Derby County V Exeter City: Player Ratings

[Yani P]

Wildsmith 6.5

Chester 6.5

Cashin 6.5

Forsyth 7.5

Mendez-Laing 7

Smith 6

Bird 5

Hourihane 4

Roberts 7.5

Sibley 4

Osula 6

McGoldrick 5

Dobbin 7

[Anag Ram]

Wildsmith 6.5

Chester 6.5

Cashin 7

Forsyth 6.5

Mendez-Laing 6.5

Smith 6.5

Bird 5

Hourihane 4

Roberts 7.5

Sibley 4

Osula 6

McGoldrick 5.5

Dobbin 7

[VulcanRam]

Wildsmith 7

Chester 6

Cashin 6

Forsyth 6

Mendez-Laing 7

Smith 6

Bird 4

Hourihane 5

Roberts 6

Sibley 5.5

Osula 5

McGoldrick 6

Dobbin 6

 

[bcnram]

Wildsmith           7

Chester              6

Cashin                7

Forsyth              6

Mendez-Laing     6

Smith                  6

Bird                    6

Hourihane          5

Roberts              6

Sibley                5

Osula                 5

McGoldrick        6

Dobbin              7

[Steve Buckley’s Dog]

5 hours ago, RoyMac5 said:

Bird isn't a George Williams. Why Warne played him and Hourihane, who knows. They get in each others way.

No he isn’t, mores the pity. At the moment I am not sure what he actually is. The same goes for Hourihane. They are both completely underwhelming and have been all season for me. As someone noted on another thread, all three of our midfielders bottled 50/50 challenges last night. Warne is to blame for a lot of things but he isn’t to blame for that.

[dabber]

Wildsmith 7.5

Chester 5

Cashin 6.5

Forsyth 6.5

Mendez-Laing 6

Smith 5.5

Bird 6

Hourihane 4

Roberts 6

Sibley 6

Osula 6.5

McGoldrick 5

Dobbin 7.5

[europia]

Wildsmith 7

Chester 6

Cashin 7

Forsyth 6.5

Mendez-Laing 7

Smith 6

Bird 4

Hourihane 4

Roberts 6.5

Sibley 5

Osula 5

McGoldrick 5

Dobbin 6

[Keepyuppy]

Wildsmith 6

Chester  6

Cashin 7

Forsyth 7

Mendez-Laing 5

Smith 5

Bird 3 w*** 

Hourihane 3 utter w*** 

Roberts 7

Sibley 5

Osula 5

McGoldrick 5

Dobbin 6

[LeedsCityRam]

Wildsmith 7.5 - one good save early on, great kicking & very secure under high ball. In great form recently

Chester 7 - was very steady until forced off by injury

Cashin 8 - fantastic all evening. Kept their front lads very quiet, great distribution & couple of superb forward passes

Forsyth 8 MOM - like Cashin, kept their very quick front men quiet. One excellent cross for Dobbin second half also

Mendez-Laing 7 - very prominent but was up against an excellent FB (Sparkes) & couldn't make that telling contribution despite plenty of breaks/runs down the right

Smith 6.5 - solid performance both in midfield & at right back. Didnt get tested much defensively 

Bird 5.5 - couple of good early passes but struggled to get into the game. Ball wasnt going through him & Exeter pressed well. Want to see him demanding the ball & making his presence felt

Hourihane 4.5 - last 15 mins were decent but first 75 mins were poor. Lacked energy all night & quality from set pieces was dismal

Roberts 7.5 - impressed with him tonight. His energy stood out in our apathetic display & kept Javani Brown relatively quiet

Sibley 5 - anonymous when playing centrally, he then got a silly booking which meant he couldnt stay left wing back for long. Dont want him in that position again though

Osula 6.5 - willing runner but struggling with lack of service & slightly heavy touch

McGoldrick 6.5 - not as much impact as other sub cameos but some nice touches & usual hard work

Dobbin 7 - played well left side & got past his full back a couple of times. Still struggling to make a game changing impact though

[Ramarena]

Wildsmith 6.5

Chester  6

Cashin 8

Forsyth 8

Mendez-Laing 7

Smith 6.5

Bird 5

Hourihane 5

Roberts 7.5

Sibley 5

Osula 5.5

McGoldrick 5

Dobbin 6.5

[Jimbo Ram]

12 hours ago, RoyMac5 said:

Is that actually true? Bird often tackles by staying on his feet and intercepting the ball close to the man. Aren't they tackles?

I didn’t get where I am today without knowing what a tackle is Reggie…..I mean Macca ?

[Ilsonram12]

Wildsmith 7

Chester 6

Cashin 8

Forsyth 7

Mendez-Laing 6

Smith 5

Bird 4

Hourihane 4

Roberts 7

Sibley 5

Osula 5

McGoldrick 5

Dobbin 5

[Andrew3000]

Wildsmith 7 Not much to do, but some great passes to get us on the attack.

Chester 6

Cashin 8 Natural and combative defender, lovely passing, only struggled when briefly shifted to right of the 3 left footed CBs. I liked him in the middle, whether 3 or 2 CBs.  Imperious.

Forsyth 7 Defended well, passed well. Actually looked like a CB.

Mendez-Laing 6.5 put in a lovely cross early on.  Kept going. Hate to see him taking on people in our half though.

Smith 6.5 Good decisive passing, silly or perhaps 'professional' foul when he slipped? good at RB, defended well and got NML going a few times.

Bird 4 Jogged around. Barely touched the ball second half.  Looked unhappy and lost.

Hourihane 4 Too deep, too slow, too weak. When got into a rare advanced position in first half, he inexplicably played sideways and the attack broke down. For someone with his quality to do that was disturbing to see. Good free kick, corners nowt special. I thought he would be the most advanced midfielder because of his composed finishing. Wrong.

Roberts 7.5 He put in a ton of effort. Drove forward with purpose, set attacks up with Dobbin, won headers, controlled aggression to win tackles. Looked really good at left back. 

Sibley 6 Did OK but nothing came off. Made no sense to play him up top when we've 2 other fit strikers on the bench. Would've had more joy first half if we picked one of them, as Exeter were poor in defence.

Osula 6 Not much service, but glimpses of his pace and power.

McGoldrick 6 lots of effort, not quite match sharp but should have started.

Dobbin 6.5  Energetic, they couldn't live with his pace on the left. Iffy end product at times but can cause mayhem when played into space.  Nifty footwork to get away from man once or twice too.