Coco Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Excellent result and more possession football than in about 3 SPL games. We will not get that much time on the ball for the rest of the season. Kello - 9 - 2 wonder saves, we need to hold on to him McGowan - 5 - not tested defensively, struggled on the ball Jonsson - 7 - solid performance, would be first choice for me Zaliukas - 4 - passing a real mixed bag Grainger - 6 - didn't get forward so much, some fabulous dead balls Mrowiec - 5 - better in midfield than at the back Black - 7 - made space and moved the ball Templeton - 5 - ran down blind alleys, one fantastic shot Driver - 6 - good to see him back, hopefully he will gain some confidence again Stevenson - 9 - excellent up front, making space, dropping deep and 2 well taken goals - MOTM Elliott - 3 - we improved when he went off Sutton - 6 - worked hard but it is not coming off yet Hammil - 7 - played easy passes, made space, harried and tackled - worth a regular start Skacel - 7 - talisman scores another goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iscoredatEEP Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Excellent result and more possession football than in about 3 SPL games. We will not get that much time on the ball for the rest of the season. Kello - 9 - 2 wonder saves, we need to hold on to him McGowan - 5 - not tested defensively, struggled on the ball Jonsson - 7 - solid performance, would be first choice for me Zaliukas - 4 - passing a real mixed bag Grainger - 6 - didn't get forward so much, some fabulous dead balls Mrowiec - 5 - better in midfield than at the back Black - 7 - made space and moved the ball Templeton - 5 - ran down blind alleys, one fantastic shot Driver - 6 - good to see him back, hopefully he will gain some confidence again Stevenson - 9 - excellent up front, making space, dropping deep and 2 well taken goals - MOTM Elliott - 3 - we improved when he went off Sutton - 6 - worked hard but it is not coming off yet Hammil - 7 - played easy passes, made space, harried and tackled - worth a regular start Skacel - 7 - talisman scores another goal maybe a bit harsh on templeton, but other than that about right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Excellent result and more possession football than in about 3 SPL games. We will not get that much time on the ball for the rest of the season. Kello - 9 - 2 wonder saves, we need to hold on to him McGowan - 5 - not tested defensively, struggled on the ball Jonsson - 7 - solid performance, would be first choice for me Zaliukas - 4 - passing a real mixed bag Grainger - 6 - didn't get forward so much, some fabulous dead balls Mrowiec - 5 - better in midfield than at the back Black - 7 - made space and moved the ball Templeton - 5 - ran down blind alleys, one fantastic shot Driver - 6 - good to see him back, hopefully he will gain some confidence again Stevenson - 9 - excellent up front, making space, dropping deep and 2 well taken goals - MOTM Elliott - 3 - we improved when he went off Sutton - 6 - worked hard but it is not coming off yet Hammil - 7 - played easy passes, made space, harried and tackled - worth a regular start Skacel - 7 - talisman scores another goal About right, but Id give temps another mark and bump rudi down to a 5. he scored a tap in but other than winning a few fouls wasn't involved much given the little time he was on the park and the scoreline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Wiseau Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Excellent result and more possession football than in about 3 SPL games. We will not get that much time on the ball for the rest of the season. Kello - 9 - 2 wonder saves, we need to hold on to him McGowan - 5 - not tested defensively, struggled on the ball Jonsson - 7 - solid performance, would be first choice for me Zaliukas - 4 - passing a real mixed bag Grainger - 6 - didn't get forward so much, some fabulous dead balls Mrowiec - 5 - better in midfield than at the back Black - 7 - made space and moved the ball Templeton - 5 - ran down blind alleys, one fantastic shot Driver - 6 - good to see him back, hopefully he will gain some confidence again Stevenson - 9 - excellent up front, making space, dropping deep and 2 well taken goals - MOTM Elliott - 3 - we improved when he went off Sutton - 6 - worked hard but it is not coming off yet Hammil - 7 - played easy passes, made space, harried and tackled - worth a regular start Skacel - 7 - talisman scores another goal Agree with the vast majority, but thought McGowan was decent and would give him a higher score - always made himself available for a pass and worked hard off the ball to provide options. Some throw on him as well. I would also give MOTM to Kello - he was unbelievably good tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballfirst Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 About right, but Id give temps another mark and bump rudi down to a 5. he scored a tap in but other than winning a few fouls wasn't involved much given the little time he was on the park and the scoreline. Yup Temps had a decent first half and won a lot of the free kicks, but decision making wasn't great in the 2nd half. Cracking shot that set up Rudi