Player ratings according to WOL

[The Bloop]

Re: Player ratings according to WOL

The most telling marks WOL for any game are the extremes. Otherwise it's pretty predictable.
If we win then everyone seems to start with an 8, with a couple given a 9 and a couple a mark or 2 lower.
If it's a draw then players start with a 7, and if we lose they might give 1 or 2 7's if we're lucky.

[the other bob wilson]

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Would have been nice to see Tanner come on, but that was never going to happen once we went down to ten men.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Player ratings according to WOL

The most telling marks WOL for any game are the extremes. Otherwise it's pretty predictable.
If we win then everyone seems to start with an 8, with a couple given a 9 and a couple a mark or 2 lower.
If it's a draw then players start with a 7, and if we lose they might give 1 or 2 7's if we're lucky.

Agreed.

[Father Dougal]

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I agree. The numbers never matter but the 4 outstanding players all get the 9s which is fair.

[UNDERHILL1927]

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I get why Ojo frustrates people at times but we need a player that’s willing to try things. I thought it was one of, if not his best game for us.

[Forest Green Bluebird]

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These 2 things are connected.

Allsop’s kicks were finding O’ Dowda out on the touch line.

When O’Dowda went off, Allsop’s kicks we’re going straight into touch

I have a theory that Allsop meant to kick for touch in the last few minutes.

It takes more time to take a throw-in and build incisive possession against a 'set' defence than it would if the ball had been kicked long straight into Norwich's possession.

As confidence improves, Allsop and his 4 man defence may choose to pass the ball around in their area rather than opt for the long kick.

[DubaiDai]

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Kipre was very impressive as was Collins, but for me, Wintle was MOM

Agreed. Watching yesterday he would have made a better captain than Ralls.
When Ralls came on he was way off the pace, hesitant, and couldn’t seem to read the game.
Surprised when I heard he was on the bench but perhaps could better understand when he came on

[Carl Dale's Mole]

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I have a theory that Allsop meant to kick for touch in the last few minutes.

It takes more time to take a throw-in and build incisive possession against a 'set' defence than it would if the ball had been kicked long straight into Norwich's possession.

As confidence improves, Allsop and his 4 man defence may choose to pass the ball around in their area rather than opt for the long kick.

Was thinking the same thing!

[DubaiDai]

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Don't like singling one player out, but, for me, Ojo was the same frustrating mix he was two seasons ago - some good stuff, but a lot of cheap concessions of possession in a team which appears to value that commodity so much higher than previous ones did.

I'll give Ojo come company by saying that Whyte almost cost us twice in a few seconds late on with the sort of skill levels associated with our teams from recent seasons.

If I was to criticise I thought all of our midfield players fought hard to win the ball but were all guilty of losing possession again after 2-3 exchanges.
Maybe that will improve as we play more games ?
Kip re was outstanding

[NYCBlue]

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I have a theory that Allsop meant to kick for touch in the last few minutes.

It takes more time to take a throw-in and build incisive possession against a 'set' defence than it would if the ball had been kicked long straight into Norwich's possession.

As confidence improves, Allsop and his 4 man defence may choose to pass the ball around in their area rather than opt for the long kick.

True. But he started doing it way before that.