Match Player Ratings

[Strawberry Avenger]

Samba 5 - should have saved goal
Cash 6 - good, but final ball missing.
Ribeiro 7.5 - class act, defended well until goal.
Worrall 7 - solid
Dawson 7.5 - back on form
Watson 8 - very dominant.
Sow 6 - was targeted by Reading for some treatment.
Silva 5 - bad day at office.
Ameobi 6 - for creating goal.
Lolley 6- worked hard and put some decent balls in.
Grabban 7- Does what he does best.

Carvalho 6.5 - Looked sharper than he has for a while.
Adomah - no time to impact.

Not entirely the game I saw.

Samba 7 - not to blame for the goal
Cash 7,5
Ribeiro 7,5
Worrall 8
Dawson 7,5
Watson 8
Sow 7
Silva 7 - in general very good with the ball but made some very silly mistakes when trying for the final through pass
Ameobi 6
Lolley 7
Grabban 7

I will be honest I haven't seen the goal back yet, but from A block it looked tame and he appeared to get a hand to it, but not stop it.

I've seen the goal again this morning. He should've saved it IMO. His reactions weren't quick enough. He also nearly made a hash of a shot in the first half which he saved with his hands but which shot off in the opposite direction. We thought it was on it's way into the net from where we were. If it had've gone in we'd be putting that one down as a howler.
So I agree with a five score. Maybe 6.

I believe he reacted as fast as he could but he had 2 or 3 defenders in front of him blocking the view. The Reading player should not be allowed to turn and shot.

Yeah.  The Defenders who'd done might fine all game didn't drape themselves in glory.


But neither did Ameobi where the ball seemed to come past him too easy...then Rib', who'd been sound all night, seemed to get past him....then 3 defenders in front of Samba...and then Samba with another scruffy goal past him.

That's two now against the same team.  Disappointed with himself I should imagine.

But it wasn't just down to him.

The Coach, too.  Should have like for liked put Yates on for Sow.  That seemed to cause Forest to sag in the middle.  Could have put Chema on at LB an pushed Rib' forward.  I don't think the sub' moves made us more solid but seemed to make us weaker and allow Reading to get on top.

Attack, attack, attack.  Yes.  If you've got the players to do it.  But if you haven't you're open to the sucker punch (again!).  And Forest got suckered.

SA.