4 Low score because although I thought he was ok for a lot of the game, his mistake cost us dearly tonight.
Crofts 8 Steady, strong and looks reborn as a holding midfielder.
Stephens 6 OK
Kayal 6 OK Him and Stephens need some rest and it's starting to show.
Murphy 5 Not convinced.
VLP 6 Jury's out for me at the moment, but starting to think that he flatters to deceive. Which is a bit of a concern as he's the best winger we have at the moment.
Hemed 5 Clearly tired as he has started most games this season, and definitely needs to play as part of a pair.

Zamora 6 OK
Wilson 5 Not 100% and it's bizarre how he doesn't seem to be able to head the ball. He jumps, but usually misses..... weird.
Manu 5 Had that one run when he fell over but still managed to retain the ball. Then proceeded to smash it into the North Stand. I really really want him to be good, but .........


CH 6 OK. Not his fault that Dunk screwed up. Trying hard with what he has, but it's tough and I can understand why he's playing it safe. I'd like to see him try Elvis and Chicksen from the start, but that's probably why I have a job I hate and he is a football manager.

Ipswich 6 OK. Sears is very good, but apart from him they were just average.

Ref 4 Thought he was soft and offered no protection to players (on both sides). That said, based on the pics I've seen the Lino was a complete tit for disallowing the goal.

Glad you've noticed that about Wilson...I'll be gobsmacked if he ever scores a headed goal

 

[Tekanne]

Stockdale 7 -- solid, great distribution
Bruno 6.5 -- usual flair, a few defensive lapses
Goldson 8.5 -- a quite brilliant full debut. Based on u-21 performances and what he'd done for Shrewsbury, I thought he'd do well, but he exceeded expectations
Dunk 4 -- dreadful lapse for the goal, and then repeated it a few minutes later, silly hand ball in their penalty area. He needs to learn to focus for 90 minutes
Calde 4.5 -- Chicksen should have started; he's running on empty, but Sears would have troubled anyone
Crofts 6 -- solid, but his technique lets him down at crucial attacking moments
Van La Parra 7 -- great dribbling and carrying the ball, but must have hit the first man about ten times with his (non-)crosses
Stephens 7 -- classy and imposing, brilliant flick for the disallowed goal
Kayal 5 -- off the pace, needs a rest
Murphy 6.5 -- so unlucky with that first half run; had one of his better recent games; another one that needs/deserves a rest
Hemed 5.5 -- some great passages of play, and looked better in this formation, but his lack of pace and potency became increasingly apparent as the game developed

Subs:
Zamora 7.5 -- really put himself about and deserved that goal
Wilson 4.5 -- I hope this was because he still wasn't feeling well
Manu 7 -- infectious rawness and comicality, loved the way that he backed himself with that run, nearly scored what would have been one of my favourite goals of late

I'll accept this loss if we can beat Wolves. Ridgwell plus one or two others in, KLL and Baldock back followed by others, and all things will begin to look a lot brighter. Onwards and, please, upwards.

100% this. Spot on.

 

[Acker79]

I don't think I can really rate the players, and not sure I can explain why.

It felt very much like the last couple of seasons where the only thing a team needed to do to get something out of the game was show some defensive discipline. We have no idea how to break teams down. For the most part We have no pace, so any time we look at counter attacking, we run across the field rather than forward. The players that do have pace tend to head down the wings, then have no one to pass it to in the box.

Ipswich were very good in defence. They were disciplined and the moment we got near their box they swarmed on us and smothered us. After going a goal up, they didn't need to attack, they just sat back, and soaked up what little pressure we put them under. Granted, they were aided by the crossbar, and a wrongly disallowed goal, and some extremely inconsistent refereeing, but they had a job to do and they did it. We had a job to do, and we couldn't.

Goldson Thought he was solid. Looked a little nervy at the start, with some aimless clearances
Dunk He can only make so many mistakes before people stop dismissing criticisms of him as scapegoating, or making him the new Barnes. A little bit after the goal he tried to flick/back heel the ball or something, completely missed it and needed Stockdale to be alert to get to the ball before the Ipswich player.
Calderon Mixed bag. Had a hard time with their winger at times, but also some good play, and covered for Dunk on a couple of occasions.
Van La Parra Seemed to try to do too many tricks, struggled to beat the first man with his crosses, but worked hard, and was very positive
Murphy Has really gone off the boil. I don't buy the excuse that it's all down to not having Bong behind him. There is no noticeable difference when he switches wings, which you'd expect if it was about having a quality full back behind him.
Hemed Doesn't deserve the flack he is getting in some quarters. Zamora was only a slight improvement, and when Bobby came on we switched to two up front. If he'd have started Zamora instead, Bobby wouldn't have done any better.

