For me
First half I thought pretty much ever one was terrible. Passes going astray, no effort to get the second ball, standing off and letting them run at us.
Second half was mostly better. There was our now all too regular bad start to the second half where we should have gone 2-0 down, but then we got into it, found our passing boots, and were largely the more pressing (dare I say better?) team. Then Lita came on and we seemed to play out for a draw allowing watford more possession and more chances in the last 20mins, which is disappointing given how much we had been attacking that half and how, up until taking off conway and bringing on lita, we were more likely to win so should have gone for it. Especially at home.
Kuszczak 5 - No real chance with the goal, but not otherwise tested, so gets a team average mark.
Bruno 4.5 -
Greer 5 -
Upson 5 -
Ward 5 - Unlucky with the deflection
Andrews 5 - Seemed to try to organise the team a bit, but some bad passing.
Crofts 6 - For my money, he was man of the match. Worked hard, got a goal, seemed to be capable at passing.
JFC 5 - Saw a couple of promising runs, which is more than I've seen from him before. I still don't get why people think he should be getting picked ahead of the others when everyoeis fit.
Buckley 5 - To win the ball off buckley all you have to do is run across his path and he'll give it to you. I don't see how he made man of the match.
Conway 5 - Should have done better with his header, at least work the keeper. Some good corners (i.e. he managed to beat the first man, which we've been struggling with a while)
Barnes 5 - Must be amazing and fantastically quick in training. It's the only explanation for why everyone seems to pass so far away from him, or give him such awkward balls to control. At least once in each half he was in a good position in the box and the ball was played knee high behind him forcing him to take a touch giving opposition a chance to close him down.
Lita - Pointless substitution, can't mark him. He was seemingly brought on to the other ten players could sit deep and boot it up for him to run on to, but then no one actually bothered booting it up anywhere suitable for him. We played that last twenty minutes as if we were playng for the draw.
Calderon - Only on a few minutes and almost provided a winner
First half I thought pretty much ever one was terrible. Passes going astray, no effort to get the second ball, standing off and letting them run at us.
Second half was mostly better. There was our now all too regular bad start to the second half where we should have gone 2-0 down, but then we got into it, found our passing boots, and were largely the more pressing (dare I say better?) team. Then Lita came on and we seemed to play out for a draw allowing watford more possession and more chances in the last 20mins, which is disappointing given how much we had been attacking that half and how, up until taking off conway and bringing on lita, we were more likely to win so should have gone for it. Especially at home.
Kuszczak 5 - No real chance with the goal, but not otherwise tested, so gets a team average mark.
Bruno 4.5 -
Greer 5 -
Upson 5 -
Ward 5 - Unlucky with the deflection
Andrews 5 - Seemed to try to organise the team a bit, but some bad passing.
Crofts 6 - For my money, he was man of the match. Worked hard, got a goal, seemed to be capable at passing.
JFC 5 - Saw a couple of promising runs, which is more than I've seen from him before. I still don't get why people think he should be getting picked ahead of the others when everyoeis fit.
Buckley 5 - To win the ball off buckley all you have to do is run across his path and he'll give it to you. I don't see how he made man of the match.
Conway 5 - Should have done better with his header, at least work the keeper. Some good corners (i.e. he managed to beat the first man, which we've been struggling with a while)
Barnes 5 - Must be amazing and fantastically quick in training. It's the only explanation for why everyone seems to pass so far away from him, or give him such awkward balls to control. At least once in each half he was in a good position in the box and the ball was played knee high behind him forcing him to take a touch giving opposition a chance to close him down.
Lita - Pointless substitution, can't mark him. He was seemingly brought on to the other ten players could sit deep and boot it up for him to run on to, but then no one actually bothered booting it up anywhere suitable for him. We played that last twenty minutes as if we were playng for the draw.
Calderon - Only on a few minutes and almost provided a winner
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