Reading v Burnley - Player Ratings

[JohnDearyMe]

Benson is currently leading the man of the match vote, so many of those who watched the game seem to think he was ok.

I thought he was our most threatening attacking player but his end product was pretty poor. Shame we didn't have anything to offer down the other wing

[ClaretTony]

4s at all are ridiculous. Twine and foster linked well and I thought first half we played some good stuff without scoring. Benson was electric - how anyone thinks he deserves less than a 6 is beyond me. If he put that exact performance in on another day when we win he’d be given 8s all round…

That’s your opinion. Had Benson turned in an average performance we’d have probably won but he wasted opportunity after opportunity after opportunity.

I thought we dominated the game but offered precious little threat. I honestly think anyone giving Benson more than 5 is beyond me.

But as I said, it’s opinion.

[fidelcastro]

Benson is currently leading the man of the match vote, so many of those who watched the game seem to think he was ok.

Strange how some people view things.

A player can look amazing going past opponents or dribbling their way to the byline, but if there is no end product, then what was the point?

That seemed to be the case with Benson today.

[Vino blanco]

Strange how some people view things.

A player can look amazing going past opponents or dribbling their way to the byline, but if there is no end product, then what was the point?

That seemed to be the case with Benson today.

I am simply pointing out a fact: he is currently leading the man of the match vote.

[fidelcastro]

I am simply pointing out a fact: he is currently leading the man of the match vote.

It wasn't aimed directly at you, but anyone who thought he was man of the match today must've had a few before, during and after the game.

[Croydon Claret]

Peacock Farrell 6
Roberts 7
Al Dakhil 7
Beyer 7
Taylor 6
Cullen 7
Gudmundsson 6
Twine 6
Benson 8 - Whilst his crosses weren't the most accurate today he beat the last defender, and got a cross in, time and time again. Kept multiple defenders tied up and still beat them all Winning the MOM vote currently for a reason
Foster 6

Subs:
Churlinov 4
Cork 5

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Benson is currently leading the man of the match vote, so many of those who watched the game seem to think he was ok.

I saw a lot of drunk people today ...

[fidelcastro]

I saw a lot of drunk people today ...

I rest my case, your honour

[Vino blanco]

I saw a lot of drunk people today ...

And I would suggest most of those drunk people do not vote for man of the match on here.

[jedi_master]

My first visit to Reading. Horrendous to escape from, but a great fanzone area circling the ground I thought. Crap match.

BPF 7
Roberts 7
Al-Dakhil 8
Beyer 8
Taylor 7
Cullen 8
JBG 7
Twine 7
Benson 7
Foster 4
Tella N/A / Churlinov 4

Benson was our biggest threat but very wasteful today with his final ball. Twine drifts in and out but when on the ball was a threat and links play well.

Foster I’m open minded on but I have to say he continues to look off the standard required in my opinion. He is barely showing himself as a threatening forward at this level in the best team that dominates with 75%+ possession - as a result I have reservations of how he will fare a level higher.

Churlinov does not look like he will make it with us, way below the level I think this squad has shown from its wide players. He’s no doubt very rusty and probably nervous to impress, but can only comment on what I’ve seen thus far (much like Foster).

[warksclaret]

Thought we looked sound defensively today, and I think Taylor played well against a tricky wide player for Reading, that Maatsen may have struggled to contain.Cullen was the only genuine CM and had a lot of work, which he did really well again. The forwards were disappointing, wasteful in the final third, with very poor decision making after beating their man. Shame Tella went off as we looked weak as an attack force

GPF-6, little to do
Roberts 7, another good game
Al Dakhill 7, good performance and very tigerish. A good defender
Beyer 8 MOM, some outstanding reading, defending and carrying
Taylor 7, played well
JBG 7-looked our biggest goal threat
Cullen 7, would like to see Cork or Josh as a minimum to play alongside him
Twine 6-he looks frail but took up good positions, and intelligent use of the ball
Foster 5, not impressed yet with this guy, bearing in mind who we played against. Built up as someone with pace playing off the shoulder of last man, but I cant see him scoring
Tella 6, was not in the game much, but we know he is a game changer
Churlinov 6, can't see what role he plays. Would have liked to see him that his man on more
Benson 6, showed some great skills, but dear me he was shocking once he had beaten his man. Seems to "freeze" when he gets into a good position with his passing, crossing or shooting. Should have been hooked off when Zarroury came on . He goes down in agony at the slightest touch
Cork 6, helped keep possession and welcome support for Cullen

[JohnDearyMe]

Valuable game time for some of our fringe players and VK will have learned a lot.

It's also another point closer to the inevitable title.

