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Derby County V Fleetwood: Player Ratings


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Half-marks allowed; please rate all subs. Closes Thursday @ 18:00. Results by Thursday 22:00. Average is 6.00. Therefore, when a sub steps on the pitch he is on 6 - that's the baseline.

1Wildsmith

12Smith

33Davies

Roberts

6Cashin

3Forsyth

8Bird

4Hourihane

McGoldrick

11Mendez-Laing

Dobbin

17Sibley

Barkhuizen

22Springett

Knight

9Collins

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Wildsmith       5.5   Could have done better on the second goal

Smith              3.5    Errant passes, usual poor standard of crosses, fell over when challenged, fell over when not challenged, improved a bit second half (presumably as he sobered up) but that was clearing the lowest of bars

Davies            5   Father Time appears to have caught up with the wonderful Curtis. Part of a shocking defence until replaced at HT but did manage a key tackle and several headed clearances. Also had to operate between Smith and Cashin which can't have been easy yesterday

Roberts           7     MOTM for me. Was positive every time he received possession and seems to enjoy working with Dobbin down the left. Must start at LB

Cashin         3.5    Never shirked from taking responsibility but had a shocker. Remains a fine prospect and fan favourite but maybe time for a breather?

Forsyth      5      Better when playing at CB these days. Not the 300th appearance he would have hoped for as nothing he tried from LB was as good as Roberts managed

Bird          5.5     Not match fit but 90 mins would help towards that. The lad can pass but we seem to bypass midfield too often which will always affect his influence on a game. Largely anonymous.

Hourihane     5     Playing optimistic hoofs forward surely isn't Hourihane's game. Like Bird, wasted in the more direct way of playing we seem to have adopted. Should have influenced the game like Fleetwood's #16 did. Neither Bird or Hourihane appeared to be in the right area to pick up second balls either

McGoldrick     5.5     Always made himself available but nothing really came off. Has to start if fit

Mendez-Laing     5     Lacking the explosiveness of earlier season and another who could benefit from a break. May be injured anyway now

Dobbin       7     Only player apart from Roberts to provide a spark and hopefully that will be our first choice left flank from now on. Could he operate as a #9? (see entry on Collins)

Sibley        6     A little unlucky to be subbed after reasonable first half by comparison to his teammates. Plenty of challenging but little end product when in possession. Could he operate as a #9? (see entry on Collins)

Barkhuizen     6   More involved than NML but better on left side of attack. Could he operate as a #9? (see entry on Collins)

Springett     2.5     I've never given as low a mark before but not sure how low is too low. Tried to beat his man a couple of times but couldn't, never won an aerial challenge, operated on a different radio frequency to Forsyth as they tried to develop an understanding and hit a couple of crosses straight at the defender at no more than waist height. Performance summed up by him given a rare opportunity to run at his opponent and playing his first touch out for a throw in. The young lad just put his head in his hands. As did thousands of us. A genuine Nick Pickering of a performance. He'd looked alright up until now so have a break and go again Antonio. We are all with you

Knight     4.5    10/10 for energy levels, 2/10 for poise, weight of touch, passing accuracy etc. Personally, I'd put him back at RB and shake up the midfield

Collins     4   What kind of striker is he? He never seems to find space in the box when a cross comes in. Sometimes he hasn't even found the box when a cross comes in. He lacks the control to play as a hold-up man bringing others into the play. He hasn't the pace to play on the shoulder and race on to through balls looking for a one-on-one with the keeper. He's great at giving away fouls in all areas of the pitch and also at berating officials. The only area he matched Stockley of Fleetwood yesterday was in the reckless swinging of arms when challenging (both landed at least one nasty one on an opponent that could have seen red). Just a waste of a shirt imo and I'd rather see Cybulski given a go ahead of him if nobody other than Didzy can operate up top. 

 

Thank you. That was rather cathartic. 

