Boozad
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Don't know how to feel after that game, ups and downs in a game I feel we should have won. Losing two goals straight through the middle is criminal though so for that alone it was probably a deserved result. I couldn't quite understand the formation in the end, with Henry constantly drifting out wide leaving the middle over-exposed and three on the right and Sako seeming to drop to left back with Hause moving more central it looked like a bastardised 5-3-1-1, especially when Doyle joined the fray.
Kusczak - 6. A couple of routine stops and had no chance for either of the goals after being left exposed. Distribution left a lot to be desired.
Doherty - 6. No sense of positional play at all and played way too many short balls up the line to a tightly marked RvlP inviting pressure straight back onto us. No real support going forward but maybe that was because Henry kept wandering in front of him. Didn't really offer anything of note.
Batth - 6. A decent performance marred by the two goals, criminal for either central defender to be letting those through. A great perfectly-timed crunching sliding tackle in the first half to rescue Doherty.
Stearman - 6. As for Batth, not a bad performance overall but has to take his share of the blame for both goals.
Hause - 6. It looked like an awkward game for him, not too much to defensively but gave away possession far too much for my liking.
Sako - 6. Trickery and fancy footwork to wiggle his way our of some tight situations but not a lot of our play went down the left today and his input going forward was minimal. Missed his red card but not deserved from what I've read.
McDonald - 8. Covered a lot of pitch, some great raking long passes looking for Afobe, not afraid to stick a foot in and contributed both defensively and offensively.
Price - 8. Solid performance from the little 'un. Looked really up for it and grabbed a goal albeit somewhat fortunately, but if you don't hit it it don't go in!
Henry - 4. Constantly drifted out of position leaving us severely overloaded on the right and light in the middle. What he did do with the ball was mostly wasteful and/or gave away possession.
Van la Parra - 6. Always willing to run at their defence but simply way too many step-overs, if he'd delivered the ball at the first attempt on one or twelve occasions it would have been a much better performance.
Afobe - 8. Great work rate and a superb finish and went close with a header that was tipped just over.
Doyle - 3. One nice pass over the top for Afobe but beyond that offered next to nothing.
Gomes 9 - Fantastic assist for Price's goal, one of the best goalkeeping performances I've seen at Molineux.
Also did a bit of Paddy spotting outside the Billy Wright stand.
Kusczak - 6. A couple of routine stops and had no chance for either of the goals after being left exposed. Distribution left a lot to be desired.
Doherty - 6. No sense of positional play at all and played way too many short balls up the line to a tightly marked RvlP inviting pressure straight back onto us. No real support going forward but maybe that was because Henry kept wandering in front of him. Didn't really offer anything of note.
Batth - 6. A decent performance marred by the two goals, criminal for either central defender to be letting those through. A great perfectly-timed crunching sliding tackle in the first half to rescue Doherty.
Stearman - 6. As for Batth, not a bad performance overall but has to take his share of the blame for both goals.
Hause - 6. It looked like an awkward game for him, not too much to defensively but gave away possession far too much for my liking.
Sako - 6. Trickery and fancy footwork to wiggle his way our of some tight situations but not a lot of our play went down the left today and his input going forward was minimal. Missed his red card but not deserved from what I've read.
McDonald - 8. Covered a lot of pitch, some great raking long passes looking for Afobe, not afraid to stick a foot in and contributed both defensively and offensively.
Price - 8. Solid performance from the little 'un. Looked really up for it and grabbed a goal albeit somewhat fortunately, but if you don't hit it it don't go in!
Henry - 4. Constantly drifted out of position leaving us severely overloaded on the right and light in the middle. What he did do with the ball was mostly wasteful and/or gave away possession.
Van la Parra - 6. Always willing to run at their defence but simply way too many step-overs, if he'd delivered the ball at the first attempt on one or twelve occasions it would have been a much better performance.
Afobe - 8. Great work rate and a superb finish and went close with a header that was tipped just over.
Doyle - 3. One nice pass over the top for Afobe but beyond that offered next to nothing.
Gomes 9 - Fantastic assist for Price's goal, one of the best goalkeeping performances I've seen at Molineux.
Also did a bit of Paddy spotting outside the Billy Wright stand.
