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Player Ratings; Blues vs Sheff Utd 9/8/08
Topic Started: Aug 9 2008, 01:59 PM (1,022 Views)
blueberry
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Taylor - 7
Parnaby - 7
Martin Taylor - 7
Ridgewell - 6
Murphy - 8
Larsson - 6

Carsley - 9

Nafti - 9
McSheffrey 7

Bent - 7
McFadden - 6

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Jerome - 7
Phillips - 8
O'Connor - 8

I felt McFadden was very dissapointing - achieved almost nothing. Carsley MOM in my book, Nafti also very good.
Also McSheff looked much better, put some great balls in. Not sure why he is getting so much stick tbh . .
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blueberry
Aug 9 2008, 06:16 PM
Taylor - 7
Parnaby - 7
Martin Taylor - 7
Ridgewell - 6
Murphy - 8
Larsson - 6

Carsley - 9

Nafti - 9
McSheffrey 7

Bent - 7
McFadden - 6

SUBS -

Jerome - 7
Phillips - 8
O'Connor - 8

I felt McFadden was very dissapointing - achieved almost nothing. Carsley MOM in my book, Nafti also very good.
Also McSheff looked much better, put some great balls in. Not sure why he is getting so much stick tbh . .

I think McFadden showed his class. Gave them all sorts of trouble with quick break aways and bursts of skill. Needs to know when to pass though. He was closely marked all game and bullied off the ball by their big CB's. He will be a massive player for us this season.
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Caveman49
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Aug 9 2008, 04:44 PM
Taylor - 7 - Nothing to do really, but was there when called upon.

Parnaby - 7 - Impressed, very strong and didn't give anything to their left winger.

Martin Taylor - 8 - Very good game, strong and calm when called into action. Considering he had 2 big guys to deal with he was good.

Ridgewell - 7 - Good game, solid. One very dodgy moment but overall he did well.

Murphy - 8 - Really good, dominated his flank and hardly any balls from the flanks came across at all.

Larsson - 5 - Looked very disinterested. Very quiet. If he wants to stay he better come out and make a statement soon, because I can tell the fans will turn on him quickly.

Carsley - 8 - Excellent in the centre, was there at exactly the right time. Him and Nafti bossed the game in the middle.

Nafti - 9 - Really good, great energy and looked comfortable with Carsley.

McSheffrey 6 - Never really in the game. Game passed him by.

Bent - 6 - Nothing too special, didn't win enough against the two bruisers at the back to justify being a target man.

McFadden - 8 - Really good, linked up play brilliantly. Great first touch at times, one fantastic back heel to McSheffrey.


SUBS -

Jerome - 6 - Nice runs, never really got into the game.

Phillips - 7 - What a great finish. Could count the touches he got on one hand though.

O'Connor - 7 - Impressed me, strong, quick - different player from last season.

That is also extremely close to what I would have put except for Nafti - I did not see him have the 'fantastic' game others have said - it really is weird that a lot of views differ when we were all sat in the same stadium watching!!!
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Just thought- Parnaby 10/10 for taking out two players with one tackle :D
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dan_lesser
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Quite confused with people's views on McFadden.
Until he was put on the wing he hardly had any impact on the game.
Kept losing the ball and falling over.
Once on the wing he looked a different class.
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Aug 9 2008, 05:37 PM
Quite confused with people's views on McFadden.
Until he was put on the wing he hardly had any impact on the game.
Kept losing the ball and falling over.
Once on the wing he looked a different class.

I agree dan.

Looked like he tried to do too much at times - but there's no doubting his ability.
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I think McFadden is going to be somewhat of an enigma. Kind of Bendtner was he will frustrate fans but obviously has talent. He probably is the most gifted player in this league, you could see with his first touches the ability he has.

Today he maybe tried to do too much and whilst some of his touches were neat but I don't think his teammates expected some of them.

Sheff Utd are one of the better teams in this league and McFadden took on one or two with ease at times, but he will soon get used to this league and start getting a bit more success with his play.
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Taylor 7 - flawless but not much to do, preventing him from a 10, quick off his line which was good

Parnaby 6 solid at both going forward and defending.