Manu Nice run at the end showing his pace, but no final ball.

When you start with a fourth choice centre back, and third choice left back, it make sense to give them support in the middle, and sacrifice a forward. But did we have to play so deep until the second half? Why did no one want to get forward? Why are the team playing like strangers - at one moment one of our players in their box pointed to the space he made a run into, and instead the player with the ball played it to where he was (which was now in the middle of four Ipswich defenders), rather than where he was heading. There was a moment after a throw in when Calderon, Van La Parra, Hemed, Murphy, Kayal were all to the left of the box, trying to get the ball to play it in, but there was no one in the box.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Glad you've noticed that about Wilson...I'll be gobsmacked if he ever scores a headed goal

It's a quality he's learned from Hemed.

 

[Seagull1989]

Stockdale - 7 good dustrubution
Bruno - 7 class display. He seems to be getting better
Goldson -7 good defensively looked uncomfortable on the ball at times
Dunk -3 lack of concentration cost us
Calde - 5 out of position. Did his best .
Crofts -6 solid display winning the ball
Kayal - 7 looked likely to make something happen. We looked completely different when he went off
Stephens -6 put in a few good challenges
VLP - 5 final delivery disappointing
Murphy -6 did OK
Hemed -3 slow and ineffective

Wilson - 5 played out of position
Zamora -7 won a lot in the air had a couple of half chances
Manu 6 direct play

 

[One Love]

Hemed Doesn't deserve the flack he is getting in some quarters. Zamora was only a slight improvement, and when Bobby came on we switched to two up front. If he'd have started Zamora instead, Bobby wouldn't have done any better

I completely disagree.

I don't think Zamora played that great but when he came on at least we had a striker up front. Before that, we didn't.

Hemed wins virtually nothing in the air, he gets outpaced by big lump centre backs when through balls are played and they nick it off him virtually every time it gets played into his feet. He contributes nothing else in the game. He is such a disappointment and must be the weakest of all first choice number 9s in the Championship.

 

[Barnham Seagull]

Stockdale - 7

Bruno - 7
Goldson - 8 More of this guy please
Dunk - 3 Cant concentrate, always has a gaff a game in him. There were 3 tonight one stuck and led to a goal.
Calde - 6 Out of position but gave his all and was always involved

Crofts - 6 On his way back to full match fitness
Kayal - 7 Good in the tackle
Stephens - 5.5 Looks off form, not involved enough and didn't make enough forward runs
VLP - 6.5 Involved and lots of effort, final product not there
Murphy - 5.5 Average

Hemed - 5 No thanks

Wilson - 5 looked off his game (ill)
Zamora - 7 One headers, took up the right positions. Unlucky not to have scored
Manu - 5.5 he's fast, not sure there is much else.....

 

[kevo]

Stockdale 7
Bruno 6.5
Goldson 7.5
Dunk 4
Calde 5
Crofts 6
Van La Parra 7
Stephens 6.5
Kayal 6
Murphy 6
Hemed 5

Subs:
Zamora 7

 

[supaseagull]

Stockdale 8
Bruno 8
Dunk 5
Goldson 6.5
Calderon 6
Stephens 6
Kayal 6
Crofts 6
Hemed 4
VLP 4
Murphy 7

Elvis 6
Zamora 7.5
Wilson 6

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Stockdale 8: A couple of good saves. Brilliant passing. No chance with the goal.
Bruno 7: Very ACCOMPLISHED
Calderon 6.5: Tough gig. Did pretty well.
Dunk 6: He's an enigma, innit. Would have had a very good game, yet ruined it with no less than THREE huge clangers. (The goal, the daft challenge on the ground in our box, and the LUDICROUS flicked back-pass)
Goldson 7.5: Great (full) debut. Promising
Kayal 6: Poor by his own high standards. Needs the ten days off he's about to get.
Stephens 6.5: Quietly effective. Very unlucky not to score (terrific save).
Crofts 8: Excellent return to the side. Impressive.
Murphy 4.5: Hasn't had a good game in weeks. Another that needs a rest.
Van La Parra 4.5: SO frustrating. Has skill and pace, yet constantly flatters to decieve. Does his step overs, but never quite shifts the ball far enough to create space to produce a telling cross. Please don't pay money for him.
Hemed 5.5: Good skill for the dissallowed goal, but mostly hard-working yet ineffective.


Zamora 7: If fit, should be starting
Wilson 0: Did (literally) nothing.
Elvis 7: Unpredictable, but he scared their defence, which had looked completely at ease previously. Need to see more.