Player Ratings; Middlesbrough

[Ninja Elephant]

When someone is so critical of one player, it is clear they have an issue with them. Your issue is not just football. I can only assume it is down to some personal issue. Did he not give you an autograph last season?

Baldock wasn't great on Saturday but there's no way he was four marks worse than anyone else in the starting eleven.

Not at all, his performances have been rubbish all season but despite that, he plays when fit. Why? He doesn't do anything of value for the team, if he had contributed more in the matches he's played then we wouldn't have finished 3 goals short of promotion. I have nothing against him personally, although I don't like how he comes across on the pitch, coupled with his anonymous and contribution free performances. He is thieving a living from the club, and I take offence to it. Judging by the other marks for his first half, other people generally agree that he was pitiful on the day and maybe people are starting to question what, exactly, he offers.

I'm sure he'll be in the team at Sheffield Wednesday again, despite his performance, and that's frustrating more than anything else because he isn't very good, and doesn't do very much for the team. Last season you could blame the team around him, but this season you can't. He isn't up to the standard set by Knockaert, Stephens and Kayal and that's the standard we should expect all over the pitch.

 

[kevo]

Hughton 3 - too predictable, no plan B (not that he had the chance with the red card)

3? Really? What should he have done? Played a completely different team?

 

[Machiavelli]

Stockdale 8 -- one worldy save, great distribution, and what a leader on the pitch
Bruno 7 -- solid, without being much in the way of flair
Goldson 8 -- 6 for first half, when he got dispossessed at least once, 9.5 for second when he was immense
Greer 4 -- way off the pace, no composure, sowed panic in the defence. Can't understand how others are rating him higher.
Rosenoir 6 -- a soft foul
Knockaert 7 -- was inventive, but not much came off
Stephens 9.5 MotM/58m -- was absolutely bossing the game. The only player that really performed in the first half, and was imperious for 13 minutes in the second. Then Dean had his yellow card snatched out of his hand ...
Kayal 7 -- really drove us on in difficult circumstances, but couldn't break down their rearguard
Murphy 5 -- one good run, not much else
Baldock 3 -- extremely poor touch, bad decisions when he did manage to get it under control
Hemed 7 -- won numerous balls in the air, and put himself about

Wilson 6 -- his pace worried them, but was compromised playing on the left
Sidwell 7 -- put himself about impressively
KLL 5 -- meh

CH 9 -- set the team up well, and pro-active substitutions

 

[Hamilton]

Stockdale 7.5
Bruno 7
Goldson 7.5
Greer 6.5
Rosenior 6.5
Knockaert 6 .5
Stephens 6
Kayal 7
Murphy 5.5
Baldock 5
Hemed 5

Wilson 6.5
Sidwell 7
LuaLua 7

I go with all that.


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[amexer]

Stockdale 7 Did nothing wrong
Bruno 5 Very poor defending not just for goal. Another time he didnt even jump for ball
Rossenior 7 OK
Goldson 7 Only couple of bad mistakes in first half stopped a 9
Greer 7 All credit for puting on good show after not playing for so long
Kayal 7 Driving force as normal
Stevens 7 Was having great game.
Murphy 6 Much more direct then Skalak Hard to dominate as winger in tough away games.
Baldock 4 Poor game. Only defence is he plays of Hemed and gets no service from so has to look for scraps out wide.
Hemed 3 He seems incapable of holding the ball up and then bringing mid field into play. Hopeless when tightly marked. Zamora brought more people into play then Hemed has done all season. Hemed good player when no defender near him.
Knockhaert 6 Not his best but always want him to have ball. Silly tackle for card and lucky not to get another.
Sidwell 7 Did OK. Just hope fit enough to play 90mins in 3 tough games.
Lua Lua 6 Tried to make things happen
Wilson 7 Much prefer him to what we have

 

[Acker79]

Any more ratings?

 

[Acker79]

Average Player Ratings

Highest Rated
Stephens 7.64 (59mins, 14 votes)

The Rest
Stockdale 7.53 (99mins, 15 votes)
Goldson 6.97 (99mins, 15 votes)
Kayal 6.67 (99mins, 15 votes)
Knockaert 6.67 (99mins, 15 votes)
<Greer 6.53 (83mins, 15 votes)
>Sidwell 6.53 (34mins, 15 votes)
Bruno 6.27 (99mins, 15 votes)
Rosenior 6.00 (99mins, 15 votes)
>Lualua 5.64 (16mins, 14 votes)
>Wilson 5.60 (53mins, 15 votes)
<Murphy 5.53 (65mins, 15 votes)
Hemed 5.40 (99mins, 15 votes)
<Baldock 4.00 (46mins, 15 votes)


Squad Average: 6.21