Terrible today. First half was scrappy but we had the best chance. Second half we looked like a team of strangers playing park football. Lawrence just kept running through us. Our midfield was dire. So lightweight. I reckon a local U-11s would outmuscle them. We looked like we had no idea what we were trying to do. We completely lacked pace, determination, skill or tempo. Useless.
Wes - 4 - Got away with almost another absolute rick first half when he was fortune to get a foul as he handled the ball out the box. There was a cross in the second half that I have no idea what he was trying to do. Ran out to a ball he was never getting but luckily we headed it clear. Lucky not to get found out with the ball at his feet as well. Too slow and casual.
RND - 5 - Not sure how much actual skill he has. Run a bit, but not that convincingly when facing his own goal. Weak in the tackle and lacks and kind of determination
Robinson - 5 - He offered our only threat with his long throws. Again, not great in defence but by no means our worst performer today. Impressive two-footed tackle on RND for their second.
Egan - 5 - Did ok but looked slow and seemed to struggle with the bouncing ball. too easily beat for their first.
Basham - 5 - Another iffy game at the back. Terrible half-arsed attempt to tackle Lawrence for their first. Got forward well a few times but seemed a bit of a slog.
Bogle - 3 - Terrible cross after terrible cross. So many terrible crosses. Poor at the back.7
Norwood - 3 - Sick to death of midfielders running passed him and him jogging after them and pointing. Pathetic Pinged a few Hollywood balls around first half. Nothing second. His attempt to run after but making sure he never go close enough to Lawrence to make a tackle for their first summed up the sham he is defensively.
Berge - 1 - Terrible. Week. Slow. Disinterested. Never seen so one so incapable of heading a ball who is that tall. We got caught so many times on the ball. Too week to hold anyone off. So slow. Looks like he's running on sand. There was a corner where he was looking at the guy he was marking in the middle of the penalty area. The guy ran to the front post. He just ran behind him like an old man. Zero determination or effort on show.
Ndiaye - 4 - Flatters to deceive. Lively and looks dangerous but absolutely no product, let alone end product. So weak. Loses the ball all the time. No determination to hold on to it.
McGoldrick 3 - Huffed and puffed. Pushed people over. Ran into people. Looked like he was 50 today.
Sharp - 2 - Did poor with a fairly easy header. Did little else. Ran around a bit but no pace and lost the ball almost every time he had it.
Terrible subs
Brewster - 4 - Got involved but looked lost
Hourihane -2 - Should have won the tackle as they breaked. Looked like he'd run a marathon before he came on. Strolled around a bit.
Osborn - 4 - at least he ran about.
Not marking McCall or Lester down. Not fair. The management team need to do a lot better than that though. We had no shape and it looked like no plan. We were clearly getting overrun in midfield and nothing was getting through to the strikers and yet they just went like for like with the subs.
Derby - Didn't look very good but won every battle on the pitch. Looked like they wanted it much more. I thought Stearman did well for them but Lawrence was the main difference between the teams. Highlighted him at half time and our midfield were just too apathetic and slow to do anything about him.