Taylor 5 average, didn't seem to have much to do but won the ball when it came his way

Ridgewell 5, same as Taylor

Murphy 8, always looked to get on the ball and pass it, always won the ball back, only negative too many long balls

Larsson 5, wasn't noticeable

Nafti 7 won the ball, passed well and kept the ball, good in his respective role but wasn't happy to see 2 defensive mids

Carsley 7 same as Nafti

McSheffrey 5, average, put a few teasing balls in

Bent, 4 poorly controlled the ball when near him

McFadden 5, tried to take on the whole team and kept losing the ball, play for the team, we know you have quality.. who are you trying to prove yourself to? tried silly little flicks also when he didn't know where his man was, ridiculous.

Phillips 10 did something McFadden and Bent couldn't do, calmed down the play, kept the ball instead of lashing shots in anger, brilliant goal

Jerome 8, got involved and made a lot of runs

O'Connor 8, looked dangerous, quick, aggressive, made runs, good passing

No one in the team played bad today. It was hard to get the ball down and play. However, I think McFadden and Larsson need to up their game.
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Wisel
Aug 9 2008, 02:41 PM
07blues08
Aug 9 2008, 03:14 PM
on skysports ridgewell got man of the match. i thought nafti deserved it more than anyone on the field. a real positive performance from him. looked comfortable on the ball all the time, no mistakes from him and some neat passing.

but i guess overall it was a good performance. sheffield utd have one of the best defences in the league, maybe even the best, but we still gave it our all. so i think we've got the hardest team out of the way for now, we should expect more from our next league game.

Sky must have been watching it on telly, like many others it seems. Ridgwell was awful imho. mistake after mistake and so easily knocked off the ball, or out of the challenge for a ball. We need a good centre back. Taylor on theother hand was very good. Poor display by Blues, but (cliche warning) if we can play that badly and get 3 points, maybe the season bodes well.

Well done super Kev, you should open a striker coaching school. You know the art better than almost anyone I know.

You raise a good point about Ridgewell Wisel, he does get pushed off the ball very easily, it happened a lot last season, he needs to up his upper body strength IMO.
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taylor - 7 - looked comfortable in goal, two neat saves, one even better. no mistakes. nice long ball at the end, when phillips scored.

parnaby - 6/7 - average performace. some crosses into the box, and long balls. did what he was asked.

taylor - 7 - injured most of the game, a slight limp, but did well against the striker.

ridgewell - 8 - great clearances and long balls. made a mistake that almost cost us, but looked strong back in defence.

murphy - 8 - nice pushing forward, helping mcsheffrey.

larsson - 6 - should have done better with the free kick, in a good position. one or two crosses. looked like an off day for him.

carsley - 7 - nice tackles and getting back.

nafti - 9 - in my opinion, man of the match. assisting the strikers with long and short balls into the box. a great block when ?gary speed? took a free kick. looked comfortable with the ball and kept possesion well. nice passing too.

mcsheffrey - 7 - nothing special. had a few blocked shots, but delivered a really good cross that just needed a touch to be in the back of the net. did ok, but never really saw much of the wide men today.

bent - 7 - wasn't really much in the action, because sheffield utd's defence were rock solid today. but looked lively. also a nice header from a sheffield utd corner that he headed away. good defending that.

mcfadden - 7 - nice skill. when upfront, had one run in the box. did some nice passing and lay-offs. later on the left wing, he was really good with his runs and assisting.

phillips - 9 - goal taken well. before that, only had about 1 or 2 touches, but not much he can do with a good defence like sheffield utd's.

o'connor - 6 - nice touches, and had a shot on goal.

jerome - 6 - one nice run accross the field, not very long, but did what he had to do.
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Taylor - 7
Parnaby - 7
Martin Taylor - 7
Ridgewell - 7Murphy - 8
Larsson - 2......... he don't want to be here :redcard:
Carsley - 8

Nafti - 9
McSheffrey 7

Bent - 7
McFadden - 7

SUBS -

Jerome - 7
Phillips - 10 :applause:........... did what he's paid to do,what more can you ask?
O'Connor - 8
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Aug 9 2008, 02:23 PM
Taylor-6
Didn't really look as comfortable as Kenny.

