player ratings v glory

player ratings v glory

Hmmm I actually thought we played better than last week! Scary!

I agree with all but mulligan...im sorry...but he was average again...would give him a 5 or maybe a 6 later when im in a nicer mood

Mulligan 5 or 6 and is this the first penalty Mckain has given away?

felipe2008-09-21 21:49:29

Moss- 8 Standout performer as always.
Mulligan- 2 Doesn't push forward enough. Bad Passing and lots of perths attacks went up his wing.
Durante/ Mckain. 7 Finally showing some solidity at the back.
Lochead 5- Showed glimpses of last season but some bad passing.
Gao 5- To invisble but looks good with the ball
Johnson- 1 Terrible passing. Picks up random yellows.
Ferrante 7- Thought he passed well and got stuck in.
Daniel 7- Least he tried stuff. Some good touches needs support
Hearfield- 5 Not up to his usual standard. One very average shot
Smetlz- 6 Not involved enough. Didn't seem interested but still can't be blamed for lack of support

Kwasnik 2- Him and Gao like to play hide and seek when they're on the field. Unfortunately they both think they are hidingchocnut2008-09-21 22:04:39

Moss- 7 some good saves, grabbed a backpass, but we got away with it.
Mulligan- 2 Where are his reputed skills, back in the changing shed
Durante 6 He gives it a go, cant question that, good save off the line
McKain 5 Patchy, had half an eye on the Aussie coach?
Lochead 5- Getting there but not there yet
Gao 5- playing back too much,  better up the wing, he knows what to do there
Johnson- 2 afraid to pass it forward? Not accurate enough
Ferrante -5 Hard to tell, he persisted though
Daniel 6- He is putting in the effort, some skill shown, but the final pass missing
Hearfield- 5 poor finishing
Smeltz- 5 Lacklustre, he didnt play well outside the penalty area, wasnt in it

Kwasnik, couldnt tell, didnt see much happening
Sigmund, tried hard, energetic
Brown, we needed an attacking sub, not a defender

Not so sure mossy deserves that higher rating.Yep a couple of good saves and a flap and also like most of the others some shocking distribution he was lucky to get away with a couple of his clearances.

no moss = 4-0

McKain, Durante and Moss by far our best players. Lochy's delivery was very poor, but defended well, and was getting forward a bit more in the second half which is a good sign.
Johnson and Ferrante - too inaccurate generally speaking, Johnson had a shocking pass towards the backline early in the second half which could have cost us dearly. Daniel had some good touches, but drifts out of games too easily. Gao was anonymous for most of the game, but had one good run in stoppage time which could have led to a goal-scoring opportunity.
Smeltz a bit lethargic, but has an incredibly difficult job, feel sorry for him. Hearfield lost a bit.

Mulligan the biggest waste of space I've seen since George. Awful right back, offers nothing going forward, and doesn't take the set-pieces for which he's a supposed specialist. Get him outta there, and fast. Siggy in, Muscat on the bench.el grapadura2008-09-21 22:36:26

Agree thought distribution from Moss was pretty ordinary today. Why is he pumping it long when we have only have Smeltz up front with no support. Although the alternative of throwing it to Mulligan and Lochead at the moment may be the deciding factor for him.

Mostly agree with el grap, although there's going to be too much focus on Mulligan when he didn't actually play that badly - certainly no worse than some of the plonkers we had in that spot last season.

I though Mulligan was very bad - his defensive positioning is very suspect, making him too easy to run past and his recovery speed is non-existent. Not a good thing for a fullback. What also pissed me off was on two occasions in the first half Durante had possession but was being pressured, and he was looking to pass to Mulligan on the flank, and both times Mulligan had not made himself easily available (despite not having any Perth players anywhere near him), and we ended up losing possession. And then he even yelled at Durante for trying to pass the ball to him (it went a bit behind him and out for a throw -in).
Mulligan's first touch is also pretty poor, and consequently gets too easily dispossesed when going forward, very noticable today. Which in all honesty isn't necessarily a bad thing, since every time he has possession he hoofs it away anyway.
I could forgive all this if he took amazing set pieces and scored and set up a few goals, but he doesn't even take them?
So why is he in the team? Siggy's been our best right back defensively so far this season, and although not blessed with great pace and technique, has showed willingness to go forward and support attacks. I mean, he should have started tonight, if he doesn't start next week I'll seriously start questioning RH's sanity...el grapadura2008-09-21 23:00:36

