Player Ratings.

Player Ratings.

Moss - 6  - One good save early on, couldnt do much about the goal.

Christie - 6 - Did his job well. Got on the ball a bit.
Lochhead - 8 - Was excellent today, once again got down the left and put some decent balls in.
Dodd - 6 - Defended well and did his job.
O'Dor - 6 - Was ok when called upon. Alot of development left in him.

Aloisi - 5 - Didnt get on the ball as much. Would be better if Johnson wasnt playing the same role.
Felipe - 6 - Had a cracking first half. Excellent touch etc just needs to be more dangerous in and around the box.
Johnson - 5 - Did well. Tackled and worked hard.
Ferrante - 4 - Did well in the first half. Needs to keep a level head in front of goal.

Smeltz - 6- Never stopped trying. Holds the play up well. Would like to see Brownlie up top with him next week.


Coveny - 4 - Didnt do much.
Brownlie - 6 - Did well in his cameo. Should be given a start next week.

Dannyz2007-09-09 19:31:38

And you only gave him a 6?? Tough marker

Lochhead, Smeltz and Felipe were the only ones who looked at all decent. Daniel had his moments and was effective while he was on however.
Simon Hull2007-09-09 19:34:46

You missed Daniel

Moss- 8

Christie- 7
Lochhead- 8
Dodd- 6
O'dor- 6

Alosi- 5
Felipe- 7
Johnson- 7
Ferrante- 3
Daniel- 6

Smeltz- 7

Moss- 7

Christie- 6
Lochhead- 7
Dodd- 6
O'dor- 6

Alosi- 6
Felipe- 7
Johnson- 7
Ferrante- 4
Daniel- 5

Brownlie 5
Coveny 4
Smeltz- 7

Moss- 7

Christie- 6
Lochhead- 5
Dodd- 6
O'dor- 6

Alosi- 6
Felipe- 7
Johnson- 7
Ferrante- 3
Daniel- 5

Brownlie 5
Coveny 5
Smeltz- 7

Moss- 2

Christie- 4
Lochhead-2
Dodd- 1
O'dor- 2

Alosi- 1
Felipe- 8
Johnson- 1
Ferrante- -100
Daniel- 5
Brownlie 0
Coveny 0
Smeltz- 1

Lochead was very good, Felipe too. Smeltz quiet but didn't get many chances. i thought the back 4 were all pretty good
Cosimo2007-09-09 20:01:49

Were you watching the same game as us???

Moss-7

Christie-7
Dodd-7
O'Dor-7
Lochead-8

Aloisi-4
Johnson-6
Ferrante-6
Felipe-7
Daniel-4

Smeltz-7

Coveny-3
Brownlie-6

I think the defenders and Moss really stood out, Lochead down the left gave us a really good attacking option. Dodd and O'Dor look a handy partnership. Christie had a solid game, I hope they leave him their for a few games. Felipe, I gave him an 8 for the first half and 6 for the second...possibly still not quite fit enough, but looks classy.

I believe that the Wellington football supporters generally do not understand what an excellent role Aloisi plays. He is an expert at laying off short but accurate ball in a controlled (ie not flashy) way. He does this right through every game. Yet the points he is being given dont reflect this. I thought that again today he was excellent in this role and should be given more credit.

Felipe 7-8 imo. Come on.

 I truly thought the defence and midfield all played well apart from maybe Ferrante. The back four were very very solid - barely made a mistake all game. The goal came from an unlucky deflection.

I thought dodd was a rock, and lochead should be getting better marks.

The fact he  is getting up and down the field like a f**king maniac is amazing.

goal was pox, nothing free kick deflected on target into the bottom corner.

if only the loose ball in the box fell to smeltz and not ferrante

ferrente . pre season -3

so why was he so bad 2day?

