18-12-2022, 10:34 AM
Keepers: Griffiths - Grown on me, pulls off some wonderful saves and his distribution has improved
Ollie - looks a good keeper in the making
Defence: Swanson - started slowly, improved, scored an excellent goal, one for the future as he's only a kid
Hume - can do a job as back-up, good left foot, rather slow
Rafferty - good but been out for a long time now, coincided with our form falling off a cliff
Raggers - gotta be first on the list. I have to believe he was injured not to play yesterday. Morrison in his place? No thanks DC
Robertson - rather hot and cold, terrible attempt at clearance yesterday which eventually led to their second killer goal. Great left foot but not consistent enough
Ogilvie - his form has dipped although still pretty reliable
Morrison - only as back-up. Not good enough I'm afraid
Freeman - actually done quite well in the few recent chances he's had. Back-up only
Midfield: Pack - What's happened to his early season dominance? Perhaps Thompson's injury has hurt him
Thompson - need his strength, come back soon please
Morell - seemed to have World Cup on his mind for first part of season. Could play an important role I feel if he can stay fit
Mingi - revelation, one for the future as he's definitely still learning
Lowery - like Thompson and Rafferty, we really suffered when he got injured
Jacobs - good but injured too often. Can be a useful sub
Tunni - had been given the cold shoulder till all the injuries. Has done quite well in some games but tends to play the safe sideways or backwards pass, so not likely to create chances
Attack: Curtis - not the player he was, too slow and not much confidence. Put him on the wing and let him do what we know he can (6 goals this season is still more than either Pigott or Scarlett )
Pigott - enigma, capable of excellent goals but largely his loan has been underwhelming. Perhaps we haven't played to his strengths
Scarlett - young and raw with obvious talent but not doing the business.
Bishop - doesn't convince me. Scored a fair few goals but a lot of pens and doesn't win many headers or hold the ball up that well.
Hackett - had some very good games and some very poor ones. Again, put him in his best position. Got a helluva shot
Koroma - got an eye for a goal but loses the ball too easily and too often.
Dale - our only real threat lately but why does he always try one trick too many? Needs coaching as he's definitely got talent
So, very disappointing last three months. Got to be down to the manager, trying players in different positions, not having a plan B (or A I hear you say) when things go wrong. Yes, we've had injuries but this squad is big enough and good enough to challenge for the play-offs, or at least it should be. One problem is that about 5 of these players aren't ours. Another problem is that in the last few years we've been good till Christmas and then gone on dire runs. Heaven help us if that happens again. PUP
Ollie - looks a good keeper in the making
Defence: Swanson - started slowly, improved, scored an excellent goal, one for the future as he's only a kid
Hume - can do a job as back-up, good left foot, rather slow
Rafferty - good but been out for a long time now, coincided with our form falling off a cliff
Raggers - gotta be first on the list. I have to believe he was injured not to play yesterday. Morrison in his place? No thanks DC
Robertson - rather hot and cold, terrible attempt at clearance yesterday which eventually led to their second killer goal. Great left foot but not consistent enough
Ogilvie - his form has dipped although still pretty reliable
Morrison - only as back-up. Not good enough I'm afraid
Freeman - actually done quite well in the few recent chances he's had. Back-up only
Midfield: Pack - What's happened to his early season dominance? Perhaps Thompson's injury has hurt him
Thompson - need his strength, come back soon please
Morell - seemed to have World Cup on his mind for first part of season. Could play an important role I feel if he can stay fit
Mingi - revelation, one for the future as he's definitely still learning
Lowery - like Thompson and Rafferty, we really suffered when he got injured
Jacobs - good but injured too often. Can be a useful sub
Tunni - had been given the cold shoulder till all the injuries. Has done quite well in some games but tends to play the safe sideways or backwards pass, so not likely to create chances
Attack: Curtis - not the player he was, too slow and not much confidence. Put him on the wing and let him do what we know he can (6 goals this season is still more than either Pigott or Scarlett )
Pigott - enigma, capable of excellent goals but largely his loan has been underwhelming. Perhaps we haven't played to his strengths
Scarlett - young and raw with obvious talent but not doing the business.
Bishop - doesn't convince me. Scored a fair few goals but a lot of pens and doesn't win many headers or hold the ball up that well.
Hackett - had some very good games and some very poor ones. Again, put him in his best position. Got a helluva shot
Koroma - got an eye for a goal but loses the ball too easily and too often.
Dale - our only real threat lately but why does he always try one trick too many? Needs coaching as he's definitely got talent
So, very disappointing last three months. Got to be down to the manager, trying players in different positions, not having a plan B (or A I hear you say) when things go wrong. Yes, we've had injuries but this squad is big enough and good enough to challenge for the play-offs, or at least it should be. One problem is that about 5 of these players aren't ours. Another problem is that in the last few years we've been good till Christmas and then gone on dire runs. Heaven help us if that happens again. PUP