Ward 4. Sorry, but he's not a very good defender at this stage of his career. Their wide right men could beat him and cross at will
Kuszchak 8. Class act, again.
Ward 4. Sorry, but he's not a very good defender at this stage of his career. Their wide right men could beat him and cross at will
What game were you watching. Ward has been our most consistent player this season, but guess it is all about opinions.
Wow.
I thought they got an awful lot of crosses in from the right with ease in second half especially. Balls flying across our 6 yard box after unopposed crosses. A better team would have put them away.
That would be 2 near the end when they were piling forward and he was dealing with 2 wide players as KLL was shattered.
only if they'd run as much as him - so noWouldn't have B'hams players have been as tired?
Kuszchak 7
Upson 7
Greer 7
Ward 6
Bruno 7
Crofts 7.5
Ince 6.5
Andrews 7
Lopez 7.5
LuaLua 8
Ulloa 5
Obika 5
Orlandi 5
El Abd. 5
Wouldn't have B'hams players have been as tired?
Kuszczak - 7 calm and collected, good claims and important punch at the end
Bruno - 7 gave the ball away a few times first half but very good with David I'm the second. Very bright
Greer - 7 solid and commanding with good balls forward
Upson - 7 solid and cool
Ward - 7.5 love this guy, very good going forward and defensively!
Ince - 7 very good first half less effective second and very unlucky not to score after rounding the keeper
Crofts - 8 pressed well, tackled and held opposition off the ball very sad to see him injured
Andrews - 9 Everywhere! Constant pressing, breaking down attacks, helping out CBs and getting forward. A better performance than all of Bridcutts recent ones...dare I say
Lopez - 7.5 delightful finish, second half seemed a lot more confident and involved a lot
Ulloa - 5.5 poor by his standards. Couldn't hold it up, couldn't get shots off but gets +.5 for the assist
LuaLua - 9 brilliant all game. Our only real creative outlet in first half and was very very dangerous. Deserved a goal but denied by great keeping.
Subs
Obika - 6 promising debut, showed pace and ability to hold up the ball. Could be a good Barnes replacement
Orlandi - 6.5 involved as soon as he came on, gave ince some instructions and his passing was very slick. Hoping he starts next week
El Abd - N/A
I thought we were really bloody good today. Nervy last 15 butwe should have had the game sewn up. We missed Barnes IMO, though it's probably because ulloa didn't turn up. Very impressive, here's hoping for 9 points from our away adventures!