Playerratings v Rads

Playerratings v Rads

Hmmm, I haven't seen the game on TV so these may be a bit out from just the live viewing.

Bertos is so low on confidence!!, he still has pace, just watch him run without the ball.

you guys give leo too much of a hard time, ye he is nowhere near what he used to do, but still in last couple games ive seen glimses of what he can do and has ran at players, sure not all the time but he does do it.   also brown wasnt anonymous last night i seen lots of him with the ball, also think greenie deserves a lower rating, he should have put 1 if not both his chances away. but he wasnt ready for the ball, rule number one of a poacher is always be ready for the ball

rant over

Agree re Greenacre... should have scored. As always ran hard though. Also thought Brown was a bit more prominent than usual but didnt offer much really.

Can't agree with you about Leo tho. That was the worst game I've seen him play I think.

I will probably get flamed for this, but I'd rate Greenacre last night a 4 at best.

I know everyone here loves his work ethic, and he does a lot of running, granted.

But every time I see him running at pace towards his own goal, to get a pass just to play the ball backwards, I wonder what goes through his head.
To be clear, I think he needs to be looking to turn with the ball, not always pass it back 20 metres.

And he should have buried at least one of his chances last night.Ard Righ2011-11-20 18:26:41

2 somewhat tough chances should equal 1 goal for a goalpoacher. He did his best trying to hold the ball up but in a virtual 4-5-1 he is no target man. Ifill did a lot better at the role when he came on, we instantly looked more attacking

Agree about Greenie...he has a huge heart but you do wonder if playing a full 90 mins of everygame is starting to catch up with him a bit. He will be 34 next month. I am sure the plan this year was for him to ease his way into the player/assistant coach role not to play 90 minutes each week. He just looks to have lost his zip a bit. Missing sitters looks bad but a poacher like him should nail those chances. Hopefully with Pav available next week he should be able to take over the load a bit.

It is blatantly obvious though that Greenie's technique is streets ahead. Saw him hold the ball last night with three players on him, turn on a pin in three directions and put a   pass to a player through a defenders legs.

what we miss is technically gifted players, and a big goal scoring bastard of a forward

That sounds very like the instance that impressed me at the time, although i remember him winning a throw rather than getting the pass away. It said everything for me about Greenacre's strength and determination. When he went down injured for a minute or so in the 2nd half I had an awful sinking feeling.

I seem to recall before we got Greenacre we had a man named Smeltz who subscribed to the Tim Brown school of play. Totally anonymous for 95% of the game but would pop up and score goals.  Greenacre's control and distribution has come a long way since he first arrived, it's a shame he doesn't have anyone to play off of. 

Also when you're the highest man up the pitch, it's a bit hard to pass the ball anywhere but backwards.

Even without the goals his role is very important in being able to hold the ball up, hold possession for us and start a move.

When we get Greenie, Sanchez, Daniel, Lochie and perhaps Ward too we have a several players with the technical ability to play a passing game.

Smeltz is better than Brown in that his technique is better, he can beat a player to make a shot and his distribution is better. Though sometimes he has the occasional elephantine touch.

Brown's positioning and the accuracy of his finishing are usually great. He also usually shoots low.martinb2011-11-21 13:42:28