Paranaby-5
Looks likes he foul throws?

Taylor-7
Kept hobbling and played well. Fair Play.

Ridgewell-7
Didn't do anything wrong in my ideas. Best i've seen him play.

Murphy-4
Gave me the 'ump just watching him. Throws were rubbish and doesn't know how to attack without bombing it.

Larsson-5
Looked off all day. One or two neat touches but nothing I wouldnt expect from a Championship winger.

Nafti-9
Motm easily. Did everything with effort and assisted everybody.

Carsley-8
Good solid game from the ex-toff. Loved the commitment.

McSheffrey-4
Woeful. Hope he picks up. Thankgod for Owusu-Abeyie.

Bent-6
What did he do that Super Kev Couldn't?

McFadden-8
A different class. Most skilful player in a blues shirt in a while.

Subs:

O'Connor-6
Didn't do much (didn't have the chance) but looked alot more agile and eager.

Phillips-6
Goal sneak extraordinaire. Did he even touch the ball before then?

Jerome-6
Quick but a little sloppy but he is only young.

I think youve been very harsh on a good few of them players
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Aug 9 2008, 04:21 PM
Mcfadden was MOTM for me, we MUST keep him but not sure we will if prem managers watched this game, Sheff utd imo will be in the top 6 this season so im not too worried about scraping out a 1-0 win, nice finish by phillips & btw larsson can go if he is gonna play like that, his attitude was terrible, pulling out of challenges, not working half as hard as last season, can play QOA in his position or DJ.

The more he plays like that this month the better chance we've got of keeping him **thumbup

If he doesnt up his game in september then it will be an issue
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Wisel
Aug 9 2008, 02:41 PM
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Aug 9 2008, 03:14 PM
on skysports ridgewell got man of the match. i thought nafti deserved it more than anyone on the field. a real positive performance from him. looked comfortable on the ball all the time, no mistakes from him and some neat passing.

but i guess overall it was a good performance. sheffield utd have one of the best defences in the league, maybe even the best, but we still gave it our all. so i think we've got the hardest team out of the way for now, we should expect more from our next league game.

Sky must have been watching it on telly, like many others it seems. Ridgwell was awful imho. mistake after mistake and so easily knocked off the ball, or out of the challenge for a ball. We need a good centre back. Taylor on theother hand was very good. Poor display by Blues, but (cliche warning) if we can play that badly and get 3 points, maybe the season bodes well.

Well done super Kev, you should open a striker coaching school. You know the art better than almost anyone I know.

Actually i think you were watching a different game, yes he did make his
usual customery couple of mistakes but on the whole he played well and handled thier foward (henderson was it?) well who was probably 6 inches taller than him.
You are wrong sir **thumbup
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Aug 9 2008, 05:44 PM
Taylor 7 - flawless but not much to do, preventing him from a 10, quick off his line which was good

Parnaby 6 solid at both going forward and defending.

Taylor 5 average, didn't seem to have much to do but won the ball when it came his way

Ridgewell 5, same as Taylor

Murphy 8, always looked to get on the ball and pass it, always won the ball back, only negative too many long balls

Larsson 5, wasn't noticeable

Nafti 7 won the ball, passed well and kept the ball, good in his respective role but wasn't happy to see 2 defensive mids

Carsley 7 same as Nafti

McSheffrey 5, average, put a few teasing balls in

Bent, 4 poorly controlled the ball when near him

McFadden 5, tried to take on the whole team and kept losing the ball, play for the team, we know you have quality.. who are you trying to prove yourself to? tried silly little flicks also when he didn't know where his man was, ridiculous.

Phillips 10 did something McFadden and Bent couldn't do, calmed down the play, kept the ball instead of lashing shots in anger, brilliant goal

Jerome 8, got involved and made a lot of runs

O'Connor 8, looked dangerous, quick, aggressive, made runs, good passing

No one in the team played bad today. It was hard to get the ball down and play. However, I think McFadden and Larsson need to up their game.

Are you being serious? How can you write 2lines about Phillips 10/10 performace, he only had one touch.

