Rams v Sheff Utd Player Ratings (Pre-Season Friendly)

[Ellafella]

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. Also indicate ATG (at the game) or TV (Tv viewer).
 

Wildsmith

Bradley

Nelson

Cashin

Hourihane

Max Bird

Korey Smith

Liam Thompson

Joe Ward

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

James Collins

Subs:

Forsyth

Washington

Waghorn

Wilson

 

 

[Ellafella]

Wildsmith 7.5 A couple of very good saves & not at fault for any goals. Good distribution. 

Bradley 7 Some telling blocks & cleared off the line. Inspiring warrior at the back.

Nelson 5 Error for the 1st goal and should’ve scored from a corner later. Poor game today.

Cashin 8 Seemed to be everywhere; defended & attacked. Lovely skill to outflank Blades defenders & deep cross had their GK flapping. 

Hourihane 6 Busy game and did a lot of tackling & tidying. 

Bird 7 Good distribution but quiet; we miss his stealth further back?

Smith 7.5 Very lively and oiled the wheels nicely with very quick passing capped with his first goal in 6 years. 

Thompson 6 Saw much of the ball and looked lively but he’s not a left wing-back so square peg in a round hole. Replaced at ht by Fozzy.

Ward 4 Very poor game. Very risk averse - his backward pass led to Nelson’s blunder. Doesn’t seem to have positional sense to play WB & our shape was lop-sided as a result. 

Mendez-Laing 8 MOTM Played advanced forward and was a beacon of threat; almost scored a repeat of his Stoke goal. NML will be our top scorer this season if played regularly in this role. 

Collins 6 Worked at the unglamorous stuff but no great threat to Blades defensively.

Subs:

Forsyth 7 Played LWB 2nd half & did a job.

Washington 7 Looked very promising with great mobility & carved an opening. Covered the ground quickly. An upgrade on James Collins. Not fit yet.

Waghorn 7 Looked lively and overwhelming fan voice to “sign him up”. Danced through 3 tackles in the box but his square pass was cleared.

Wilson 6.5 One great run which carved an opening & then one daft ball which led to their third but like the look of Kane.

An encouraging game with moments of high quality slick combination football by Rams but peppered with errors in parts. Disappointed by Joe Ward who seemed lazy and Nelson who had a poor day at the office. We must though remember Blades are Premier League who did look classy at times. 
I’d say we need another midfielder as well as a goal scorer, but think we will be good enough to be highly competitive this year. 
ATG

Edited July 30, 2023 by Ellafella

[Premier ram]

1 hour 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. Also indicate ATG (at the game) or TV (Tv viewer).
 

Wildsmith  - 6.5

Bradley  -  6.5

Nelson  -  6

Cashin  -  6  struggled at times

Hourihane  -  6.5 worked well with Smith

Max Bird  -  7 A promising pre season for Max

Korey Smith  -  7.5 mom

Liam Thompson  - 5 felt sorry for Liam, struggled

Joe Ward  -  6.5 looks a threat going forward

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing  - 7 touches of class

James Collins  -  5.5 quiet afternoon

Subs:

Forsyth  -  6.5 did well, still got lots to offer

Washington  -  6.5 could be an asset

Waghorn  -  6.5 linked well with Washington, get him signed

Wilson  - 6 will be useful once match fit

 

      At the game

 

[Carnero]

Wildsmith 6

Bradley 7.5

Nelson 5.5

Cashin 6.5

Hourihane 6

Max Bird 7

Korey Smith 7

Liam Thompson 5

Joe Ward 6

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 7

James Collins 7

Subs:

Forsyth 6.5

Washington 6.5

Waghorn 7

Wilson 6

RAMS TV 😬

Edited July 30, 2023 by Carnero

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