Today ratings and report

Muller - 6
Hassell - 6
Souza - 7
Foster - 7
Kozluk - 6
Campbell Ryce - 7
Colace - 8 (mom)
Leon - 5
El Haimour - 5
Macken - 7
Odejayi - 7

Mossto - 7

Review:
Not a classic today was it? I knew that we would struggle in the midfield with the absence of some key players. I aint one for giving everyone a 8 and nine out of ten anyway. There were a lot of passengers for the reds today notably Diego Leon and Mounir El Haimour. Diego will never put a foot in and without the outstanding Hugo Colace, we would have lost the midfield today. It was a poor game but we won. I'd rarther have a poor game and pick up 3 points than play magnificent and lose.

Heinz looks a shadow of the player he was last year. Last year he was commanding his 18 yard box and coming for everything. These last few games he looks hesitant. Dont get me wrong he is still a fantastic keeper, just lacking some confidence. Bobby was solid when he came on. Souza and Foster were as consistant as they have been all season and didnt put a foot wrong. Kozzie had a decent game but got caught a couple of times by McAnuff. Hugo Colace had a magnificent game once again. He broke up play and does everything easy. His work rate is fantastic and today my argentinian friend, take a bow. El Haimour and Diego were not good enough today. Diego needs to start putting in a shift and tackle, El Haimour is so dissapointing. He looks powderpuff as a player and did nothing to get excited about. Maybe he cant get into the english game. Macken put in a solid shift for the side and nearly scored with a fantastic effort in the first half. Kayode was brillinat today. We know he aint gonna get on the end of things but his pressing and holding up of play was first class today. Should have scored with the one on one but chose to chip the outstanding Richard Lee but it didnt come off. Campbell Ryce was what we normally see from him. A 100% commited performance from a guy who clearly loves playing for our club. Id be more bothered if we lost him than Brian Howard.

Miguel Mossto had a good half hour when he came on and took his goal well. Im pleased Davey has started to give him some time on the field. Hopefully it will be like having a new signing. I thing he will be a good player playing behind the front two though. impressed by miguel today, well done. Watford were the worst side i have seen this year. Thay lacked a lot of things and whoever takes them on in the future will have a big job to do. I think we were poor until the last 20 mins but a win is a win and onwards and upwards we go.

We still need 2 or 3 players. Another CM and two strikers will do for me in january. I hope Iain Hume returns later on in the season but i think asking to see him before the end of the season is too much.

 

Agree with most

Although Watford are the worst side you've seen? Thought they looked good going forward and had Priskin not fluffed a load of chances, they could have won today.

 

RE: Agree with most

I think it was us that was poor. Watford werent a strong side and on another day we would have buried them. If we'd have took our chances we could have won 5-1 and the game would be dead and buried. We could have had a few goals by playing rubbish. Funny me saying that we should have won 5-1 when we played crap but thats how it was. Watford had as many chances as any side thats been to Oakwell have had. Everyone has a different opinion and that is mine.

 

McAnuff looked dangerous for Watford I thought.

 

I agree. He is a good prospect for them and is a campbell ryce type player who isnt scared to take them on. He was their best player today.

 

Yep, good delivery too, he's very good player indeed.

Him on one wing and JCR on the other would be a handfull for most if not all defences in this league.

 

i have rated mcanuff for a while, he would be a good addition but what will we have to pay?

 

Too much i expect. Would be nice to see though wouldn't it. We would run teams ragged with those two.