for the 4th goal though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxteth O'Grady Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Excellent result and more possession football than in about 3 SPL games. We will not get that much time on the ball for the rest of the season. Kello - 9 - 2 wonder saves, we need to hold on to him McGowan - 5 - not tested defensively, struggled on the ball Jonsson - 7 - solid performance, would be first choice for me Zaliukas - 4 - passing a real mixed bag Grainger - 6 - didn't get forward so much, some fabulous dead balls Mrowiec - 5 - better in midfield than at the back Black - 7 - made space and moved the ball Templeton - 5 - ran down blind alleys, one fantastic shot Driver - 6 - good to see him back, hopefully he will gain some confidence again Stevenson - 9 - excellent up front, making space, dropping deep and 2 well taken goals - MOTM Elliott - 3 - we improved when he went off Sutton - 6 - worked hard but it is not coming off yet Hammil - 7 - played easy passes, made space, harried and tackled - worth a regular start Skacel - 7 - talisman scores another goal I wouldn't disagree with that. Stevo by far the best on the pitch tonight. His workrate is what we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcjambo Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Good result. Switched off at times and relied on a scrappy goal to get us going. I felt they carved out some fairly decent chances considering how poor they were. We could easily have lost two or three goals tonight and their goalkeeper made Zibi look like Shilton.So overall a 6.5/10 performance for me. Liked that we tried to retain possession and maintained patience. Kello - 7 - Solid as ever McGowan - 6 - decent perfcormance Jonsson - 7 - fitting more comfortably into CB role Zaliukas - 5 - loses concentration to easily for me Grainger - 8 - find of the season so far Mrowiec - 5 - mixed bag Black - 7 - looked like this is his preferred role Templeton - 6 - often one turn away from genius Driver - 6 - got better the longer thew game went on. Took his goal well Stevenson - 8 - one of his best games. Shades MOTM from DG Elliott - 4 - took a hammering from their defence. Ref was very lenient Sutton - 4 - nowhere near the palyer we saw in the latter part of last season Hopefully he can offer more. Hammil - 5 - good shift Skacel - 5 - always good for a goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broxburn_Jambo Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I thought Black played really well tonight and would give him an 8. Also thought the ref had a good game apart from the stonewall penalty to us he didn't give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolya Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I'd agree almost entirely with the OP. I thought Eggert was our MOTM tonight, generally assured and on hand several times to mop up the disasters perpetrated by others. Mainly Mrowiec. (Mrowiec! That mad back pass, just to save an throw-in in an unthreatening position! What was he thinking?) Worth noting though that the defence looked much shakier after Zaliukas went off. Just food for thought there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomb Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Yup Temps had a decent first half and won a lot of the free kicks, but decision making wasn't great in the 2nd half. Cracking shot that set up Rudi for the 4th goal though. I thought the opposite, thought he was pretty poor until we went 2 up, or maybe when rudi came on then Temps seemed to get more involved! We seemed more fluid and flexible when rudi was on, temps, stevo and rudi all interchanging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolya Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I'd agree almost entirely with the OP. I thought Eggert was our MOTM tonight, generally assured and on hand several times to mop up the disasters perpetrated by others. Mainly Mrowiec. (Mrowiec! That mad back pass, just to save an throw-in in an unthreatening position! What was he thinking?) Worth noting though that the defence looked much shakier after Zaliukas went off. Just food for thought there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolya Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Agree with the vast majority, but thought McGowan was decent and would give him a higher score - always made himself available for a pass and worked hard off the ball to provide options. Some throw on him as well. I would also give MOTM to Kello - he was unbelievably good tonight. I have to disagree here, McGowan's work with the ball definitely needs some attention. Also, his throw is long, but he doesn't seem able to aim it very well - he rarely found his man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Good result. Switched off at times and relied on a scrappy goal to get us going. I felt they carved out some fairly decent chances considering how poor they were. We could easily have lost two or three goals tonight and their goalkeeper made Zibi look like Shilton.So overall a 6.5/10 performance for me. Liked that we tried to retain possession and maintained patience. Kello - 7 - Solid as ever McGowan - 6 - decent perfcormance