Ratings

First 20 mins was woeful from pretty much everybody, so I'll rate from 20mins onwards:

Krul - 7 : Made some decent saves, kicking was poor though.
Coloccini - 9 : Brilliant game, some great blocking, tackling and passing.
Santon - 8 : Great game, looking extremely promising.
Simpson - 7 : Decent performance, did what was needed and had a hilarious shot.
Williamson - 7 : Solid as usual.
R Taylor - 6 : Didn't do all that much.
Ben Arfa - 9 : Brilliant, changed the game for us from 20mins onwards and showed some amazing passing and dribbling.
Guthrie - 8 : Great, some brilliant passes and worked his socks off.
Gutierrez - 9 : Worked tirelessly.
Best -7 : Didn't do all that much but his goal was taken very well indeed.
Ameobi - 0 : I want to give him a minus score here, seriously.

I'm not even kidding about Shola's rating either, he actually took up space where anybody, almost literally anybody, could have provided a 7/10 performance with the service given.

Your ratings?

 

Your ratings are good but i'd prehaps give Raylor a 7. He didn't make any notable mistakes and his passing was much better than it normally is.

 

krul - 7
simmo - 8
willo - 8
colo - 8
santon - 8
Raylor - 7 - worked hard
Guthrie - 9
Jonas - 8
Ben Arfa - 8
best - 7
Shola - 4

Perch - 7
Gosiling - 7
Cabaye - 5 looked poor before he got injured.

 

Thought you had a placebo effect with Ben Arfa, but for me he had some good touches, but on several occasions felt he wanted to run past 19 players and relive last weeks goal. He needs to be a little more patient on the ball i feel.

 

Yeah at first I'd given him a 7 but it sort of made my ratings all look too high for the generally mediocre performance we just saw so I took a point off who I thought was the most invisible.

 

I'd give Ben Arfa a 7, he made some good runs but there were better people today i.e Guthrie and Best.

 

Best deserves at least a 7+, i was really impressed with his first touch and his work rate

 

krul - 7
simmo - 8
willo - 8
colo - 9
santon - 8
Raylor - 7 -
Guthrie - 9
Jonas - 8
Ben Arfa - 8
best - 7
Shola - 1 - ****ing awful today , lazy , never ran, didnt pass, look bored


Perch - 6
Gosiling - 7
Cabaye - 5

 

Krul - 7 : Didn't have too much to do.
Coloccini - 9 : Very solid and has an eye for a pass as well.
SANTON - 9,5 : Starting to look like another brilliant bargain signing , very good performance.
Simpson - 7 : Can't remember him doing anything wrong.
Williamson - 7,5 : Can't stress how happy I am we have him instead of Perch on the pitch.
R Taylor - 7 : Few decent deliveries , didn't have much to do.
Ben Arfa - 7,5 : Good performance but lost the ball a few times.
Guthrie - 9 : Fantastic performance , would be my man of the match if it wasn't for Santon.
Gutierrez - 8,5 : Another workmanlike performance , the man doesn't tire!
Best - 8 : Goal was very well taken and had to do everything up front as Shola just stood there and watched.
Ameobi - 3 : He was superb against Man United but woeful today , didn't seem to give 2 ****s about the game today.

 

We only scraped a 1-0 win against a QPR side which was missing pretty much all of its key players, so I think those ratings are too high. Plus, QPR did hit the woodwork twice, and they frankly have an horrenous strikeforce, so whilst some of our defenders might have played well, they ultimately did let the ball through.

Krul - 7 - Made some great saves
Coloccini - 7.5 - A strong game, his usual solid self
Santon - 7.5 - Looks better every week
Simpson - 6.5 : Did the job well, but god he's woeful at attacking. Nothing ever seems to come out of what he does.
Williamson - 7 : Solid as usual
R Taylor - 6 : Did ok
Ben Arfa - 7.5 - Another good game but he should have passed more often
Guthrie - 7 - Played well and should improve with more games under his belt after his injury
Gutierrez - 7.5 - Worked hard and had some good attacking moments
Best - 8 - He scored. What more do we want? Once he scored he looked full of confidence and led some of our attacking.
Ameobi - 0 - One of the worst Premier League players I've ever seen, honestly.