Very true, still a bit miserable as a fan though but nevermind

[KlyBfc]

BPF 6
Roberts 6
Al Dakhil 7
Beyer 7
Taylor 6
Cullen 6
JBG5
Twine 5
Benson 6
Tella n/a
Foster 6

Churlinov 5

[bfcmik]

BPF 7
Roberts 7
Al Dakhil 7
Beyer 7
Taylor 6
Tella 6
Cullen 7
JBG 6
Twine 6
Benson 7
Foster 4

Churlinov 4
Cork 6

[warksclaret]

That’s your opinion. Had Benson turned in an average performance we’d have probably won but he wasted opportunity after opportunity after opportunity.

I thought we dominated the game but offered precious little threat. I honestly think anyone giving Benson more than 5 is beyond me.

But as I said, it’s opinion.

CT-I am in your camp. In the second half when the team attacked the end of the Burnley fans I was sitting right above him whenever he approached the penalty area. He got into a number of promising positions but totally wasteful in his passing and decision making. On several occasions it felt like he froze and just could not decide what to do with the ball. Plus his crossing and shooting when he cut in were dreadful. He should have been taken off when Zarourry came on

[Jakubs Tash]

As usual when we make so many changes, we look disjointed and some of the players being brought in don’t take their chance.

Disappointing that we came up against a side intent on sitting in (like the Blackpool away game) but didn’t have enough to break them down even though we constantly had the ball.

BPF 7

Roberts 7
Al Dakhil 7
Beyer 7
Taylor 6

Cullen 7
JBG 7
Twine 6

Benson 6
Foster 5
Tella 6

Churlinov 4

[DefourFiveSix]

BPF - 6 - not a lot to do but was fine

Roberts - 7 - consistent player
Al Dakhil - 7 - he's stepped in well when needed
Beyer - 8 - usual classy self
Taylor - 7 - he can't play Maatsen's role but he is a very capable full back as we all know

Cullen - 7 - reliable
Gudmundsson - 5 - I like him, but off it today. Summed up when Tella got injured stretching for his terrible pass
Twine - 6 - thought he was good in the first half but it's not quite coming together for him. He probably needs a run of games, but will he get them?
Benson - 5 - obviously a fine player. Today their full back was that scared of his left peg, he was showing him the goal every time but he would still cut onto his left and the chance would go. He is good enough and quick enough to go both sides, no idea why he didn't today. Frustrating beyond belief. Crossing and decision making all over the shop.
Tella - N/A

Foster - 6 - I understand the concerns but actually thought some of his hold up play was good. I hope he gets a run until the end of the season

Churlinov - 3 - really poor. Looks way short. Not surprised he's linked with Schalke and don't expect him to be here next year

[IanMcL]

BPF 6
Roberts 6
Al Dakhil 6
Beyer 7
Taylor 6
Tella 5
Cullen 7
JBG 7
Twine 6
Benson 6
Foster 5

Churlinov 5
Cork 6

Not a good watch.

[TsarBomba]

I was most excited about Twine and Churlinov last summer, in particularly the latter and the clips of his slalom like runs through the opposition defence.

If I read another Twine rating that says ‘nice touches’, I’ll scream. I really want him to do well, but he needs to be showing a lot more now. ‘Nice touches’ doesn’t cut it, certainly not at the level we’re at, and will be at next season. And when you consider he’s played the majority of his games against weaker opposition like Ipswich, Fleetwood, and now Reading, his level of performance is even more disappointing. Twine would get eaten alive against a top Championship team like Sheff Utd, let alone a PL team.

He also needs to start imposing himself more on the game for longer spells, although I just wonder if our disposition to play wide means Twine will never really become the focal point in attack, which is maybe what he needs and is used to. Which then begs the question will he really ever fit into a VK starting 11?

[Hapag Lloyd]

Strange how some people view things.

A player can look amazing going past opponents or dribbling their way to the byline, but if there is no end product, then what was the point?

That seemed to be the case with Benson today.

But 4 come on
Although the end result wasn’t there Benson looked like our most likely player to create something all game until he was subbed, after that we created nothing.

[Hapag Lloyd]

I saw a lot of drunk people today ...

Obviously, looking at your player ratings, not as drunk as your good self Sidney.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Obviously, looking at your player ratings, not as drunk as your good self Sidney.

I'm not the one giving Benson an 8

[KlyBfc]

The interesting take here with Benson and (Foster to a degree) the argument about what he’s awarded is that v sheff Utd Barnes was awarded 6s and 7s by lots of people, yet he constantly gave the ball away and had zero threat on goal. What made that performance by Barnes better than Bensons or even Fosters yesterday?