Jonsson - 7 - fitting more comfortably into CB role Zaliukas - 5 - loses concentration to easily for me Grainger - 8 - find of the season so far Mrowiec - 5 - mixed bag Black - 7 - looked like this is his preferred role Templeton - 6 - often one turn away from genius Driver - 6 - got better the longer thew game went on. Took his goal well Stevenson - 8 - one of his best games. Shades MOTM from DG Elliott - 4 - took a hammering from their defence. Ref was very lenient Sutton - 4 - nowhere near the palyer we saw in the latter part of last season Hopefully he can offer more. Hammil - 5 - good shift Skacel - 5 - always good for a goal Harsh on Sutton imo. He set up 2 goals. He'll be a good addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruairidh Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Agree with the majority of the OP's ratings. Thought Black was very good tonight and would give both him and Stevenson 8's as I'd give Kello an 8 too. Not much to do but was always there when we needed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sten Guns Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I'd agree almost entirely with the OP. I thought Eggert was our MOTM tonight, generally assured and on hand several times to mop up the disasters perpetrated by others. Mainly Mrowiec. (Mrowiec! That mad back pass, just to save an throw-in in an unthreatening position! What was he thinking?) Worth noting though that the defence looked much shakier after Zaliukas went off. Just food for thought there. Said that to my old man at the match, Eggy was my MOTM. Superb tonight. Best I have seen from him in ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearts_crazy Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I'd agree almost entirely with the OP. I thought Eggert was our MOTM tonight, generally assured and on hand several times to mop up the disasters perpetrated by others. Mainly Mrowiec. (Mrowiec! That mad back pass, just to save an throw-in in an unthreatening position! What was he thinking?) Worth noting though that the defence looked much shakier after Zaliukas went off. Just food for thought there. The best through ball Paksi had all night. Sergio can't have been impressed with his overall performance. I agree the defence looked decidedly shaky after Zal went off, worryingly so actually, if that had been a better team we could have got into trouble. I reckon we need more backup there. Was pleased with the way we went about the game overall though, 4-1 without getting out of 3rd gear, canny be bad, and good to be able to celebrate a win, and a few goals at Tynecastle for a wee change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertonian_II Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Kello 8 makes the saves when it counts McGowan 6 worked hard ok defensively Zaliukas 5 usual mixed performance Jonsson 7 stepped up to the plate after Zaliukas went off with some good defending Grainger 8 very impressed so far with this guy Templeton 6 not a lot came off for him but worked hard Driver 6 goal would have done his confidence wonders. Looked a bit more slim line too Black 6 lots of room but never did anything of note. Lots of sideways passing Mroviec 5 as Black but even less impressive Elliot 2 12 minutes worth Stevenson 8 can't complain about 2 goals and a lot of effort so my MoTM Sutton 6 still not impressed but not too shabby with lay offs in the box Hamill 5 pass marks but like others in central midfield only good when under no pressure Skacel 4 got a goal but that's about it The big problem is still the central midfielders as they rarely create anything of note in an attacking sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry hippo Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I thought Black played really well tonight and would give him an 8. Also thought the ref had a good game apart from the stonewall penalty to us he didn't give. Completely disagree re Black. Thought he hid from from the ball in the first half when we desperately needed him or Mrowiec to make themselves available. He did better in the 2nd half but it's easy to take the ball once you're 3 goals up at home. There's too much onus on our central defenders to find the perfect pass. The midfield should be looking to take on that responsibility but we don't have anyone capable at present. Stevenson showed them the idea on a couple of occasions but he's our best striker these days IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Kello - 7 a few very good saves, although they probably weren't match-winning as we had far too much for Paksi McGowan - 6 same as Sunday he looks useless going forward Zaluikas - 6 was playing fine until he was subbed due to injury Jonsson - 8 MOTM a superb game from him, made a number of important tackles and was even decent attacking Grainger - 7 not sure about him defensively but he definatly causes teams problems Templeton - 7 the Templeton of old, skipped passed their defenders with ease. Mrowiec - 6 a solid game from him, although he did look a bit shaky in defence Stevenson - 7 not sure about the first goal (it was quite a major goalkeeping error) but he took the 2nd goal very well Black - 6 worked hard in the midfield but