Ratings v Chelsea?

[paulmclaren]

Hart-6-did nowt wrong.
Richards-6-missed his bursts up the wing-
Komps-7-solid.
Lesscott-8-great form
Kolorov-5-piss poor, shocking defender, let's everything run past him, better forward, 19 mill player?, i think not, bring back bridge.
Milner-6-good effort, will be a better player next season once settled in I'm sure.
De jong-9-motm imo, everywhere, cut there game up.
Barry-5-what he brings to our team and why he's always picked for us and England is questionable.
Yaya-6-good first half, invisible second.
Silva-6- simply cannot do it on his own.
Dzeko-5- awful, no effort, ran away from the ball, better be good next season, very laid back and lazy.

Subs.
Johnson-5- no effect.
Balla-no arguing, a result?
Mancini-6-best team available, just simply outplayed by the better team.

[Arjan Van Schotte]

thought richards, lescott, kompany, de jong, yaya and balotelli were poor.

all the rest performed very efficiently.

[Douglas Higginbottom]

thought richards, lescott, kompany, de jong, yaya and balotelli were poor.

all the rest performed very efficiently.

hmmmmmm so what have you been drinking?

[roblues]

thought richards, lescott, kompany, de jong, yaya and balotelli were poor.

all the rest performed very efficiently.

I was disappointed with the lack of support from Shauny, PV, Boateng and Boyata on the bench

[Arjan Van Schotte]

thought richards, lescott, kompany, de jong, yaya and balotelli were poor.

all the rest performed very efficiently.

I was disappointed with the lack of support from Shauny, PV, Boateng and Boyata on the bench

i agree - they offered absolutely nothing. taylor looked very focussed though - i hear he's looking for a move to poland.

[paulmclaren]

Finally were coming to the conclusion that alot of these players are just here for the money.
Not all of them, see em al smirking on the bench.
They don't give two fucks.
Get rid.
And what was wrong with Tevez?
He was at the game, seen it on tv.

[Arjan Van Schotte]

Finally were coming to the conclusion that alot of these players are just here for the money.
Not all of them, see em al smirking on the bench.
They don't give two fucks.
Get rid.
And what was wrong with Tevez?
He was at the game, seen it on tv.

too true mate - the only good players were hart, kolarov, barry, milner and dzeko. all the rest are here for the money.

and did you know that silva is half japanese? that's why he's only any good in the first half.

[paulmclaren]

Finally were coming to the conclusion that alot of these players are just here for the money.
Not all of them, see em al smirking on the bench.
They don't give two fucks.
Get rid.
And what was wrong with Tevez?
He was at the game, seen it on tv.

too true mate - the only good players were hart, kolarov, barry, milner and dzeko. all the rest are here for the money.

and did you know that silva is half japanese? that's why he's only any good in the first half.

Don't want to be funny but them players you mentioned were crap i thought, minus hart and Milner.
It was always said keeping all these 'egos' level headed will be the hardest job of all and it is true.

[Arjan Van Schotte]

Finally were coming to the conclusion that alot of these players are just here for the money.
Not all of them, see em al smirking on the bench.
They don't give two fucks.
Get rid.
And what was wrong with Tevez?
He was at the game, seen it on tv.

too true mate - the only good players were hart, kolarov, barry, milner and dzeko. all the rest are here for the money.

and did you know that silva is half japanese? that's why he's only any good in the first half.

Don't want to be funny but them players you mentioned were crap i thought, minus hart and Milner.
It was always said keeping all these 'egos' level headed will be the hardest job of all and it is true.

what you on about? them players are whiter than white imho.

