Portsmouth ratings
Given - A couple of anxious moments early on but rarely tested. 6
Zabaleta - Some good attacking forays until forced off through injury - 6.5
Toure - Returned to the line up and a strong presence in the side. My man of the match. 7
Kompany - Continued his form of late. Hopefully the injury is not serious. 7
Garrido - Lack of pace again evident today and exposed on occasions. 5.5
de Jong - Strong performance yet again but could have received more than a yellow. 6.5
Barry - Not getting into games enough. Place must be under threat. 5
Ireland - Nice ball for the opening goal and added creativity today. 6.5
Petrov - Confident as always, but a little selfish in his decision making. 6
Adebayor - Good to see him back in the side and took his goal well. 7
Tevez - Plenty of energy and running but lacked the quality of late. 6.5
Subs:
Onouha - Slotted in with ease at right back. 6.5
Boyata - Accomplished performance after replacing the injured Kompany. 6.5
Bellamy - Added importance pace late on. 6.5
Zabaleta - Some good attacking forays until forced off through injury - 6.5
Toure - Returned to the line up and a strong presence in the side. My man of the match. 7
Kompany - Continued his form of late. Hopefully the injury is not serious. 7
Garrido - Lack of pace again evident today and exposed on occasions. 5.5
de Jong - Strong performance yet again but could have received more than a yellow. 6.5
Barry - Not getting into games enough. Place must be under threat. 5
Ireland - Nice ball for the opening goal and added creativity today. 6.5
Petrov - Confident as always, but a little selfish in his decision making. 6
Adebayor - Good to see him back in the side and took his goal well. 7
Tevez - Plenty of energy and running but lacked the quality of late. 6.5
Subs:
Onouha - Slotted in with ease at right back. 6.5
Boyata - Accomplished performance after replacing the injured Kompany. 6.5
Bellamy - Added importance pace late on. 6.5
2 comments:
Both Ireland and Barry hid for large portions of the game - neither matching DeJongs willingness to close down and tackle or Tevez's willingness to make himself available for the ball. To hide as well as they did for 90 minutes takes a good footballing brain (but one going to waste). Ireland I can forgive somewhat as he lacks match practice and the two passes he did make were spot on. Barry is swiftly digging himself a hole he'll find it difficult to get out of if any of the midfield transfer rumours are true, which is a real shame because he was excellent for first dozen games.
Petrov 6 is more than generous. for the first time today people sat near myself finally seemed to have had enough of his selfish attitude. he is a greedy glory hunter and wastes so much ball. he is also one of the softest players i have ever seen. bottles out of every 50/50. needs replacing as there is not enough end product. managed 2 or 3 shots today and never tested the goalie once.
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