by Royal_jimmy »
28 Oct 2017 19:33
The funny thing is I actually think Stam chose the right team today, the players just did not perform. My ratings:
Mannone - 4. Shit distribution and poor for the 2nd. I don't rate him that highly and think Jaakkola should actually get a chance
Gunter - 6. Was ok but made some errors. Gets an extra point for his quality run and cross where Smith nearly scored. He needs to do that more often
Moore - 5. Pretty meh, likely affected by the blow to the head. Should have marked better for the 2nd
Tiago - 4 He was pretty poor until the unfortunate clash. Hopefully he won't be out for long
McShane - 5 Seemed ok at times. Could have handled the sledging with Assombalonga better considering he is our captain
Beerens - 3. Poor, couldn't get past his man. He's slow and brings little to the team. He needs to be dropped
Van den Berg - 4. Some ok play but what was he doing for the penalty incident. So unnecessary
Kelly - 4. Shadow of the player he was last season. I think Boro need credit on how they countered him. They dropped players back near ours on the wings and up front when he had the ball. He's too predictable and needs to learn to mix his game up
Swift - 3. Pathetic. The less said the better. He's so much better than what he showed today
Aluko - 4. Poor too, doesn't help that he is out of position
Smith - 7. Showed plenty of passion and energy with some good runs. Unlucky not to score today but I thought he did look lightweight. He gets a 7 for effort
Subs
Blackett - 2 Needs to look hard at himself. Such poor concentration and its so concerning. Hope Stam doesn't start him Tuesday
Barrow - 6 Lively but didn't get enough of the ball
Kermorgant - 6 Had a difficult chance to score. He needs to hit the ground running and its concerning how reliant we are on him considering his age and fragility from his injury
Boro - worst side who have come to our ground (except maybe Hull).
Referee - shocking. Britt Assombalonga deserved a 2nd yellow
Next games line up (3-5-2): Jaakkola, Gunter, McShane, Moore, Aluko, Kelly, Swift, Evans, Barrow, Smith, Kermorgant