lake district canary 4,878 Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) Player reports - Krul - too many attempted passes going out of play, giving hospital passes to Gilmour who had with three players around him and no easy outlet. Aarons - no mistakes I saw, just not enough support from midfielders Hanley - a bit laboured at times, not at fault for the first goal imo. Gibson - best of the back four Giannoulis - left with too much to do on his own, not enough defensive midfield cover. When he did get the ball at his feet he did ok. Mumba - excellent, very good half of football Cantwell - missed a few opportunities to pass the ball forwards, instead turning back and the moments lost. Lees-Melou - some good touches but a bit off the pace imo - that should improve as he settles to it. Gilmour - some good touches but not enough help from those around him Rupp - disappointing, Man City players too quick for him. Maclean - Did ok second half, neither good nor bad. Sargent - looks to be a real player, looking forwards to seeing him develop Pukki - hardly a kick in the whole game, needs to build a rapport with Rashica Rashica - plainly has a bit about him, difficult match for him, but he stuck to his task and helped in defence too. Overall - today, just a bit cr*p. Have to react to these two matches, learn from them and develop better teamwork with the new players getting better at integrating with the rest. Edited August 21, 2021 by lake district canary 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ward 3 498 Posted August 21, 2021 6 minutes ago, lake district canary said: Sargent - looks to be a real player, looking forwards to seeing him develop Yet some fans moaned when we signed him saying his record isn't good enough blah blah blah 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ron obvious 1,732 Posted August 21, 2021 Mumba looked terrific. Although he was at fault for the 3rd goal - didn't see the run coming & was left trailing in the wake of their winger. He missed one later as well, but luckily it came to nothing That's just down to inexperience though - he won't have played against players that good before. Overall he looked excellent, full of potential, a really good addition to the squad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 5,152 Posted August 21, 2021 22 minutes ago, lake district canary said: Player reports - Krul - too many attempted passes going out of play, giving hospital passes to Gilmour who had with three players around him and no easy outlet. Aarons - no mistakes I saw, just not enough support from midfielders Hanley - a bit laboured at times, not at fault for the first goal imo. Gibson - best of the back four Giannoulis - left with too much to do on his own, not enough defensive midfield cover. When he did get the ball at his feet he did ok. Mumba - excellent, very good half of football Cantwell - missed a few opportunities to pass the ball forwards, instead turning back and the moments lost. Lees-Melou - some good touches but a bit off the pace imo - that should improve as he settles to it. Gimour - some good touches but not enough help from those around him Rupp - disappointing, Man City players too quick for him. Sargent - looks to be a real player, looking forwards to seeing him develop Pukki - hardly a kick in the whole game, needs to build a rapport with Rashica Rashica - plainly has a bit about him, difficult match for him, but he stuck to his task and helped in defence too. Overall - today, just a bit cr*p. Have to react to these two matches, learn from them and develop better teamwork with the new players getting better at integrating with the rest. Interestingly you didn't mention McLean but to be fair I didn't notice him either. I suppose that might be a good thing as I certainly noticed the hapless Rupp - just cannot be allowed to start against Leicester. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,878 Posted August 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said: Interestingly you didn't mention McLean but to be fair I didn't notice him either. I suppose that might be a good thing as I certainly noticed the hapless Rupp - just cannot be allowed to start against Leicester. Yeah, my bad, forgot him, but he did ok imo. have edited the op. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bovril 271 Posted August 21, 2021 28 minutes ago, lake district canary said: Player reports - Krul - too many attempted passes going out of play, giving hospital passes to Gilmour who had with three players around him and no easy outlet. Aarons - no mistakes I saw, just not enough support from midfielders Hanley - a bit laboured at times, not at fault for the first goal imo. Gibson - best of the back four Giannoulis - left with too much to do on his own, not enough defensive midfield cover. When he did get the ball at his feet he did ok. Mumba - excellent, very good half of football Cantwell - missed a few opportunities to pass the ball forwards, instead turning back and the moments lost. Lees-Melou - some good touches but a bit off the pace imo - that should improve as he settles to it. Gimour - some good touches but not enough help from those around him Rupp - disappointing, Man City players too quick for him. Sargent - looks to be a real player, looking forwards to seeing him develop Pukki - hardly a kick in the whole game, needs to build a rapport with Rashica Rashica - plainly has a bit about him, difficult match for him, but he stuck to his task and helped in defence too. Overall - today, just a bit cr*p. Have to react to these two matches, learn from them and develop better teamwork with the new players getting better at integrating with the rest. Other than the 2nd goal which he really should have kept out with his other foot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,878 Posted August 21, 2021 Just now, Bovril said: Other than the 2nd goal which he really should have kept out with his other foot. Harsh! He had no time to react. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 5,152 Posted August 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, lake district canary said: Yeah, my bad, forgot him, but he did ok imo. have edited the op. Pretty much agree with your assessment on him and the rest of the team though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bovril 271 Posted August 21, 2021 I agree with most of your report but I think you've leaned slightly too on the kind side (understandably, it was always going to be a tough ask) however both Giann and Mumba were dealt a harsh lesson today, neither can come out of that game error-free for me. The whole team basically lacked quality against world-class players. The good news is that most of the same players can definitely hold their own against the lower-half teams in terms of natural quality (Rupp aside) but I lay the blame at Farke for today. It was slightly bizarre to play 4-3-3 against Liverpool, but to play it away to Man City and then play Pukki over Sargent was suicidal really. Sargent offers you that physicality to atleast content balls which Pukki doesn't. We were never going to win today but the manner of the defeat was very poor from all concerned. The blame for today has to go to Farke for the formation/team selection. He knows where we need to buy players though, let's get those 3 in, and really give Leicester a go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Upo 91 Posted August 21, 2021 Lakey's take is fair I think. We can expect McLean to recover and leave Gilmour a bit less exposed. Rashica was a bit of a meathead, but I like his energy. If he doesn't start getting Teemu's positioning and timing however, we are in trouble. Teemu needs to understand that if his teammates don't supply him with the ball, he needs to go get it himself and like, try dribbling the whole field atleast once. And he needs to stop slipping like dry grass was a banana peel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