My man of the match is Best, because he's gave us another 3 points. Simple as that.

 

I agree to an extent; he did try take on too many at once but the major difference this week I, think, is that if he was dispossessed, he turned heel and tried to win it back right away - succeeding quite a few times too.

 

Yeah I agree, they do seem pretty high, I just feel that the 9's deserved a 9 and that sort of disrupted how I percieved everybody elses performances probably.

 

Krul - 7: Did what he had to

Simpson - 7: More solid than usual defensively and actually offered us something in attack for a change.
Coloccini - 9: Coloccini.
Williamson - 8: Iron Mike was epic today, didn't put a foot wrong and he is awesome in the air.
Santon - 9: Jose who?

Raylor - 7: Started poorly but passed well as the game went on a threw in a few dangerous crosses that might have ended up in a goal had Shola not been playing. Worked hard.
Guthrie - 8: Had a **** start also but really grew into the game and showed his composure and great passing range.
Ben Arfa - 8.5: The game completely changed when he came on and he made some class through balls and a couple nice dribbles.
Jonas - 9 - MOTM: What he may lack in crossing and shooting ability he more than makes up for with his constant running, challenging and free kick winning Jonasness.

Ameobi - 0: The worst performance I have ever seen from a striker in my life. He is completely and utterly, undeniably ****e.
Best - 7.5: His first touch, control and finishing are great, but his work rate isn't. Trappatoni is right. If it wasn't for the great goal he scored his rating would be a 5. He is very cool infront of goal though. Demba-esque cool.

 

Krul - 7 - Did everything right

Simpson - 7 - Reasonably solid
Williamson - 7 - Same as Simmo
Coloccini - 8 - Different class
Santon - 8 - Very good

Raylor - 7 - Good shift
Guthrie - 7 - Mostly good
Cabaye - 6 - Went off early
Jonas - 8 - Crossing leaves a lot to be desired, but very good at everything else

Ameobi - 3 - Absoultely useles
Best - 7 - Would be a 6, but scored our only feckin shot on target

Ben Arfa - 8 - Everything good came through him
Perch - 6 - Not on long
Gosling - 6 - Not on long

They made it hard for us and we lacked a lot of quality. We have to be grateful that QPR's forwards are Sunday League quality as we let them shoot too often - I think that is because our midfield didn't know where they were.

On another note, how annoying is Ray Wilkins? He is torcher. Well done that young man, that young man has quality, he's got that in his locker. Bla, bla, ****in bla! Thought it was funny when his co-commentator ignored him for a few minutes when he kept going on non stop about **** all. Hope he gets a job somewhere because he is sooooo annoying!

 

People are being a little harsh on Shola; yes he was very **** in the second half but he played quite well in the first half and set up the goal.

Santon was a beast today, really enjoy watching him play. Ben Arfa played well as well, do not get why people say he looses the ball too much or does not pass it enough, he does a lot of first time simple passes as well as switching it into space.

Colo was class as usual, Willo was good as well and has been crucial in our return to form.

 

He had to take a few too many on at times, he was the furthest player forward as shola was missing in action

 

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Krul - 7 : Did what he had to when he had to.
Coloccini - 8 : Calm and composed as ever, brought the ball out of defence well.
Santon - 8 : Got beat a few times, but solid and great threat going forward.
Simpson - 6.5: Did okay.
Williamson - 7.5: Has a good understanding with Colo, calm and composed.
R Taylor - 7: Played well for the team.
Ben Arfa - 7: A couple of good runs and through balls, some poor decision making.
Guthrie - 8.5 : Worked hard, passed well, and tried to drive forward at every opportunity.
Gutierrez - 8: Another hard working shift, but nothing to aim at when attacking.
Best -7.5 : Well taken goal, very little support for him.
Ameobi - 3: Out worst player by far. Offered nothing at all.

 

Yep.

 

I think he had no choice other than to run past players and keep hold of it - there was never anybody in the box to pass to. Our strikers are lazy as ****. We need somebody else for when Ba can't play. Was frustrated as ****.