[Tokyo Blue]

hart - 7 - no chance with the goals and coped ok otherwise

richards - 5.5 - stupid free kick to give away the first goal ruined a decent performance. needs to learn from this. i think he will be a very good defender but have an uneasy feeling that he is not the kind of fullback we need for our "system". whatever it may turn out to be.

kompany - 7 - sound as per usual.

lescott - 8 - good, solid bit of work.

kolarov - 2.5 - why the fuck do I bother staying up all night to watch this lame dickhead?

milner - 6 - worked hard. did a nice bit of skill and pass to make our one shot at goal, to be fair to him

de jong - 5 - great defensively - but no fucking idea how to use the ball in any creative sense and makes zero forward runs in 90 minutes. i like him defensively but see him as part of the problem

barry - 5 - always seemed to be where the ball wasn't. a bigger part of the problem. joke yellow card though.

toure - 4 - one run and one shot doesn't mean you had a good game, son. aww you miss your brother. well I fucking miss mine as well but i can still do me fucking job. part of the problem. needs dropping / "resting"

silva - 5.5 - what happens when your creative midfielder isn't creating? you don't make chances -> you don't score -> you lose matches. needs width and/or midfielders who will at least try to get into forward positions to give him something to pass to other than one striker v four defenders and a defensive midfielder. i feel sorry for him. he is too good for this shower of workshy fops.

dzeko - 4 - see Kolarov. mitigated by lack of service. currently glad it was not my 27 million quid. but new enough and young enough for that to change. i hope.

johnson - no score - wingers need to be given the ball in areas where they don't have three men to beat. needs time to get fit but will be a major boost to the team after the international break.

ballotelli - no score - he can't be arsed. first out the door in summer if i were in charge.

mancini - 3 - in the past has complained about a lack of crosses for dzeko. well, he could have at least tried to bring on, or better still play from the start, two wide men to give service to the striker he paid 27m quid for BEFORE going a goal down. changing tactics to suit the players available is clearly something that only applies to other managers.

[ronk]

This thread cheered me up, hilarious stuff Arjan.

[paulmclaren]

Finally were coming to the conclusion that alot of these players are just here for the money.
Not all of them, see em al smirking on the bench.
They don't give two fucks.
Get rid.
And what was wrong with Tevez?
He was at the game, seen it on tv.

too true mate - the only good players were hart, kolarov, barry, milner and dzeko. all the rest are here for the money.

and did you know that silva is half japanese? that's why he's only any good in the first half.

Don't want to be funny but them players you mentioned were crap i thought, minus hart and Milner.
It was always said keeping all these 'egos' level headed will be the hardest job of all and it is true.

what you on about? them players are whiter than white imho.

HAHAHAA hilarious.
Fucking comedian here.

[paulmclaren]

This thread cheered me up, hilarious stuff Arjan.

Yeahh ohhh sooo funny.

[Nige]

Hart - 5 distribution needs to improve when we aren't creating loads.
Micah - 6 good all round performance to match is recent form, I don't think it was actually a foul that led to the 1st goal.
Kompany - 6 great overall performance but fuck me what were he and Kolarov doing for the 1st goal
Lescott - 8 our best player by a mile one shaky moment with a potential handball in the 1st half
Kolarov - 5 good/average but was at fault in or around both goals. Also pulled out of a couple of challenges he needs to win.
Barry - 7 his best game since Chelsea at home !
Ya ya - 3 same as Thursday, needs to take responsibility rather than spinning around looking for runs that aint happening. Pulled out and avoided 50/50 challenges all game. Big soft Mary Anne!
Silva - 5 tried hard but nothing to work with
Milner - 6 good mobility that we would benefit from in the middle if he relaced ya ya
Dzecko - 4 nothing of real use for me
Nige - 7 Did all that we expect in defence and some double team work with Komps in the first half that was awesome! Just can't give him more when he's stuck in such a deep role with 2 decent CBs behind him.

Mancini - 6 I thought he picked the right team but took too long to bring on AJ. I'm not sure all the mancini out comments are valid but that's just my opinion.

Platt/Kidd - minus 200 what the fuck do they offer? No talking on the bench to the subs likely to come on, just sat there looking like chumps.

[Green & Blue]

Everyone did well bar Barry, Kolarov and Yaya.

