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Stockport White · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:51 pm Post subject: Yeovil - Player Ratings

Casper - 6 - One save in the last ten minutes to make. His distrubution was better (well it couldn't have been worse than the Yeovil keeper - maybe they swapped boots!) Claimed a couple of corners too.

Parker - 7 - One of his better games recently, got forward well and look composed at the back.

Naylor - 7 - Quiet game from Naylor, didn't have a lot to do but did it well.

Rui - 7 - Looked comfortable on the ball, perhaps too comfortable sometimes. Wasn't put under any pressure.

Douglas - 7 - His positional play his fantastic, he's clearly not a right back but does a job because he uses his brain.

Delph - 6 - Can we please have the old Delph back in the middle of the park, doesn't offer us enough on the left wing.

Howson - 7 - Industrious performance from Howson, certainly has claimed his place back in the team in style.

Kilkenny - 8 - My MOM, whoever got rid of the old Kilkenny was a genious, I like this new one, involved in everything positive and was one of the only players in the first half who got the ball on the floor.

Snoddy - 7 - Ran his socks off again, was fuming he couldn't take the penalty but kept going all game.

Becchio - 6 - Not his best game and smashed a pen over the top.

Beckford - 8 - Hattrick again, I only counted six attempts last night and one of them was disallowed! Didn't do much else, but who cares.

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Grella - 7 - Looks very tidy with his feet and appears to have a great first touch, glad he got a chance and seemed determined to show his worth.

Johnson - 6 - Lost on the left. Simple as that.

Mark · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 4:13 pm Post subject:

Cheers Phil,@ the moment kilkenny and howson are there on merit,and will be imo whilst this run of results continue,its up to delph to adapt to the role,so far by sounds of it,hes struggling......
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SNIFFER CLARKE · 1st team Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 776

Cheers mate,agree about Kilkenny seems a different player of late......
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warringtonwhite · Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: Yeovil - Player Ratings

Del · Reserve Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 445 Location: Malton

Would give Rui an 8 and Becchio 7

Tosh · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: Yeovil - Player Ratings

Batfastard · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 2:35 am Post subject:

I also had a very similar view (though I was sat next to Tosh, so that's perhaps hardly surprising).

One thing I would add though, is that Yeovil were an exceptionally poor side. They looked OK first 20 mins or so, but totally fell apart after we scored and never really recovered themselves.

The only slight amendments I would make to the player ratings above is that both Parker and Dougie looked a bit dodgy during that first 20 mins, when Yeovil were coming at us a bit. Once Yeovil fell apart, they each took command of their positions and looked like quality full backs......... but I wouldn't bet against either of them getting skinned by anybody decent.

Dougie is a midfielder, simple as. And Parker is, imo, an average League One player and will never aspire any higher. If we ever get out of this damn league I can see him being sold to a Northampton or a Bristol Rovers or a Carlisle or one of the other permanent League One sides - I can't ever see him making a career above this level.

Delph just looks shattered to me. It's his first full season and, however good he is, all youngsters get tired. He has barely missed a game since breaking into the side - he needs a break imo. A good manager nurses youth along and makes sure they don't get burned out - Grayson needs to wake up to this, imo.

The biggest positive for me though was Grella. Looked like he's got some absolute class and clearly a very intelligent and selfless player. There was one time near the end where he burst into the box, could have taken a shot (and I'm sure he'd have loved to have scored one) but squared it instead to Bex who was in a better position (though he got closed down as it happened). But thats a good sign of a skillful, thoughtful team player.... wouldn't complain at all if he started v Swindon.
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Mark · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:50 am Post subject: