theowlsman Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Went for Brown. Think he had a definite influence on the game, and a calming influence, in midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Thome Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Dawson, 7 - surprised he had so little to do, but claimed a couple of crossed well when he needed to Iorfa, 7 - part of a solid defence, Moore got away from him once at a set piece. Do wish someone would teach him how to take a throw in Lees, 8 - good battle with Moore all game and won plenty of headers. Maybe Dunkley won’t find the team so easy to break into? Van Aken, 7 - got stuck in and responded well to being flattened by Morrison. Barely noticed him in second half, which is a good thing. Harris, 8 - we thought we were buying a wide forward, but he’s actually a better wing back. Full of running, used the ball well. Penney, 6 - I’m a big fan of his, but he struggled a bit in the first half. Still good experience for him and he’ll have better games. Bannan, 8 - was going to give him a 7, but ticks over to an 8 as he grew more into the game second half and played a few lovely weighted passes Luongo, 7 - hard running, made a couple of tactical fouls at the end Brown, 8 - much needed strength in the centre, a few excellent interceptions, including the slide/pass for the first goal Windass, 9 - MoM, strong running, always a pest and lovely finish for the first and assist for the second. If plays like this the majority of the games we’ve got ourselves a bargain. Rhodes, 8 - Felt like he had lead in his boots at times in the first half trying to close them down, but to be fair he threw himself into the path of the centre backs when he could, battled all game, and nicked a goal out of nothing Subs: Reach, 7 - actually thought he did really well, ran hard and made a nuisance of himself, and carried the ball well Kachunga, 7 - a promising cameo, the ball stuck and almost clipped it over the keeper near the end, as well as almost winning a (soft) penalty Palmer, 6 - struggled slightly, but did a job, was a bit surprised he went on the left and didn’t switch with Harris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) Penney... Confidence vote He did very well Tough game for him to start Cardiff away .. Hes going to get better & better he will be pivotal this season for us .... Everyone to a man put shifts in Unbelievable start... UTO... Edited September 12, 2020 by OWLERTON GHOST 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyonedavidhirst Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Everyone contributed and I went for Luongo but there were another half a dozen I could have picked. Lots of solid 7s. Passing 1st half was disappointing in the main, but that aside a great start 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch McLovin Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Good solid performances all round, tight between Brown and Windass just went for Windass. Great start to the season. Dawson - 7 Iorfa - 7 Lees - 7 van Aken - 7 Harris - 7 Luongo - 7 Bannan - 7 Penney - 7 Brown - 8 Rhodes - 7 Windass - 8 MOM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlyegg Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 We will be ok once Bannan starts playing instead of gobbing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Great team performance Hard to pick MoM Clean sheet Two goals Rhodes and Windass off the mark I picked Rhodes... Just for the haters 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmowl Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Only watched to 52 mins when ifollow froze. Lees MoM for me. Immense Bannan was excellent. Worked really hard defensively. Windass-Rhodes really promising. Harris better as RWB than left. Dont see anything that makes Penney better than Reach at a LWB. Chasm in class difference. Thought we were hugely impressive. Great work-rate, great shape, good defending. Excellent start to the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quist Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 37 minutes ago, HOOTIE AND THE poo TU said: I've gone for Luongo for that challenge on the half way line that took their player out and got himself booked Had he not done that, Cardiff had a charge on our goal with plenty of minutes left I went for Brown but admit Loungo did what we normally do not do and it helped win us the game. He played really well doing the ugly side of the game. I was delighted with the subs too.Reach played some neat football wonimportant header and looked a player. Kachunga looked a real threat and well assimilated I am sure will start games. Everyone did well. The change in coaching team has definitely made a difference. Our defending and taking of setpieceswere much improved. This was against one of the larger and more physical and demanding sides in Championship who ou wouldthink would challenge us more. Excellent performance. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A E Neuman NYowl Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Feared for us when I saw the line up and although we were a goal up we were poor for the first 30 mins. We then settled down and were suprisingly comfortable in the 2nd half. Windass just from Brown for MoM. Hopefully a confidence boost for the team. Having a player like Brown means that everything doesn't have to go through Bannan which is a big positive. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzamk2 Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Great team performance. Is it just me that thought Neil Harris looked bewildered and didn't know what had hit him!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Owl Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 A team greater than the sum of its parts. That's how another team did it. Loving the CS Lewis quote @Lord Snooty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, Rev Owl said: Loving the CS Lewis quote@Lord Snooty Yes I noticed that too Rev .. Played a great part as understudy to Morse .... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirstys_achilles Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 15 minutes ago, Holmowl said: Only watched to 52 mins when ifollow froze. Lees MoM for me. Immense Bannan was excellent. Worked really hard defensively. Windass-Rhodes really promising. Harris better as RWB than left. Dont see anything that makes Penney better than Reach at a LWB. Chasm in class difference. Thought we were hugely impressive. Great work-rate, great shape, good defending. Excellent start to the season. Omg reach can't tackle. He is not and never been a left back. It is so obvious reach is a poor tackler and has poor defensive skills. Penny is the best man and can only improve with experience. Reach best position is between the forwards and midfield with a free reign to give the opposition someone to mark and hopefully give our wing backs a little support and space for them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 29 minutes ago, Holmowl said: Only watched to 52 mins when ifollow froze. You've got to look at your PC or broadband. Crystal clear at my end for 90 minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 A tough game for Penney. Though I noted he did enough to keep the highly rated Ojo quiet enough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Just now, Ozymandias Owl said: You've got to look at your PC or broadband. Crystal clear at my end for 90 minutes. Agreed watched it via TV link .... Cracking picture No commentary til just before half time but never missed a beat ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lord Snooty said: A tough game for Penney. Though I noted he did enough to keep the highly rated Ojo quiet enough. Penney is going to be immense this season. Desire, Determination, Talent and Loyalty can not all be bought in this game. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Went for Joost, thought he was excellent and stood up to Cardiff who are a physical side, especially when they went 2 up top during second half. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, OWLERTON GHOST said: Agreed watched it via TV link .... Cracking picture No commentary til just before half time but never missed a beat ... I preferred the first half without the commentary! TV Link? I'm still using old school 00s HDMI cable to a laptop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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