Player ratings v Cheltenham

[goldstone]

9.30pm and no one has done them yet? Probably too depressed!

What a really poor Albion performance ... and yet when we were one nil up we had a couple of good opportunities to make it two. We didn't deserve three points, probably didn't even deserve one.

Kuipers 8. Three or four wonderful saves kept us in the game.

Whing 5. Not his best performance. Too many misplaced kicks upfiekd.

Elphick 7. Played well.

Butters 8. Excellent. Won everything in the air, but was beaten a couple of times on the ground.

Richards 4. Worst game for a long time.

Robinson 4. Apart from the goal which was well taken he did virtually nothing and looked really lightweight.

El-Abd 7. A good game. Won a lot in midfield, but distribution needs improving.

Thomson 4. Anonymous. Hard to remember he was on the field.

Cox 3. Very poor except for corners/free kicks were were generally OK.

Forster 7. Put in the effort, but no end product.

Murray 5. Very disappointing after last week.

Subs
Fogden 2. Did nothing of note.
Gatting. Not on long enough.

Midfield was the biggest problem today. Without decent service there's no point in us having a couple of good strikers.

On this form we'll be just above the drop zone. We can forget the playoffs.

 

[Scotty Mac]

kuipers - 7. some cracking stops. not sure about the goals, will have to see them again
whing - 3. was he playing rugby? every kick into touch. disaster
butters - 5. did well in the air, but never looked comfortable when the ball was on the ground
elphick - 6. did well against the front two
richards - 4. had a bit of a mare in dealing with d'agostinho
robinson - 4. got a goal. nothing else
el abd - 5. an ok game in terms of defensive midfield
thomson - 5. didnt see much of the ball at all
cox - 3. dont remember him beating his man once
forster - 6. worked hard for very little reward
murray - 5. had a few half chances, but couldnt take them

 

[Beer & Bitches (CTFC)]

I thought Guy Butters was solid and your best player today.

 

[Titanic]

I thought Guy Butters was solid and your best player today.

He was certainly solid in the air, but you created your best chances and scored your two goals by going straight through the middle of the defence with the ball on the floor.

 

[saltash seagull]

Well if they can't be bothered to care about playing for our club, then going to support them makes me a mug, and attempting to rate them even more of a waste of time. Anyway, here goes:

Michel 7 - brilliant
Whing 3 - usually very good, today f***ing dog turd
Elphick 5 - ok, but he and Butters are going to have to look at themselves for where the Cheltenham goals came from
Butters 4 - caught out badly in first half as well as the goals issue
Richards 3 - constantly beaten
Robinson 4 - rubbish bar a goal
Thomson 5 - the only midfielder we have of league quality
El Abd 4 - mediocre
Cox 3 - was he playing?
Forster - won't mark him as he's a class act deprived of the service he needs
Murray - same as Forster

Wilkins - 2

whing 3 ! r u sure? i thought he was one of our better players

butts and elphy did ok but as badger says they need to look at the goals

forster worked his socks of but it's just not going for him at the moment

 

[timbha]

consistent marks with little debate (except Cheltenham fan) - paints a true picture

 

[gullshark]

Yeh, I'm sure, I thought Whing had one of his worst ever games today. Defensively he was alright, but EVERY time he played the ball forward it went out for a throw. He was just a useless long-ball merchant. He's not usually like it, so there's no need to dwell on it, but today was terrible from him.

I noticed that, he looked like his head wasn't at the game today.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

FDM. 8. A few great saves.

Richards. 5 defensively poor, but great work for our goal.

Butters. 7
Elphick 7. These 2 alone did NOT deserve to lose.

Whing. 4. Shocker. Worst I've ever seen him play.

Cox. 5. Generally average. Some shockingly poor corners.
Thomson 5 hugely dissappointing
El Abd 5 Does the defender's job fine in midfield, but nothing more
Robinson 6. Harshly rated on here tonight. Could have scored from a similar position first half, but took the goal well. Worked really hard closing down and defending today. Really missed him when he went off.

Murray 6. Worked hard. Looked decent but had the chances to kill the game and didn't.
Forster 7. Loads of work. Set up most of the chances that the others missed.

Fogden. 3. Really, really poor. First time I've seen him in action, and hope that todays performance wasn't representative of what he has to offer.