Player Ratings

[Nordecke]

Midfield is where we were hurting.. Given our injury crisis, it's no surprise.

Howard- 5
Neville- 7
Jags- 8
Distin- 7.5
Baines- 7.5
Coleman- 6
Pienaar- 5.5
Heitenga- 5.5
Bily- 5
Cahill- 6.5
Yakuba- 6.5

SUBS

Saha- 5
Hibbert- 5
Beckford- n/a

 

[daz4matty]

Jags,baines and pienaar played well,heitinga and bily were poor,distin was distin great and poor in the same match and yak ran well but nowhere near to a goal

 

[Robert Jarvis]

Interesting that you knock Saha and Beckford in your ratings exposing our striker problem.

 

[RFUS]

Interesting that you knock Saha and Beckford in your ratings exposing our striker problem.

I don't think it's news -- we're weak up front.

If Yakubu wasn't showing good signs I think we'd all be panicking a lot more. As it stands we're doing alright now. A clinical hitman would make a big difference, however.

 

[onceabluealwaysablue]

Jags,baines and pienaar played well,heitinga and bily were poor,distin was distin great and poor in the same match and yak ran well but nowhere near to a goal

Where you watching the same match i was??? I thought bily was better but didnt do anything outstanding it was a solid average performance and im sure with time and games under his belt you wont be saying the words bily and poor

 

[DualityNSNO]

Where you watching the same match i was??? I thought bily was better but didnt do anything outstanding it was a solid average performance and im sure with time and games under his belt you wont be saying the words bily and poor

Exactly. If another midfielder did the same some people would be rioting over it, but they want something extraordinary from Billy every game.
It would be good for him to try and get a few shots in tho.

 

[onceabluealwaysablue]

Exactly. If another midfielder did the same some people would be rioting over it, but they want something extraordinary from Billy every game.
It would be good for him to try and get a few shots in tho.

It would be nice to see him given a chance in the middle or cahills position im sure he would be able to get a few shots off then i really think he is wasted out on the left and it frustrates me that moyes doesnt play him in the middle like today instead of pienaar whos much better on the left with baines

 

[EFCNIK]

Howard- 6
Nev- 7
Distin- 7.5
Jags- 8.5
Baines- 8
Pienaar- 7
Heitinga- 6
Billy- 6
Coleman- 6
Cahill- 7
Yak- 7.5

Subs:

Saha 5
Becks- 5
Hibbert- 10 What a shot. I had my pitch fork and torch ready. Got me off my seat him running up to that ball.

 

[daz4matty]

Where you watching the same match i was??? I thought bily was better but didnt do anything outstanding it was a solid average performance and im sure with time and games under his belt you wont be saying the words bily and poor

Did you watch the same match as me bily was poor his passing was awful he never beat his man and he let hutton have plenty of space and deliver crosses into the box just like he did for the goal.
Bily again showed he was slow,lazy and has no desire just watch him.

 

[Clint Planet]

Heitinga - 6. Gave the ball away too much, and was a bit clumsy.

You really are being too kind there. He was [Poor language removed]. But he'll come good again.

Saha - 5. Useless as well. Nothing from him.

Worse that Heitinger? Wow. At least with a fit Saha there is the sense that something magical just might happen. As much as I love the Yak - and he really has been magnificent in some respects these last couple of games - I find myself wondering where his next goal is going to come from. With Saha it always seems to be just around the corner. Until March, like (but then, same with the Yak throughout his career, his first season with us notwithstanding).