Kolarov- so it seems the ongoing search for a left back will resume this summer.He's offensive minded to the degree that he seems to have forgotten everything he may or may not have known about defending.He's the Serbian Glen Johnson.

Barry- lethargic display yet again.Good honest player but i really don't think he warrants a place in the side anymore.Would much prefer Yaya in the defensive role beside Dejong he's far more suited to that role as he just has not got the stamina to play the advanced role Mancini has given him.

Yaya- looks jet lagged in every second half.I wish Mancini would slot him back into a defensive role.It's just not realistic that a man of his size can cover the kind of ground you would expect from an attacking midfielder.He can go on great runs as we have seen on many occasions but it's always hands on hips time for a recovery moment after each one.Really believe himself and Dejong would form a mean partnership in the middle.

[The Original Special One]

Hart-6-did nowt wrong.
Richards-6-missed his bursts up the wing-
Komps-7-solid.
Lesscott-8-great form
Kolorov-5-piss poor, shocking defender, let's everything run past him, better forward, 19 mill player?, i think not, bring back bridge.
Milner-6-good effort, will be a better player next season once settled in I'm sure.
De jong-9-motm imo, everywhere, cut there game up.
Barry-5-what he brings to our team and why he's always picked for us and England is questionable.
Yaya-6-good first half, invisible second.
Silva-6- simply cannot do it on his own.
Dzeko-5- awful, no effort, ran away from the ball, better be good next season, very laid back and lazy.

Subs.
Johnson-5- no effect.
Balla-no arguing, a result?
Mancini-6-best team available, just simply outplayed by the better team.

Nigel De Jong was IMMMMMMMENSE today; he didn't deserve to be on a losing side.

And I don't care what the stats say; far too many of David Silva's passes are failing to have the desired effect.

As for Dzeko?
Has he ever controlled the ball with his first touch?

[Bridge'srightfoot]

Dzeko really is shite. Whoever said we were better signing him than Suarez really needs their head checking.

[MaineRoadMemories]

Dzeko really is shite. Whoever said we were better signing him than Suarez really needs their head checking.

To be fair many posters like myself were saying that Dzeko is a striker that does not fit in with our current way of playing and we would need to change our approach in the final third to get the best out of him.

His movement inside the box is superb. His ability to peel away off the shoulder of a centre-back and find that half a yard to stick the ball in the net is unquestioned.

The problem is we do not put enough balls into the box or balls in front of him to run into. We play the ball to him on the half way line with no support (ocassionally Silva or Toure will be within 15 yards) and expect him to "do a Tevez". No wonder he's looking poor at the moment.

[Bridge'srightfoot]

Dzeko really is shite. Whoever said we were better signing him than Suarez really needs their head checking.

To be fair many posters like myself were saying that Dzeko is a striker that does not fit in with our current way of playing and we would need to change our approach in the final third to get the best out of him.

His movement inside the box is superb. His ability to peel away off the shoulder of a centre-back and find that half a yard to stick the ball in the net is unquestioned.

The problem is we do not put enough balls into the box or balls in front of him to run into. We play the ball to him on the half way line with no support (ocassionally Silva or Toure will be within 15 yards) and expect him to "do a Tevez". No wonder he's looking poor at the moment.

His first touch is dreadful. You simply can't be a top striker with a touch as bad as he has. To play against there defences teh ability to control the ball first time is vital, Dzeko always needs a secodn and third touch, I really have seen nothing from him to suggest he'll be any decent.
And no, a couple of goals against Notts County doesn't do it I'm afraid.

[guv111]

Dzeko and Balotelli are far worse than one Craig Bellamy, yet we are around 50 million worse off.

Zero for the pair of them today. As usual. At least Balotelli didn't boot anyone.

Where will we be in two years if Mancini stays in charge? Mid-table with even more cast-offs other clubs don't want? The man seems determined to destroy us. Fans are staying away from big matches in droves, not because of expensive tickets but because we are predictable and boring. If I was Mansour, I'd be wondering if we were a basket case incapable of turning around. All because of Mancini.