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1Wildsmith 6.5 (not his fault)

12Smith 4.5 (worst game for Derby)

33Davies 5.5 (better than Cashin and his yellow was only taking the hit for Smith's messing around... again)

Roberts 6.5 (part of a marginally improved performance second-half)

6Cashin 4 (absolutely dire... has been off his high standards in recent weeks but the solution to a bad team performance is not to do increasingly risky things in the deluded belief that just because the last 5 didn't come off for him, the next one must! Needs to go back to keeping things simple)

3Forsyth 6 (a few aimless balls down the wing but otherwise not at fault for most of the bad things that happened)

8Bird 6.5 (anticipated a few situations well or it could have been even worse, but couldn't make much impression with the ball)

4Hourihane 6 (not his worst performance and he wasn't even in my five worst individual performances when subbed, but can see why he was sacrificed)

McGoldrick 5 (just couldn't make any impact and blew the only half-decent chance he had - which to be fair he did well to get to anyway)

11Mendez-Laing 4.5 (worst game for Derby, and like Cashin he's been well off his standard for a while now. Give him a rest please)

Dobbin 6.5 (bright spark, tried to make things happen. Cannot believe he didn't come on sooner)

17Sibley 5.5 (decent effort but part of a dismal attacking performance in the first half)

Barkhuizen 5.5 (put on one very good cross from the right (I'm sure it must mean something but can't think what) but otherwise no real impact)

22Springett 4.5 (4.5 for effort, the rest for application)

Knight 5.5 (usual blahblah effort, usual blahblah no real impact)

9Collins 4.5 (would have been 5.5, mostly for effort, then minus 1 for petulance, naivete and immaturity... so infuriating when we're applying pressure and he gives away a free-kick, which is pretty much every single time!)

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2 hours ago, Ellafella said:

Half-marks allowed; please rate all subs. Closes Thursday @ 18:00. Results by Thursday 22:00. Average is 6.00. Therefore, when a sub steps on the pitch he is on 6 - that's the baseline.

1Wildsmith 6

12Smith 4.5

33Davies 4.5

Roberts 7

6Cashin 4.5

3Forsyth 5.5

8Bird 5.5

4Hourihane 5

McGoldrick 5.5

11Mendez-Laing 5

Dobbin 6

17Sibley 5

Barkhuizen 6

22Springett 3

Knight 5

9Collins 5

 

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1Wildsmith            6

12Smith                4

33Davies              4

Roberts                 5

6Cashin                5

3Forsyth               6

8Bird                     5

4Hourihane          4

McGoldrick           5

11Mendez-Laing   5.5

Dobbin                   6.5

17Sibley                 4

Barkhuizen            5

22Springett           5

Knight                    5

9Collins                  5.5

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6 hours ago, Ellafella said:

Half-marks allowed; please rate all subs. Closes Thursday @ 18:00. Results by Thursday 22:00. Average is 6.00. Therefore, when a sub steps on the pitch he is on 6 - that's the baseline.

1Wildsmith-6

12Smith-4  poor first half , improved slightly 2nd

33Davies-3.5 sad to say finally the legs have gone

Roberts-7  get him in the team and keep him in

6Cashin-5 see Smith

3Forsyth-5.5

8Bird-4  rusty?

4Hourihane-5

McGoldrick-5

11Mendez-Laing-5.5

Dobbin-7 tried to make things happen

17Sibley-5

Barkhuizen-4.5

22Springett-3.5 bullied

Knight-5

9Collins-5                                                                  At the game

 

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Wildsmith:-6

Smith:-4.5

Davies:-4.5

6Cashin:-5

Forsyth:-5.5

Bird:-5.5

Hourihane:-4

Mendez-Laing:5

Sibley:-5

Springett:-4

9Collins:-5

McGoldrick:-6

Knight:-6

Roberts:-6.5

Barkhuizen:-6

Dobbin:-6.5

Some scores would have been lower but some players redeemed themselves slightly in the second half.

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1Wildsmith 6 might have done better with both goals

12Smith 3 unbelievably poor

33Davies 5 not the same player as last season

Roberts 7 did okay 

6Cashin 5 allowed a poor game

3Forsyth 5 gave the ball away for 2nd goal

8Bird 6.5 tried to pass the ball, not just hit and hope

4Hourihane 5.5 unlucky to be hooked, could easily have been others

McGoldrick 6.5 tried hard but nothing really came off for him

11Mendez-Laing 4 what has happened to the early season NML?

Dobbin 6.5 see didzy

17Sibley 5.5 see Hourihane

Barkhuizen 6 

22Springett 3 see Smith

Knight 6 

9Collins 4 lots of effort but lacks ability

Management 3 wrong team selection, poor substitutions, horrible tactics

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