his passing let him down Driver - 6 did what he had to, he was never going to try too hard due to his fitness at the moment but he looked strong on the ball and took his goal well Elliott - 5 unlucky with the injury he started the game quite well subs - Sutton - 6 much more committed performance from him and he was unlucky not to get a couple of goals Skacel - 5 looks like he'll do the same as he did last season, he was barely in the match but still got a goal Grainger - 6 passed the ball around very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupar Jambo Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Completely disagree re Black. Thought he hid from from the ball in the first half when we desperately needed him or Mrowiec to make themselves available. He did better in the 2nd half but it's easy to take the ball once you're 3 goals up at home. There's too much onus on our central defenders to find the perfect pass. The midfield should be looking to take on that responsibility but we don't have anyone capable at present. Stevenson showed them the idea on a couple of occasions but he's our best striker these days IMO. I agree there is too much onus on the defenders and unfortunately McGowan Zal and Eggert's distribution is simply awful, even our keeper is a far better passer than any of these three.It is ok playing as we did tonight keeping the ball but we have no-one capable of picking the big pass at the right time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winners Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Kello - 8 - good performance as always McGowan - 6 - like him, would like to see him play with a bit more confidence, he was hesitant at times. Jonsson - 7 - some really good tackles tonight and totally committed. Zaliukas - 6 - injured early on Grainger - 8 - our best close season signing - great corners tonight, frees not quite there Mrowiec - 7 - did a lot of good stuff but could have cost us a goal Black - 6 - not sure, steady, not the hardest worker, no telling passes (again) Templeton - 6 - quiet night, but always has his moments. Driver - 6 - worked hard but not yet 100% Stevenson - 9 - without question MOM, and thats for overall contribution, not just the 2 goals. Elliott - 5 - unlucky with early injury Sutton - 6 - worked hard, needs a goal, I was willing him to get that one late on tonight. Hammil - 7 - impressed by him, can do everything that Black does without the agro. Bit one footed Skacel - 7 - looked good and will always give us a goal threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAYEL Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 I thought Black played really well tonight and would give him an 8. Also thought the ref had a good game apart from the stonewall penalty to us he didn't give. He was a local lad too . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambos are go! Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 mroweic is an automatic choice for the holding midfield role IMO. Bar none at the club at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamboman1512 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 mroweic is an automatic choice for the holding midfield role IMO. Bar none at the club at the moment. totally agree, one bad moment with that attempted pass back but we should also take into consideration that he wasnt 100% Paulo admitted he prefers not to single individual players out for praise, however on this occasion he bent his rules slightly, saying: "If I make praise for one player, it would have to be Adrian Mrowiec. This guy has a fever of 38c but he told me he wanted to play. This is the kind of guy I want in my team, someone who sacrifices himself for the greater good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirky Jambo Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Fair play to Mrowiec wanting to play, but I thought he had a shocker tonight! My take was Kello - 8 - didn't put a foot wrong and 2 fantastic saves. Came and collected well when needed. McGowan - 7 - looked solid defensively, agree about not doing much on the ball but suppose he is naturally a CB Jonsson - 6 - CB best position but can't lead a defensive line to save himself, defence far worse after Zal went off Zaliukas - 7 - Lost most aerial challenges unusually, but positional sense better than any other defenders Grainger - 6 - Couple of good blocks but probably caused by bad positional sense, have noticed this with him so far Mrowiec - 4 - Created 2 of their better chances with dodgy back pass and back-header. Some slack passes. Black - 8 - MOTM for me, calm on ball and kept possession better than most Templeton - 8 - For me he stood out again, just looks like our best player imo Driver - 7 - Pretty crap first half but took goal well and saw flashes of old AD in second before subbed Stevenson - 8 - Can't argue with brace even if keeper at fault. Worked hard. Elliott - can't say Sutton - 7 - Useful hold up play, couple of assists, can't complain Hammill - 7 - Keen to get on ball in DCM role, nothing to shout about but not much wrong Skacel - 7 - Got a goal, all we ask of him really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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