Northstandmanc 4 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Scrappy disjointed poor quality game from both sides first half... Boro came to take control second half... seemed like complacency crept in later on hence their equaliser... thought we were lucky to get a winner from a soft penalty... here's what i saw from the stands... Dimi 7 little to do... spilled it first half but Damia did well to mop up... otherwise solid and must replace Mejias Damia 7 looked to get forward more today but lacks thrust of Friend... solid defensively and best performance in a Boro shirt so far Friend 7 not as successful with his forays forward this week but decent showing today Gibson & Ayala 7 few wobbly moments from both but otherwise solid performance against a team with little cutting edge... too far away to see if either were responsible for Stead's goal Clayton 7 not really seeing yet what he brings that Butterfield didn't but decent enough game Leadbitter 8 really stepping up to the role as captain and leader... definitely more forward thinking this season... no longer the crab... few misplaced passes but great strike for the first... from right behind the goal you could see the amount of swerve he put on the strike with the outside of his boot... confident penalty too... needs to put more pace on his crosses though... Butterfield's deliveries in the first half was how you do it Adomah 7.5 probably our most potent attacking outlet first half... not as effective second but another good performance overall building on his good showing against Reading Reach 7.5 got himself involved a fair bit... especially second half... did well to get past his man a couple of times but really needs to get his head up and look before crossing... we could have had one or two more if his deliveries were better Tomlin 6 certainly more effort today but still ineffective... little came off for him and was pushed off the ball to easily... expect him to be a bench warmer from now on Kike 6 not a great performance and seemed to be showing a touch of the scotty mcdonalds with his moaning... he and Tomlin in particular sharing a few sharp words... another trait we're starting to see is he's a bit of a greedy bar steward... needs to improve both his game and attitude but in fairness he looks isolated up top Vossen 8 definitely a genuine second striker rather than an attacking midfielder like Tomlin... looked composed, retained the ball well (despite what Genk fans seem to say), played a few well measured passes and was unlucky not to score with his 20 yard drive that shaved the post... should be a permanent fixture in the hole based on this cameo and will hopefully give Kike the support he so desperately needs Bamford 5 did nothing... literally... looks a little too laid back for my liking... only saw him play once before joining Boro and didn't think much then... lets hope he delivers on his reputation over the coming weeks Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Changing Times Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I normally don't query ratings like this because I don't do them myself but I think Vossen with an 8 is getting just a touch carried away. He looked decent when he came on but that's about it. You've actually made him joint MOM there which is just crazy in my opinion. No offence intended before anyone starts. Link to post Share on other sites
Adam P 331 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I thought Kike was our worst player today, i said a few weeks ago he looked greedy, his touch wasn't there today either. I still think Reach is the weak point of our attack as a few have mentioned, far too happy to just swing the ball into the box, even when he beats his man he doesn't drive into the box and just crosses it, looking forward to seeing Wildschut so we have some proper pace. Link to post Share on other sites
Northstandmanc 4 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I normally don't query ratings like this because I don't do them myself but I think Vossen with an 8 is getting just a touch carried away. He looked decent when he came on but that's about it. You've actually made him joint MOM there which is just crazy in my opinion. No offence intended before anyone starts. No offence taken here pal... no mention of man of the match either... reason i gave him an eight was because from where i was standing he contributed more positively and made less mistakes compared to most others... but you're right... no one can lay claim to man of the match for just 30 mins on the pitch Link to post Share on other sites
p_mards 1,365 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Leadbitter is the Championships joint top scorer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/championship/top-scorers Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dave_htfc Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 well am deflated, no way that was that a pen. cant argue with the free kick cracking goal Link to post Share on other sites
smogsterking the Inspirati 2,490 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I wonder what the odds are of the Clough trio being promoted this season. Forest and Derby a looking decent and given the fact we appear to have our strongest squad in a while perhaps we could get involved as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Will 2,958 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 well am deflated, no way that was that a pen. cant argue with the free kick cracking goal You are joking aren't you? I was at the match and your defender looked like he was trying to undress Reach, definite pen for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest boksic_mounted_an_ostrich Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Scrappy disjointed poor quality game from both sides first half... Boro came to take control second half... seemed like complacency crept in later on hence their equaliser... thought we were lucky to get a winner from a soft penalty... here's what i saw from the stands... Dimi 7 little to do... spilled it first half but Damia did well to mop up... otherwise solid and must replace Mejias Damia 7 looked to get forward more today but lacks thrust of Friend... solid defensively and best performance in a Boro shirt so far Friend 7 not as successful with his forays forward this week but decent showing today Gibson & Ayala 7 few wobbly moments from both but otherwise solid performance against a team with little cutting edge... too far away to see if either were responsible for Stead's goal Clayton 7 not really seeing yet what he brings that Butterfield didn't but decent enough game Leadbitter 8 really stepping up to the role as captain and leader... definitely