Weymouth ratings

[benwilliams]

Such an odd game, the first 20 minutes was atrocious, the rest of the 1st half we tried but no quality end product but then the 2nd was absolutely clinical

Dibble 7 - not at fault for the goal, very solid, didn't notice he wasn't Lainton tonight which is a big compliment
RHJ 7 - did well when he came on, drove us forward and seemed more productive
French 7 - toiled a bit at RWB and not as attacking as RHJ, looked comfortable when moved into centre half
Hayden 5 - odd nervy performance, loads of misplaced passes, must have been struggling with injury
Tozer 7 - composed after mistake cost us v Woking
Cleworth 7 - another who was poor on Saturday but comfortable outing tonight and good going forward
McAlinden 8 - not tested defensively which suited him. Much better going forward than Saturday, better quality delivery and 2 good assists
Young 7 - partly at fault for their goal but v quick thinking for Davies' 1st and unlucky not to score with some good long range efforts
Davies 7 - odd as he did very little in general play and was particularly poor 1st half but won us the game with 2 exquisite finishes
Jones 8 - best player v Woking and took it on again tonight, great finish and constantly creating and driving us forward, great game
Palmer 6 - pretty much nothing worked for him and had a poor game but a great finish for his goal showed his quality
Mullin 9 MOM. I thought he was v poor Saturday, polar opposite today. One of v few to show up well 1st half, got his reward with 2 goals 2nd half to cap off and all action performance

[Wrexham Can]

Originally Posted by benwilliams

Such an odd game, the first 20 minutes was atrocious, the rest of the 1st half we tried but no quality end product but then the 2nd was absolutely clinical

Dibble 7 - not at fault for the goal, very solid, didn't notice he wasn't Lainton tonight which is a big compliment
RHJ 7 - did well when he came on, drove us forward and seemed more productive
French 7 - toiled a bit at RWB and not as attacking as RHJ, looked comfortable when moved into centre half
Hayden 5 - odd nervy performance, loads of misplaced passes, must have been struggling with injury
Tozer 7 - composed after mistake cost us v Woking
Cleworth 7 - another who was poor on Saturday but comfortable outing tonight and good going forward
McAlinden 8 - not tested defensively which suited him. Much better going forward than Saturday, better quality delivery and 2 good assists
Young 7 - partly at fault for their goal but v quick thinking for Davies' 1st and unlucky not to score with some good long range efforts
Davies 7 - odd as he did very little in general play and was particularly poor 1st half but won us the game with 2 exquisite finishes
Jones 8 - best player v Woking and took it on again tonight, great finish and constantly creating and driving us forward, great game
Palmer 6 - pretty much nothing worked for him and had a poor game but a great finish for his goal showed his quality
Mullin 9 MOM. I thought he was v poor Saturday, polar opposite today. One of v few to show up well 1st half, got his reward with 2 goals 2nd half to cap off and all action performance

I agree about Jones. He gets slated a lot on the livematch thread but he is a very industrious player who has a habit of being in the right place at the right time.
Mullin was all over the pitch, how he has the energy to score goals AND track back as much ashe does amazes me

[WXMWELSH85]

French and Macaliden where terrible in the first half along with Young - Hayden getting injured changed thd game. RHJ was crucial and it seamed he didn't have any restrictions on him.

[Lods]

It's a tough one to rate. Certainly the proverbial game of two halves if ever there was one.

Dibble - 7: He's had his critics, some very much deserved for previous performances but he had a good game. Little he could do about the goal but pulled off a good save in the first half and had good hands tonight.
Hayden - 5: Poor but I can forgive him since he wasn't 100% even from early doors. I hope his injury isn't serious.
Tozer - 6: Probably the toughest rating I'll give tonight, didn't think much of his first half performance but was controlling things in the second. I think 6 as an overall is fair.
Cleworth - 6: Wasn't too bad, not a game he'll be particularly proud of but not a performance to be embarrassed by either.
French - 7: Was okay at RWB, but his game improved so much when shifted to RCB.
McAlinden - 6: Same as with Tozer, 6 is a fair overall as a poor first half was followed by a much-improved second.
Young - 6: Nothing was sticking first half but second half his tireless running helped pressure their midfield which lead to a lot of goals.
Jones - 7: Same as Young, but got himself a goal with a tidy near-post finish.
Davies - 7: Thought he was quite poor first half but two goals in the second takes him up to 7. When he turns on the style he really turns on the style.
Mullin - 8: MOTM. Even in the first half, he was battling for the ball constantly. Two goals to take him to joint top scorer and he was still tracking back in the 81st minute! A little bit greedy at times but he's a striker who scores goals - being greedy comes with the territory.
Palmer - 7: He was getting frustrated at the game but never stopped trying and was rewarded with his goal.

