Lord Snooty Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 ***************** Never in doubt really. Genius move to get the lads well drilled in match situation penalties early in the season in case we need them in the play-offs.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I seriously reckon Penney...If only for attacking intent tbh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Penney showed more attacking intent, plus a bit of bite, in his 30 minutes than anyone else all game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philb125 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Between Moses, Penney and Brown for me but gone with Penney who could have scored a couple and whipped a few good crosses in too. I’d like to see him start when we’re playing teams that we’ll be attacking (like this one), maybe needs bit of protecting in games against better opposition. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S6ToBerlin Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) Penney for me, he was actually willing to run at the defence, get in early crosses, take early shots. Looked our most dangerous player on the pitch despite only being on for half an hour. Brown in a close second though. Showed a glimpse of the creativity he has to offer, just needs someone on the receiving end of it. Nice little linkup with Windass at one point so maybe that's a partnership that could provide some goals... Edited September 5, 2020 by S6ToBerlin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewswfc Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Penny for me. Thought windass made a difference aswell 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhopping Owl Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I don’t like voting for substitutes for MotM - but I’ll make an exception here, since Penney was exceptional in an otherwise awful game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scilly owl Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Ownabanjo had a decent game, and so did his replacement, Penney. I don’t think that the rest played that badly, they were simply hampered by the system that Monk inflicted upon them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 I voted for Penney. Thought he had a good game. Very positive. Especially for a player that has been written off already in some quarters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Thome Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Hard to say anyone deserved more than a 7. I'll spare the wrath of an Emerson Thome 5/10 rating seeing as it is the first game of the season. Dawson - 7 - only one (routine) save to make, claimed a couple of high balls, no mistakes. My stream cut out for the penalty save! Odubajo - 7 - seemed to be a little unlucky with the offside calls, but there wasn't the proper camera angle to check, otherwise could have won a penalty with his darting runs Harris - 6 - not caught out at the back and one decent low cross, but as usual, little end product Iorfa - 6 - got caught out a couple of times, but his recovery speed meant we got away with it Lees - 7 - MoM - shut Lavery almost entirely out of the game, solid - a couple of hopeful punts out of play as usual Borner - 6 - a couple of mix-ups where he was dragged out of position/needless pushed the opposite Bannan - 6 - quiet, passing was a bit off and didn't really dictate, couple of poorly timed slide tackles Dele-Bashiru - 7 - impressive the way he pushed other off the ball - we've lacked that power in the centre mid for a while - passing at times less impressive Luongo - 6 - Worked hard, didn't do much of note, wasted a glorious chance near the end Brown - 7 - his strength on the ball and composure, looks a class player - but also lacked end product Reach - 6 - ran gamely but as usual lacked strength and seemed to disappear behind his marker when we got in the box Subs Penney - 7 - excellent impact, ran hard at the defence and a lovely cross for Luongo. Would have got an 8 but wasted a good shooting chance. Like to see more of him. Windass - 6 - looked bright, should be in first XI soon Rhodes - 6 - think he was mentioned more in commentary than any player on the pitch, but not sure what sort of "central pivot" they were expecting Overall, can't be too harsh as at least we dominated the ball and looked solid at the back, save for one or two corners. But highlights our weakness in breaking down teams that give us the ball - going to need to show a lot more invention and end product in the final third. Hopefully the new additions can help us find that. Otherwise, it'll be a long season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanzaroteowl Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Watched it. Can't remember any of them playing. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Between Borner and Lees for me, nobody stood out, just a few ok performances until Penney came on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouncing Owl Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Penney without a shadow of a doubt. We finally have a young prospect that has come through the ranks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bez Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Dawson - 7 - Solid. Hardly anything to do but dealt with their one shot well. Good pen save. Odubajo - 7 - Good runs, nearly in several times. Decent at the back. Impressed me. Harris - 6 - The more I see him, the more I think he’s a full back and not a winger. Good defensively but poor product. Improved towards the end. Iorfa - 7 - Solid but didn’t get forward as much as usual. Lees - 7 - Solid but he needs to be more decisive with his passing. Slows play down. Borner - 6 - Good mostly with a couple of errors. Bannan - 6 - Not his usual self. Lost the ball several times. Still has quality. Needs to improve his corners. Dele-Bashiru - 7 - great strength and control. Poor delivery of passes. Finally got the ‘Huddlestone’ prospect we’ve been talking about since Wembley. Luongo - 7 - Strong, composer but missed that chance. Brown - 8 - quality. A great signing. Will be key this year. Man of the Match by a mile. Reach - 5 - Did nothing of note Subs Penney - 7 - Good sub performance but poor shooting. Fox replacement. Windass - 7 - looked good. Up for it. Rhodes - 6 - Lacks confidence. Won some flick one but nothing else. Monk - 7 - Set up well. I like his style of play. Good subs. Controlled game, solid at the back and created chances. Need to take them! Huffed and puffed a bit. Overall happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I gave it to Penny but Odubajo was the only one in the first half who trying to make something happen. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beauchief Owl Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 That Penny gets MOM vote with, at present,78%, yet played less than half a match tells you all you need to know about this laboured performance. Reach, who remained anonymous against a L2 defence ,and Borner who looked slow, were particularly disappointing IMO. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Inspector Lestrade said: I gave it to Penny but Odubajo was the only one in the first half who trying to make something happen. Penny came on and stole Odubajo's MoM. All credit to Jos who took him to Hamburg. Looks like he's come back a different player. I think we've just found the answer to where the crosses are going to come from, and a few goals too I'd like to bet. Edited September 5, 2020 by Ozymandias Owl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) Four hours + of main event today has failed to produce any excitement, all games as bad as each other ! Edited September 5, 2020 by nevthelodgemoorowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, Ozymandias Owl said: Penny came on and stole Odubajo's MoM. All credit to Jos who took him to Hamburg. Looks like he's come back a different player. I think we've just found the answer to where the crosses are going to come from, and a few goals too I'd like to bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hoppy Hopper Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Can you put Atdhe on the list in future please? I vote for him every week. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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