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[Albion] Player ratings vs Liverpool (h)



Machiavelli

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Oct 11, 2013
16,544
Fiveways
Bit difficult to judge, but it was a really solid CH performance

Button 6 -- solid
Montoya 6 -- a few first half mistakes
Duffy 7 -- commanding
Dunk 9 MotM -- majestic
Bong 7 -- great defensively, remains poor on the ball. Not the worst game for Bernardo to be injured, need him back for Fulham though.
March 7 -- put the yards in, solid
Gross 5 -- dreadful decision with the penalty
Stephens 7 -- did OK, although too ponderous when well placed to find Montoya(?) around the 85th minute
Propper 6 -- can't remember him doing too much of note
Locadia 7 -- continuing his rich vein of form
Murray 5 -- he's off form at present, and Andone needs to be given the opportunity from the start for a few games at the very least

Subs:
Andone 6
Knockaert 6 -- some good stuff, some poor decision-making
Kayal 6

Kevin Friend 1 -- got the penalty right, but wow what a Top Sixer
Referee's Assistant in the south side -10 -- disgrace
 


A1X

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Sep 1, 2017
17,517
Deepest, darkest Sussex
Button 7 - Did nothing wrong, could do nothing about the penalty

Bong 7 - Coped well with their forwards
Dunk 8 - Typically solid
Duffy 8 - Same
Montoya 5 - Poor first half, everything they did seemed to come down that side

Locadia 8 - MOTM for me, put in an excellent shift and was involved in most of our enterprising moments
Propper 6 - Bit overrun, some poor decisions
Stephens 5 - Knocking a point off for the terrible indecision moments, such as mid-way through second half when he passed it back when unchallenged
March 6 - Poor going forward, Robertson kept getting the better of him

Gross 5 - Some good crosses but should have done better with his finish and gave away the penalty
Murray 6 - Quiet but should have done better with his free header first half

Subs
Andone 7 - Bought so much more to us than Murray
Knockaert 7 - Gave us forward impetus when we needed it
Kayal 6 - No time to do a lot
 


Diablo

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Sep 22, 2014
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lewes
Thought Locadia looked clumsy...Bong had a good game IMO. Button ok but some of his kicks were poor.
 


bhawoddy

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Jan 25, 2011
3,621
pretty certain there will be very differing views on todays game.

button 6 didnt really have much to do. did ok but distribution was mixed.
montoya 6 steady
dunk 7 usual game but got caught wrong side of firmino in first half who should have put liv 1-0 up
duffy 8 same as dunk. won everything in the air and defended well
bong 6 steady. OOP when liverpool eventually got their penalty. otherwise ok
Stephens 6 difficult afternoon for him
Propper 7 tried to get us playing when he could.
march 5 no change out of robertson. defended ok
Locadia 6 lacked a first touch and got caught offside twice. having said that played a few nice passes and was probably our most dangerous player
gross 4 been poor for a while now. gave pen away with silly foul. didnt contribute much to the game imo.
Murray 5 hard to get any change out of VVD and co. got caught offside twice when easier to stay on.
 






studio150

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Jul 30, 2011
29,553
On the Border
Bong needs a couple of points docked for being missing upfield and leaving Gross to cope with Salah for the penalty
 




Lincolnshire Seagull

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Jul 9, 2009
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Button, Duffy, Dunk, Bong, Stephens, Locadia all did ok. I worry about Montoya, not sure he is good enough defensively or on the ball. We have been spoiled with Bruno.
 




One Teddy Maybank

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Aug 4, 2006
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Worthing
6 - average

Button 6
Montoya 6
Duffy 7
Dunk 8
Bong 7
Locadia 7
Stephens 6
Propper 7
March 5
Gross 5
Murray 5

Andone 5
Knockaert 6
Kayal n/a


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Nixonator

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Feb 8, 2016
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Shoreham Beach
Bong needs a couple of points docked for being missing upfield and leaving Gross to cope with Salah for the penalty

Yep noticed this too. "Is that Bong?" said my old man as he was jogging back along the touchline. 10 seconds later the bindippers had a pen.

Always likely to happen though against a team with such rapid turnover of play.
 






Thought Locadia looked clumsy...Bong had a good game IMO. Button ok but some of his kicks were poor.

Game of opinions thought Locadia was our best threat and Bong defended superbly
 


Bong needs a couple of points docked for being missing upfield and leaving Gross to cope with Salah for the penalty

But we need to get full backs forward if we are not to be the caricatured Hughton team of Norwich fans’ imagination. Midfielders have to fill in and Gross did it badly
 






Ninja Elephant

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Feb 16, 2009
18,855
Bong was remarkably slow getting back but Gross should know that Divin' Mo would fall over if given a chance. He got one, he took it and he got the penalty which settled the game.

Button 5 Kicking was a joke, otherwise nothing to do. Reasonable deputy and seems to inspire confidence in the defenders which is important.
Montoya 6 Solid and combative, I like him a lot but he's not currently offering as much in the final third as we need.
Duffy 7 Looks leaner and meaner, strong and composed. A couple of misplaced passes and interceptions but good overall.
Dunk 7 Very similar, but pinged some lovely passes from left to right. The man is a class act.
Bong 6 Not sure why he took so long getting back which resulted in the penalty, otherwise a good and solid game with the usual lack of quality on the ball.
March 5 Offered nothing at all at either end, really. Work rate without question, quality is very dubious.
Gross 5 Square peg in a round hold until we changed to 4-4-1-1. Offers nothing in a 4-3-3 and is robbing Kayal of a deserved place.
Stephens 6 Some misplaced passes, sure. But defensive screening and usual range of attempted passes. Better than people realise.
Propper 6 As usual the man is quality and he gets through a lot of work but the opportunities to shine weren't there today.
Locadia 6 Comes alive in the final third without too much interest other than that. Happy to see him getting involved.
Murray 6 Puts himself about but doesn't suit 4-3-3 and he's another square peg keeping out a better alternative without justification.

Subs
Andone 6 Buzzed about and must be a little bit frustrated with being in and out of the team.
Knockaert 7 Showed more class on the ball than March did and is a better player, just less defensively reliable.
Kayal 7 Did what we need of the central midfielders, closing down space, getting in people's faces. He should start in a 4-3-3.
 


zefarelly

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Jul 7, 2003
21,715
Sussex, by the sea
If 6 is average a lot of you are being stingy. We've just played a team who are better than last year, we're runners up and champions league finalists. .

Button 8 . . . Couldn't have done much more other than save the penalty and score a winner.
Montoya 6 6 of one half a dozen of the other
Duffy 8
Dunk 8
Bong 8 best game for some time
Locadia 8, brightest light over the halfway line
Stephens 7 solid
Propper 7
March 5
Gross 6, worked hard, but faded, had little option with penalty, Salah was clean through and no other defenders to be seen.
Murray 5, totally ineffective at this level/pace

Andone 7 we were down and defending when he came on, made a few spirited attempts from barely half chances.
Knockaert 6 , tried too hard
Kayal n/a


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Interesting thoughts but for me Murray was a bit more at it today than Andone
 






Mackenzie

Old Brightonian
Nov 7, 2003
33,508
East Wales
Button 7
Montoya 6
Duffy 7
Dunk 8
Bong 6
Stephens 6
Propper 6
March 6
Locadia 7
Gross 6
Murray 5

Great defensively but pretty ineffective going forward. Defending as deep as we did leaves the front player isolated. Liverpool are a decent enough team though so it was always going to be a tricky game.
 
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