SUBS

Hall-Johnson - 8: The driving force behind our comeback. Caused Weymouth all sorts of problems.
O'Connor - N/A: He looks confident on the ball, but not on long enough to fairly rate - is a big get back for the final games of the season.
Ponticelli - N/A: Cameo appearance.

Overall, as I said in the reaction thread, a second half of putting a weaker team to the sword. Cynical, but a good result - 3 points and +5 goal difference is never a bad day at the office.

[Gwersyllt-Robin]

Originally Posted by Lods

It's a tough one to rate. Certainly the proverbial game of two halves if ever there was one.

Dibble - 7: He's had his critics, some very much deserved for previous performances but he had a good game. Little he could do about the goal but pulled off a good save in the first half and had good hands tonight.
Hayden - 5: Poor but I can forgive him since he wasn't 100% even from early doors. I hope his injury isn't serious.
Tozer - 6: Probably the toughest rating I'll give tonight, didn't think much of his first half performance but was controlling things in the second. I think 6 as an overall is fair.
Cleworth - 6: Wasn't too bad, not a game he'll be particularly proud of but not a performance to be embarrassed by either.
French - 7: Was okay at RWB, but his game improved so much when shifted to RCB.
McAlinden - 6: Same as with Tozer, 6 is a fair overall as a poor first half was followed by a much-improved second.
Young - 6: Nothing was sticking first half but second half his tireless running helped pressure their midfield which lead to a lot of goals.
Jones - 7: Same as Young, but got himself a goal with a tidy near-post finish.
Davies - 7: Thought he was quite poor first half but two goals in the second takes him up to 7. When he turns on the style he really turns on the style.
Mullin - 8: MOTM. Even in the first half, he was battling for the ball constantly. Two goals to take him to joint top scorer and he was still tracking back in the 81st minute! A little bit greedy at times but he's a striker who scores goals - being greedy comes with the territory.
Palmer - 7: He was getting frustrated at the game but never stopped trying and was rewarded with his goal.

SUBS

Hall-Johnson - 8: The driving force behind our comeback. Caused Weymouth all sorts of problems.
O'Connor - N/A: He looks confident on the ball, but not on long enough to fairly rate - is a big get back for the final games of the season.
Ponticelli - N/A: Cameo appearance.

Overall, as I said in the reaction thread, a second half of putting a weaker team to the sword. Cynical, but a good result - 3 points and +5 goal difference is never a bad day at the office.

Would bump Maca up to a 7 for his good shot first half, and two assists for Mullin.

[Ddraigoch]

Dibble - 7: Working with Lee Butler has improved his game. Came and confidently caught crosses and could do little about the goal.

French - 7: Wasn’t comfortable at RWB but different gravy when moved to CB.
Hayden - 5: Shouldn’t have played and as proved with Tyler French stepping in he could have had a night off. Hope the injury isn’t too serious.
Tozer - 6: He leads from the front normally but he will know that the last 2 games haven’t been his best. Improved 2nd half
Cleworth - 7: Wasn’t really noticed first half but stepped up when needed in the 2nd half. Has matured so much over the season.
McAlinden - 6: Have said before, he is great as an impact player but was not really efficient in the first half
Young - 8: Ran his legs off trying to keep us going and 2nd half was imperious. His quick free kick led to one of the goals MOTM
Jones - 7: Was missing in action first half but my did he recover in the 2nd half. A great finish for his goal.
Davies - 7 He has been running on empty recently but certainly turned up 2nd half. Spectacular 1st goal but take a look at his 2nd, very special.
Mullin - 8: Yet again he gave so much for the team ending up at Right back towards the end of the game. Was frustrated 1st half but never stopped trying. Rewarded with 2 goals.
Palmer - 7: Someone described him as almost a donkey at the weekend but he never lets the defence settle. Whilst others get the glory he offers so much in taking defenders out of the game.

SUBS

Hall-Johnson - 8: wow, what a start to the 2nd half! Excellent. Keep it up REece.
O'Connor - Can’t rate him and yes it was only a relegated team but he was silky smooth. He looked confident on the ball and if we can ease him in gently, he could still be a big player for us this season.
Ponticelli - N/A: Cameo appearance.

Parky/Parkin/Butler - the half time pep talk did the trick and turned us from potential disaster to runaway winners. Well done, Gents.

[rob_the_red]

Originally Posted by Lods

It's a tough one to rate. Certainly the proverbial game of two halves if ever there was one.

