Yet another game of two halves. We were totally inept in the first half and upped our game to "poor" in the second, with a few patches of decent football in amongst the dross. Sad to see how much the quality of our play has dropped alarmingly.
Stockdale 9. Without him we would have been heavily defeated. Super goalkeeping.
Bruno 7. Some moments of brilliance, but overall not at his best.
Greer 4. Wearing that awful yellow colour he really should have been able to pick out his team-mates. Instead he found it easier to pass to Brentford players.
Dunk 7. A reasonable performance apart for dithering with the ball for too long on at least one occasion in the first half.
Calderon 4. Not a LB. Did his best, but one of a number of weak links.
Stephens 7. Some decent stuff, but silly yellow card and could have got a completely unnecessary second.
Kayal 7. Good in patches. Some impressive stuff.
Murphy 5. Very poor first half, better second. Unlucky not to score.
VLP 6. Some very good runs, but let down by quality of crosses.
Wilson 5. One mazy run, but not much else.
Hemed 5. Not the striker we need. Far too slow and doesn't hold the ball up well enough.
Subs:
Crofts 6. OK. Didn't notice him too much which may be good, may be bad.
Manu 6. Offside two or three times. May be down to miss-timed runs, or was it delayed passes? Spent far too much time on the ground. He needs to learn to stay on his feet. Certainly quick and I think there's something positive about him. Needs more match time.
Goldson 6. Looked OK.
We need some changes for Tuesday. I would start Goldson with Dunk even if Greer is fit. Chicksen at LB - give the lad a chance. Start Bobby (if he's fit) even if he won't last 90 mins.
Stockdale 9. Without him we would have been heavily defeated. Super goalkeeping.
Bruno 7. Some moments of brilliance, but overall not at his best.
Greer 4. Wearing that awful yellow colour he really should have been able to pick out his team-mates. Instead he found it easier to pass to Brentford players.
Dunk 7. A reasonable performance apart for dithering with the ball for too long on at least one occasion in the first half.
Calderon 4. Not a LB. Did his best, but one of a number of weak links.
Stephens 7. Some decent stuff, but silly yellow card and could have got a completely unnecessary second.
Kayal 7. Good in patches. Some impressive stuff.
Murphy 5. Very poor first half, better second. Unlucky not to score.
VLP 6. Some very good runs, but let down by quality of crosses.
Wilson 5. One mazy run, but not much else.
Hemed 5. Not the striker we need. Far too slow and doesn't hold the ball up well enough.
Subs:
Crofts 6. OK. Didn't notice him too much which may be good, may be bad.
Manu 6. Offside two or three times. May be down to miss-timed runs, or was it delayed passes? Spent far too much time on the ground. He needs to learn to stay on his feet. Certainly quick and I think there's something positive about him. Needs more match time.
Goldson 6. Looked OK.
We need some changes for Tuesday. I would start Goldson with Dunk even if Greer is fit. Chicksen at LB - give the lad a chance. Start Bobby (if he's fit) even if he won't last 90 mins.