PIG 5: Could do little about either goal, one regulation save to make for rest of match
Bruno 6: Looked good going boh forward and back, a shame he was injured.
Calde 6: Left back, right back, right wing, ended up looking like Monty Panesar with a turban on his head for the second half. Gave his all.
El Abd 2: Casual for the first goal, stupid for the second, culpable for both. Kept hoofing the ball upfield to start attacks, it was like 2006 all over again.
Upson 4:Very lucky the referee did not award a penalty for pulling a Barnsley player in first half. Won a few in the air, not interested in the ball at his feet.
Bridcutt 4: Poorest game in an Albion shirt, gave the ball away incessantly.
Hammond 6: Tidy but ineffective
Orlandi 6: Good triangles on the left with Calde first half, had our only meaningful shot in second half (after from goal & pen)
Spanish Dave 5: Not his usual self, very quiet, but shame he was not on the pitch for the penalty
Buckley 3: Jumps like a girl, pushed off the ball easily, had two chances in the first half and neither on target, which had they fallen to Barnes would have produced a lynch mob afterwards
Ulloa 6: Took goal well, feeding on scraps too often, falls over too easily.
Subs
KLL 7: Looked great for 15 minutes until Barnsley doubled up on him, but a threat all the same
Crofts 5: Ponderous and forgettable.
Barker 5: Looked a bit lightweight, missed with a header late on.
Listening to Barnsley fans after the game, they were impressed with our possession football, and said we passed them off the park, (although I thought we were poor by our own standards in this regard) but we weren't prepared to scrap for victory, thinks that sums it up.
Bruno 6: Looked good going boh forward and back, a shame he was injured.
Calde 6: Left back, right back, right wing, ended up looking like Monty Panesar with a turban on his head for the second half. Gave his all.
El Abd 2: Casual for the first goal, stupid for the second, culpable for both. Kept hoofing the ball upfield to start attacks, it was like 2006 all over again.
Upson 4:Very lucky the referee did not award a penalty for pulling a Barnsley player in first half. Won a few in the air, not interested in the ball at his feet.
Bridcutt 4: Poorest game in an Albion shirt, gave the ball away incessantly.
Hammond 6: Tidy but ineffective
Orlandi 6: Good triangles on the left with Calde first half, had our only meaningful shot in second half (after from goal & pen)
Spanish Dave 5: Not his usual self, very quiet, but shame he was not on the pitch for the penalty
Buckley 3: Jumps like a girl, pushed off the ball easily, had two chances in the first half and neither on target, which had they fallen to Barnes would have produced a lynch mob afterwards
Ulloa 6: Took goal well, feeding on scraps too often, falls over too easily.
Subs
KLL 7: Looked great for 15 minutes until Barnsley doubled up on him, but a threat all the same
Crofts 5: Ponderous and forgettable.
Barker 5: Looked a bit lightweight, missed with a header late on.
Listening to Barnsley fans after the game, they were impressed with our possession football, and said we passed them off the park, (although I thought we were poor by our own standards in this regard) but we weren't prepared to scrap for victory, thinks that sums it up.