more forward thinking this season... no longer the crab... few misplaced passes but great strike for the first... from right behind the goal you could see the amount of swerve he put on the strike with the outside of his boot... confident penalty too... needs to put more pace on his crosses though... Butterfield's deliveries in the first half was how you do it Adomah 7.5 probably our most potent attacking outlet first half... not as effective second but another good performance overall building on his good showing against Reading Reach 7.5 got himself involved a fair bit... especially second half... did well to get past his man a couple of times but really needs to get his head up and look before crossing... we could have had one or two more if his deliveries were better Tomlin 6 certainly more effort today but still ineffective... little came off for him and was pushed off the ball to easily... expect him to be a bench warmer from now on Kike 6 not a great performance and seemed to be showing a touch of the scotty mcdonalds with his moaning... he and Tomlin in particular sharing a few sharp words... another trait we're starting to see is he's a bit of a greedy bar steward... needs to improve both his game and attitude but in fairness he looks isolated up top Vossen 8 definitely a genuine second striker rather than an attacking midfielder like Tomlin... looked composed, retained the ball well (despite what Genk fans seem to say), played a few well measured passes and was unlucky not to score with his 20 yard drive that shaved the post... should be a permanent fixture in the hole based on this cameo and will hopefully give Kike the support he so desperately needs Bamford 5 did nothing... literally... looks a little too laid back for my liking... only saw him play once before joining Boro and didn't think much then... lets hope he delivers on his reputation over the coming weeks What Clayton brings over Butterfield is consistency. With Clayton and Leadbitter you have two guys with great engines, who will press the opposition and look to keep the ball moving, that's what we saw today. Butterfield looked good in spells, but overall he flatted to deceive. No good having one great game and then four stinkers. Link to post Share on other sites
London_born_Boro_bred 29 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Has him on 6 here, http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/middlesbrough Link to post Share on other sites
Smogzilla 7,484 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 That list includes the 1 he got in the cup mate Link to post Share on other sites
p_mards 1,365 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 A good angle of Leadbitter's free-kick: Link to post Share on other sites
Northstandmanc 4 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Scrappy disjointed poor quality game from both sides first half... Boro came to take control second half... seemed like complacency crept in later on hence their equaliser... thought we were lucky to get a winner from a soft penalty... here's what i saw from the stands... Dimi 7 little to do... spilled it first half but Damia did well to mop up... otherwise solid and must replace Mejias Damia 7 looked to get forward more today but lacks thrust of Friend... solid defensively and best performance in a Boro shirt so far Friend 7 not as successful with his forays forward this week but decent showing today Gibson & Ayala 7 few wobbly moments from both but otherwise solid performance against a team with little cutting edge... too far away to see if either were responsible for Stead's goal Clayton 7 not really seeing yet what he brings that Butterfield didn't but decent enough game Leadbitter 8 really stepping up to the role as captain and leader... definitely more forward thinking this season... no longer the crab... few misplaced passes but great strike for the first... from right behind the goal you could see the amount of swerve he put on the strike with the outside of his boot... confident penalty too... needs to put more pace on his crosses though... Butterfield's deliveries in the first half was how you do it Adomah 7.5 probably our most potent attacking outlet first half... not as effective second but another good performance overall building on his good showing against Reading Reach 7.5 got himself involved a fair bit... especially second half... did well to get past his man a couple of times but really needs to get his head up and look before crossing... we could have had one or two more if his deliveries were better Tomlin 6 certainly more effort today but still ineffective... little came off for him and was pushed off the ball to easily... expect him to be a bench warmer from now on Kike 6 not a great performance and seemed to be showing a touch of the scotty mcdonalds with his moaning... he and Tomlin in particular sharing a few sharp words... another trait we're starting to see is he's a bit of a greedy bar steward... needs to improve both his game and attitude but in fairness he looks isolated up top Vossen 8 definitely a genuine second striker rather than an attacking midfielder like Tomlin... looked composed, retained the ball well (despite what Genk fans seem to say), played a few well measured passes and was unlucky not to score with his 20 yard drive that shaved the post... should be a permanent fixture in the hole based on this cameo and will hopefully give Kike the support he so desperately needs Bamford 5 did nothing... literally... looks a little too laid back for my liking... only saw him play once before joining Boro and didn't think much then... lets hope he delivers on his reputation over the coming weeks What Clayton brings over Butterfield is consistency. With Clayton and Leadbitter you have two guys with great engines, who will press the opposition and look to keep the ball moving, that's what we saw today. Butterfield looked good in spells, but overall he flatted to deceive. No good having one great game and then four stinkers. Good point... hope you're right Link to post Share on other sites
London_born_Boro_bred 29 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 That list includes the 1 he got in the cup mate Schmuck! A good angle of Leadbitter's free-kick: Wow. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dave_htfc Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 well am deflated, no way that was that a pen. cant argue with the free kick cracking goal You are joking aren't you? I was at the match and your defender looked like he was trying to undress Reach, definite pen for me. well from where i was watching, there was minimal contact Link to post Share on other sites
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