Thing is Sigmund's had all of 15 minutes so far. I would want to see a lot more of him before I start trumpeting him as our next saviour. StopOut2008-09-21 23:28:29

That's true, and to be honest, although he had only five minutes tonight, I didn't think he was as good as last week (couple of little mistakes at the back, but no biggies), but I'd still prefer him to Mulligan. Siggy is a much more competent defender (have seen him in PSC, and NZFC previously), and that's the first and foremost thing. Won't solve all our problems, but I also think his attitude of reall keennes and hard work would be a welcome shot to the arm for the team.

Moss - 8 - no real mistakes
Mulligan - 3 Petulant. Doesn't have the enthusiasm or the fitness. Compare our left flank to our right. Again, why doesn't he take free kicks?
Lochhead - 7 - More like his form of last year tonight. Good defending, good pace, good crosses.
Smeltz - 4 Didn't try to get involved tonight. At one corner early in the second half (maybe?) he had an opportunity to head which he didn't take.
Hearfield - 6 Keen. Should have made more of Lochhead's cross.
Daniel - 7 Nice game too

Gao and Ferrante weren't involved enough for my liking.
Johnson I'm not sure what to make of, maybe a 5.
Central defence was good enough.

Substitutions too late, as others have said.
Sigmund should replace Mulligan next week.
Mulligan on the bench as he's a useful utility (but more useful than Plodder? Not sure ...)

What has happened to the passing game we had last season?
Too many long balls going nowhere.
I'd rather see the team retain possession to frustrate and tire the opposition, even if we're not gaining any ground.

yep I agree about siggie and Mulligan. No free rides.

Moss 8.5 Typical Moss valeo2008-09-22 01:25:41

Gotta agree with most of you, I thought Mulligan was dreadful. Was a bit concerned when we signed him that some people were building him up into something he wasn't, and unfortunately my concerns seem to be justified. Has to be more to a full back than the chance he might score the odd goal from a free-kick.

Pretty poor all round really. Perth looked more dangerous all round and deserved to win.

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also I thought it was the worst I had seen the nix play!

It was worse than that the distribution from Moss was poor. He continued to pump it long even though we were playing Smeltz up front on his own and just about every clearance he made came straight back at us.

But having said that throwing out to Mulligan and Lochead with bugger all midfield support from Johnson and Ferrante perhaps that is why Moss opted to pump it long.

Its something I've noticed with Moss a lot recently, his clearances/goal kicks generally ended up giving the opposition possession which doesn't help our cause.  Perhaps take some more short ones, his throws seem to go to our players ;)

I think you are very generous with the ratings, except for Moss's, he deserves his

I never thought I'd see the day where people were calling for Christie's return.

I think it's an indication of how little faith we have collectively in the other options.

at least christie will get forward and put himself about, i think the options we have used at left and right back have looked weak in the tackle and crap going forwasrd, if the do at all

Siggy at Right Back, Plodder in midfield.

Plodder in central midfied?

Scottishbhoy2008-09-22 11:52:04

Fark no. Mulligan's rubbish, that was evident last week, and again last night. Get him outta there, shouldn't even be on the bench. Siggy to start at RB.

I actually though Lochy had half-decent game last night. He defended well, got forward more that he had done in previous games and into good, deep crossing positions, but his delivery was poor on most occassions. But I thought there were good signs from him last night, if he gets a bit more confidence he won't be too far off where he was last year.

But Mulligan. Erm, no. George-type quality.

Mulligan has had more than enough chances and has proven his (lack of) worth.

Still not convinced Christie is the answer.

As for George, I've been calling for his return for a long time now.

siggy has nothing going forward, he killed leo in the 1st home game (v queensland) by not getting forward and leaving leo 1 on 2. as well as the fact he is a center back, i doubt his delivery will be much better than mullies