Simon Morgan
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Stockdale: 7 - Made a few good and very important saves and dealt with crosses well. Some bad kicks but some good ones too.
Bruno: 7 - A few sloppy moments when QPR came back into it but had a good game. Always offers an attacking outlet.
Dunk: 7 - Again, was guilty of taking foot off gas slightly in first half. Uncharacteristic for this season and slightly reminded me of this time last year. However, on the whole he defended well and was crucial for playing the ball out from the back.
Duffy: 8 - First time I'd seen him play in the flesh and very impressed. Won practically everything in the air and looks smart with his interceptions on the ground. One absolute beast of a tackle in the second half, which I particularly enjoyed.
Bong: 8 - Thought he did a lot for us at both ends of the pitch. Very important interception in the first half. Having seen Pocognoli play so well against Leeds I was tempted to think give Bong a bit of a spell out of the team, but yesterday changed my mind.
Knockaert: 7 - Still not quite at his best but very much getting there. Took his goal well and was involved in much of our good attacking play.
Stephens: 8 - Man of the match for me. Looks a totally different player to last year. More energetic, tenacious, aggressive, and hassles like mad in the middle. Playing our system only works if the centre midfielders are as good as this guy.
Norwood: 8 - Ran DS close for MOTM. Very very impressive passing, be it short or long. Also provided the necessary aggression in his defensive role. I was really pleased when we signed him and was slightly disappointed he hadn't done quite as well as the other summer recruits. However, yesterday he was brilliant, and yet again we saw that we no longer depend on Kayal.
March: 7 - Some good moments in the second half, especially the chance he fashioned for himself at 1-0. Wasn't really given the ball in the first half which wasn't his fault. Really great to see him back, and once he and AK are firing on all cylinders, opposition teams could have some interesting afternoons against us.
Murray: 7 - Probably a bit quieter than usual but another goal and an important outlet for the team generally. I find games a bit easier to watch now that there is someone to win headers if we need to play it long. Incredibly cool with the penalty despite Smithies' best efforts at putting him off.
Baldock: 8 - What a strike. A really good time to score and set us on our way. Works very well with Murray and the way he stretches the pitch up front is crucial to how the team functions.
SUBS: All did fine, but we'd pretty much given up at that point. Busy period coming up, so probably a sensible call, as much as we all wanted to see several more goals.
Bruno: 7 - A few sloppy moments when QPR came back into it but had a good game. Always offers an attacking outlet.
Dunk: 7 - Again, was guilty of taking foot off gas slightly in first half. Uncharacteristic for this season and slightly reminded me of this time last year. However, on the whole he defended well and was crucial for playing the ball out from the back.
Duffy: 8 - First time I'd seen him play in the flesh and very impressed. Won practically everything in the air and looks smart with his interceptions on the ground. One absolute beast of a tackle in the second half, which I particularly enjoyed.
Bong: 8 - Thought he did a lot for us at both ends of the pitch. Very important interception in the first half. Having seen Pocognoli play so well against Leeds I was tempted to think give Bong a bit of a spell out of the team, but yesterday changed my mind.
Knockaert: 7 - Still not quite at his best but very much getting there. Took his goal well and was involved in much of our good attacking play.
Stephens: 8 - Man of the match for me. Looks a totally different player to last year. More energetic, tenacious, aggressive, and hassles like mad in the middle. Playing our system only works if the centre midfielders are as good as this guy.
Norwood: 8 - Ran DS close for MOTM. Very very impressive passing, be it short or long. Also provided the necessary aggression in his defensive role. I was really pleased when we signed him and was slightly disappointed he hadn't done quite as well as the other summer recruits. However, yesterday he was brilliant, and yet again we saw that we no longer depend on Kayal.
March: 7 - Some good moments in the second half, especially the chance he fashioned for himself at 1-0. Wasn't really given the ball in the first half which wasn't his fault. Really great to see him back, and once he and AK are firing on all cylinders, opposition teams could have some interesting afternoons against us.
Murray: 7 - Probably a bit quieter than usual but another goal and an important outlet for the team generally. I find games a bit easier to watch now that there is someone to win headers if we need to play it long. Incredibly cool with the penalty despite Smithies' best efforts at putting him off.
Baldock: 8 - What a strike. A really good time to score and set us on our way. Works very well with Murray and the way he stretches the pitch up front is crucial to how the team functions.
SUBS: All did fine, but we'd pretty much given up at that point. Busy period coming up, so probably a sensible call, as much as we all wanted to see several more goals.