Moss- 8

Christie- 7
Lochhead- 8
Dodd- 6
O'dor- 6

Alosi  - 6
Felipe-8
Johnson- 6
Ferrante- 5
Daniel- 5

Smeltz- 6


Coveny - 3
Brownlie - 6
valeo2007-09-09 21:24:24

Moss - 8 - Fantastic, did nothing wrong. Unlucky for the goal. Fantastic.
Christie - 7 - I've criticised Plodder in the past, but he looks the goods at RB
Lochhead - 7 - Another solid performance, good crosses and overlaping
Dodd - 7 - Very comfortable
O'Dor - 7 - See above
Aloisi - 6 -  Did his job as captain.
Felipe - 7.5 - Was magnificent in first half. Yellow card and lack of fitness seemed to restrict him Wolfben2007-09-09 21:32:17

yeah looks like Christie's found his niche

I didnt reckon that Smeltz was that great today to be honest.  he has incredible work rate and is very strong, but far too many of his off loads did not reach good or intended targets.  Also he got caught offside a couple of times that could only be put down to sheer lack of basic awareness. Buzzie2007-09-09 21:32:57

Smeltz held the ball up well, which is the primary objective for a lone striker

tough being the lone striker...i dunno about only having one

Need Brownlie up with Smeltz. Brownlie can get on the ball which will free Smeltz up a bit.

Impressed with Christie at right back too. I say leave him there.

I also like the Lochead & smeltz combination on the left hand side they seemed to work well off each other...I think it was locheads best game so far

Congrats to Ricki for getting the formation spot on.

Until Daniel's injury the Nix had the Jets on toast. Feilpe tucking in behind Smetlz and Ferrante and Daniel swapping wide spots, had the Jets at sixes and sevens.

That formation, coupled with a stronger showing at the back (Dodd & O'Dor are the centre pairing, end of story) with Christie doing a good job defensively at right back, means I think the future is bright.

Also a good formation to play away from home.

If only we had our shooting boots on.

Billy's Boots anyone?
HeySeus2007-09-09 22:00:53

Moss 8 Did very well

MOSS 9 - did well, didn't have a chance of saving the one that got in.

DODD 7 - played very well
O'DOR 6 - did well aswell (as long as not put in rightback)
LOCHHEAD 8- his play up the wing was brilliant.
CHRISTIE 8 - played very well and proved many people wrong.

DANIEL 5 - had some good touches, went down to easily though.
FELIPE 7 - got class, but I can see why Ricki has as issue with his fitness
ALOISI 6.5- didn't stand out, but he did what he does best - ordering the mids and backs
JOHNSON 6 - played reasonably well.
FERRANTE 7 - not great in front of goal but played well

SMELTZ 6 - showed that he needs to have another striker with him.

SUBS:
COVENY 5 - did OK, I liked his header on goal.
BROWNLIE 7.5 - he needs to start games, he's a good player

Don't think I missed anyone.

Agree with you there about Ferrante  and he still doesn't know how to put the ball in the net. It's enough to make you

woger2007-09-09 23:00:00

<!-- Start Member Post --> Moss - 8  - Some excellent saves

Christie - 7 - Found his position
Lochhead - 9 - Owned the left side
Dodd - 8 - Solid rock
O'Dor - 6 - good

Aloisi - 7 - good coverage, distribution
Felipe - 7 - Sparked the game into life, faded
Johnson - 6 - worked well
Ferrante - 4 - started off with good combo's, then wasted some very good chances, but an (slight) improvement on the previous week
Daniel - 6 - decent

Smeltz - 6 - Worked hard had nice touches, but rarely threatened

SUBS:
Coveny - 5 - Came on and was poor
Brownlie - 6 - had a nice run, but limited time
linds2007-09-09 23:02:38

Moss - 6.5  uncle steve2007-09-09 23:29:37

It's a bit tricker to rate players when watching on tv stuck in Auckland, but here goes.

Moss - 8  - A couple of good saves, looks confident, nothing he could of done about the deflection for the goal. 
siac2007-09-10 08:07:44

why are people only giving Felipe 6?  ok he tired in the 2nd half, but he was also the most skilled player on the park
Cosimo2007-09-10 08:57:47

Im marking on overall performance and he barely got on the ball in the 2nd half.

Moss - 8 - Great save and cant be blamed for the goal. Otherwise was kept quiet which thanks to the defence.
Brownlie - 6 - Thought made a great impact when came on and probably a better option than Coveny, hung on the right hand side a bit and gave the team an outlet on the right. Was pretty effective.