Dibble - 7: He's had his critics, some very much deserved for previous performances but he had a good game. Little he could do about the goal but pulled off a good save in the first half and had good hands tonight.
Hayden - 5: Poor but I can forgive him since he wasn't 100% even from early doors. I hope his injury isn't serious.
Tozer - 6: Probably the toughest rating I'll give tonight, didn't think much of his first half performance but was controlling things in the second. I think 6 as an overall is fair.
Cleworth - 6: Wasn't too bad, not a game he'll be particularly proud of but not a performance to be embarrassed by either.
French - 7: Was okay at RWB, but his game improved so much when shifted to RCB.
McAlinden - 6: Same as with Tozer, 6 is a fair overall as a poor first half was followed by a much-improved second.
Young - 6: Nothing was sticking first half but second half his tireless running helped pressure their midfield which lead to a lot of goals.
Jones - 7: Same as Young, but got himself a goal with a tidy near-post finish.
Davies - 7: Thought he was quite poor first half but two goals in the second takes him up to 7. When he turns on the style he really turns on the style.
Mullin - 8: MOTM. Even in the first half, he was battling for the ball constantly. Two goals to take him to joint top scorer and he was still tracking back in the 81st minute! A little bit greedy at times but he's a striker who scores goals - being greedy comes with the territory.
Palmer - 7: He was getting frustrated at the game but never stopped trying and was rewarded with his goal.

SUBS

Hall-Johnson - 8: The driving force behind our comeback. Caused Weymouth all sorts of problems.
O'Connor - N/A: He looks confident on the ball, but not on long enough to fairly rate - is a big get back for the final games of the season.
Ponticelli - N/A: Cameo appearance.

Overall, as I said in the reaction thread, a second half of putting a weaker team to the sword. Cynical, but a good result - 3 points and +5 goal difference is never a bad day at the office.

I'd really like to know why RHJ played so differently last night - he was superb going forward and just seemed to have a lot more belief and energy .

Last few games , he's seemed so reluctant to get forward or taken on his man at all - I have to wonder if this was tactical , or just something that flicked a switch in his mind and he decided to go for it more - it was great to see and hopefully we'll see a lot more of the Reece that played last night

[stevewxm]

Originally Posted by rob_the_red

I'd really like to know why RHJ played so differently last night - he was superb going forward and just seemed to have a lot more belief and energy .

Last few games , he's seemed so reluctant to get forward or taken on his man at all - I have to wonder if this was tactical , or just something that flicked a switch in his mind and he decided to go for it more - it was great to see and hopefully we'll see a lot more of the Reece that played last night

I think it proves that keeping the exact same team every game isn’t always the right thing to do, if your not performing you get dropped and maybe come back hungrier.

[Wiltshire_Red]

Originally Posted by benwilliams

Such an odd game, the first 20 minutes was atrocious, the rest of the 1st half we tried but no quality end product but then the 2nd was absolutely clinical

Dibble 7 - not at fault for the goal, very solid, didn't notice he wasn't Lainton tonight which is a big compliment
RHJ 7 - did well when he came on, drove us forward and seemed more productive
French 7 - toiled a bit at RWB and not as attacking as RHJ, looked comfortable when moved into centre half
Hayden 5 - odd nervy performance, loads of misplaced passes, must have been struggling with injury
Tozer 7 - composed after mistake cost us v Woking
Cleworth 7 - another who was poor on Saturday but comfortable outing tonight and good going forward
McAlinden 8 - not tested defensively which suited him. Much better going forward than Saturday, better quality delivery and 2 good assists
Young 7 - partly at fault for their goal but v quick thinking for Davies' 1st and unlucky not to score with some good long range efforts
Davies 7 - odd as he did very little in general play and was particularly poor 1st half but won us the game with 2 exquisite finishes
Jones 8 - best player v Woking and took it on again tonight, great finish and constantly creating and driving us forward, great game
Palmer 6 - pretty much nothing worked for him and had a poor game but a great finish for his goal showed his quality
Mullin 9 MOM. I thought he was v poor Saturday, polar opposite today. One of v few to show up well 1st half, got his reward with 2 goals 2nd half to cap off and all action performance

How I pretty much saw it, Jones still gets so much unnecessary stick, he’s one of those players who does so much unseen work. In the great team of the late 70s, Mel Sutton was similarly given unfair stick and was also pivotal in how well we played.

Mullin, just wow, 24 league goals and so much more to his game, he never stops running, a constant threat to the opposing defence. And doesn’t gloss over anything as per his post match interview last night.