10/10 for the way he took it though

sorry but i dont agree with any of your ratings
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Aug 9 2008, 05:27 PM

..........the less said about Seb, the better!!!

if that's how he intends to play
yeh sebs attitude looked like he wants a move definately, but the way he played has probobly cememted his season here

Seb played like a man who was voted as player of the season by all the polls and is told he won't be sold because he a key player and finds he's been put onto half pay.

How would you feel?
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I think we could see a mcfadden/o connor partnership in the next game, bent for me was good he won some good headers and will score a lot in this division as all our strikers will. I think phillips still might be used as a sub for a couple of games yet as he can do what he did today. I believe though GOC and faddy would be the way to go at the moment.
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if i were put on half pay at a club i loved playing for... but was still on £4000 a week (hardly a small sum of money to get by on...) i wouldn't care to be honest, i would know the situation the club is in, and would try my hardest to get the club back up... that way my pay would go up again aswell !

As for what chris langs said about PA nomore i agree completely with chris, his ratings in my eyes dont make sense and are as though was watching a different game, expect for maik taylor - his performance was great this game, improved over last year, first save was stunning!
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Ridgewell wasnt awfuk - but definately was not motm. Lee Carsley for me
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Aug 9 2008, 04:36 PM
Wisel
Aug 9 2008, 02:41 PM
Ridgwell was awful imho. mistake after mistake and so easily knocked off the ball, or out of the challenge for a ball. We need a good centre back. Taylor on theother hand was very good. Poor display by Blues, but (cliche warning) if we can play that badly and get 3 points, maybe the season bodes well.

Well done super Kev, you should open a striker coaching school. You know the art better than almost anyone I know.

Can't agree with that thought Ridgewell and the other defenders had good games. Carsley and Nafti played well, Nafti doesn't always get the credit he deserves, though doesn't deliver the 'killer ball' that a more creative midfielder could do. Mc Fadden will be head and shoulders above most players in this league, Bent was largely ineffective as were Larsson and Mcsheffrey. We looked much better with Phillips, O'connor and Jerome on the pitch. All in all it was a decent start, Sheffield will be among the front runners and I thought they looked very strong defensively. So a win is a win but we can get better.

As my mate said when leaving the ground, they have to tell Ridgwell about studs, he would be a much better player with them.
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Aug 9 2008, 05:16 PM
Taylor - 7
Parnaby - 7
Martin Taylor - 7
Ridgewell - 6
Murphy - 8
Larsson - 6

Carsley - 9

Nafti - 9
McSheffrey 7

Bent - 7
McFadden - 6

SUBS -

Jerome - 7
Phillips - 8
O'Connor - 8

I felt McFadden was very dissapointing - achieved almost nothing. Carsley MOM in my book, Nafti also very good.
Also McSheff looked much better, put some great balls in. Not sure why he is getting so much stick tbh . .

interesting to read different views and opinions but how you can give Mcsheffrey a higher mark than Mcfadden is beyond me. Thought Mcsheff continued where he left off last season - no where! whereas McFadden will be too good for most players in this league :banner:
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A good win against a very solid team today, thought McSheffrey was poor considering his place is under serious threat, Bent was also poor, he was playing against a team who's strength lies in the air and he didn't compete well enough.

Defence looked pretty good, Carsley, Larsson, McFadden and Phillips looked a step above as you'd expect, and what a goal, Super Kev.
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wouldn't say Bent was terrible, he had some good efforts and was close to a goal once or twice, but i think he will be replaced come the next matches, we have better forwards to try
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Aug 9 2008, 06:25 PM
That is also extremely close to what I would have put except for Nafti - I did not see him have the 'fantastic' game others have said - it really is weird that a lot of views differ when we were all sat in the same stadium watching!!!

Thats because people have their own favourites/least favourites/scape goats so they will always look at different players in a different light.
Some can do no right, the others are world beaters.
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I dont understand what was so good about Murphy. So what he got the ball alot. what did he do that was worthwhile? not much at all me and my dad counted on telly how many times his crosses or passes were either underhit, over hit or inaccurate. we got upt to 9 and that was after half time!

And Parnaby foul throws :unsure:
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