Salopian 1 Posted December 27, 2005 Virtually everyone played well. Even Robinson contributed vitally to the first goal in an otherwise fairly anonymous game.Green - 7 - safe catching and one or two good low down savesColin - 6 - his presence and speed means that he was seldom taken on by the winger, but he needs to tackle, claim the ball.Doherty - 8 - massive presence, missed very little in the airFleming - 8 - same as Doheerty, if anything contributed more going forwardDrury - 7 - steady, caught out of position once or twice, but recovered well, crossing not so goodRobinson - 5 - fairly anonymous, virtually failed to notice him.Safri - 7 -quiet and mostly defensive, but effectiveCharlton - 8 - a revelation! -outjumped much bigger players for headers, did simple things but did them well.McVeigh - 8 - showed what a great player he can be, instant control, lovely touchesHuckerby - 7 - less of a force in the second half, but led to the last goal.Ashton - 9 - a towering performance! What talent! The difference between the two sides. Can we have a whip round to keep him? We shall be a fairly ordinary side without him.General verdict - a fighting performance, deserving the spoils. We matched them in the first half, sustained tremendous pressure in the second half, but broke quickly to score a good goal. After the third they were a beaten team. I overheard a Sheffield supported say that his team lacked a cutting edge - a fair summary - they had a more dominant midfield and pressurised us, but unless there was another defensive mistake by us it was not easy to see how they were going to score. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites