Not really done a full verdict on yesterday but will do now. Like i said i think we deserved to win in the end although both sides were pretty poor.
Ikeme - Didn't have a lot to do but made another mistake for their goal and you can see why KJ wanted another keeper.
Doherty - Don't really rate him and think Iorfa is a better right back but i could understand him coming in and he did well. Made one mistake which really should have lost us the game but he got away with it, apart from that he was solid and went forward well which led to him crossing the first one for Edwards.
EEL - Defended well even when pulled wide a couple of times, distribution is not great but solid defensively.
Hause - I'm seeing something in him that from what i can see a lot of others aren't. He's a good defender and very comfortable with the ball, he's going to be very good. Probably should have scored in the second half but headed it back across goal.
Golbourne - Like the rest of the back 4 did well and came forward better. Linked well with Ojo for the winner where he was in space for a decent period of time before we switched it to him.
Henry - The most creative player for us and probably should have done better with a chance in the first half but Afobe's pass to him wasn't great. Looked like he was playing for something.
McDonald - Far too slow at moving the ball and was really ineffective, game changed when he went off.
Coady - Better than McDonald but not by a lot, really struggled to impose himself on the game
Edwards - Great energy and work rate and pops up in great positions to score and should have had 2. Technically was awful at times though but looked much better when he went in the 2 next to Coady and made one really good defensive block.
Afobe - He's much better than this, just seemed to be so ineffective and did not seem to want to get in the box or he was too deep to get there.
Dicko - Not the Dicko we are used to seeing, didn't work that hard and didn't have the energy that he usually has. Definitely bottled the challenge when he got injured but it didn't look good. Also had an argument with KJ just before half time.
Subs:
ALF - Changed the game along with Ojo, did everything we needed from him. Made runs to make the centre backs uncomfortable and held the ball up well. Excellent finish and could have had another. Also worked back well and nicked the ball back a few times.
Ojo - Didn't play wide but having him on the left side of the narrow 4 enables him to come wide if he wants to and he's a threat. Comfortable on the ball and his low crosses are dangerous.
Wallace - Didn't have long but looked comfortable on the ball when he got it.
Overall it was just one of those games where both teams were poor but we had the quality to come off the bench and change it and that's what happened.