[fatboy47]

The interesting take here with Benson and (Foster to a degree) the argument about what he’s awarded is that v sheff Utd Barnes was awarded 6s and 7s by lots of people, yet he constantly gave the ball away and had zero threat on goal. What made that performance by Barnes better than Bensons or even Fosters yesterday?

We beat Sheff U.

[RVclaret]

The interesting take here with Benson and (Foster to a degree) the argument about what he’s awarded is that v sheff Utd Barnes was awarded 6s and 7s by lots of people, yet he constantly gave the ball away and had zero threat on goal. What made that performance by Barnes better than Bensons or even Fosters yesterday?

Was going to comment this. A certain poster scored Barnes a 7 vs Sheffield - Barnes had a 42% pass completion rate (teams average was 85%, 0 chances created and 0 shots… he was generally way off his usual standards. No dig at Ash who’s been great.

Same poster scored Twine a 4 yesterday who had a 93% pass completion (best in the entire team), 3 shots on target (good defending to block them) and created one big chance for Churlinov.

While everyone has different opinions, there’s clearly either bias involved because of who the player is, or emotion, as one game we won and other we drew. Makes the whole ratings a bit pointless.

[KlyBfc]

Was going to comment this. A certain poster scored Barnes a 7 vs Sheffield - Barnes had a 42% pass completion rate (teams average was 85%, 0 chances created and 0 shots… he was generally way off his usual standards. No dig at Ash who’s been great.

Same poster scored Twine a 4 yesterday who had a 93% pass completion (best in the entire team), 3 shots on target (good defending to block them) and created one big chance for Churlinov.

While everyone has different opinions, there’s clearly either bias involved because of who the player is, or emotion, as one game we won and other we drew. Makes the whole ratings a bit pointless.

On a side note. Those Twine stats surprise me, not for one minute am I arguing with you about them, I just left the game feeling he was anonymous and I wanted more from him (bit like away at Blackpool). Like Foster though I would like to see Twine play a game where he is the only change in the starting 11 to really be able to judge him.

[Robbie_painter]

Not the only 4 I’ve given and I’m mystified at some of the high marks for Benson. He had enough opportunities to win a league today and fluffed them all.

Even if he turned into Roy of the rovers he wouldn’t have won the league,daft comment.

[Robbie_painter]

But 4 come on
Although the end result wasn’t there Benson looked like our most likely player to create something all game until he was subbed, after that we created nothing.

People chat absolute bonk Hapag,can only assume it’s lads that have never kicked a ball in their lives.

[Hurstwood_Claret]

BPF 7
Roberts 7
Al Dakhil 8
Beyer 7
Taylor 5 - Maatsen is a better left back imo
Tella 6
Cullen 7
JBG 7
Twine 8
Benson 8* - MOM, they were scared of him all afternoon.
Foster 4- Not convinced at all by him

Churlinov 3 - why didn't VK bring on Zaroury
Cork 7

[Culmclaret]

A really difficult match to mark because of the frustration of not winning a game we totally dominated and never look like losing. Put that together with the ambience of the place which is every bit as good as the name Select Car Leasing Stadium would have you expect. Having no Maatsen and no Tella for 75 minutes meant that we had less of the usual pace and spark against a team determined to get a point and take no risks. Despite that we could easily have won 2 or 3 nil on another day

Peacock Farrell. 7 Nothing to do but did it well

Roberts 7. Defensively very good. Tried to commit to attack but his overlapping runs were generally ignored in the first half and less evident in the second

Al Dakil 7. Very sound

Beyer. 7. Super composed. Reading were aware of the danger of his surging runs and closed that avenue down effectively

Taylor 8. Very good and if we weren’t used to Maatsen one might have said excellent. Pity he couldn’t get his goal with that second half shot

Cullen 8 MoM. What a player

JBG. 6. As others have said not at his best today.

Twine. 7. Good first half, but found precious little space in the second half. Others have said fragile, but I think he is looking stronger and he shrugged off some pretty physical challenges

Benson 6. I have tried to balance his continued threat with the lack of end product!

Tella. n/a. I won’t mark him but he had done nothing before he came off. He never looks half the threat when is stuck to the touch line.

Foster. 6. He did pretty well in the first half but just got lost in the packed Reading defence in the second.


Churlinov 5. No threat whatsoever and missed a very presentable chance. He looked very frustrated with himself.

[TsarBomba]

On a side note. Those Twine stats surprise me, not for one minute am I arguing with you about them, I just left the game feeling he was anonymous and I wanted more from him (bit like away at Blackpool). Like Foster though I would like to see Twine play a game where he is the only change in the starting 11 to really be able to judge him.

Yeah, that last point is a fair one. More often than not, Twine has come into a starting 11 heavily affected by changes.

However, he did start at Millwall, and struggled, in what was a pretty strong and settled 11. I think the only change that game was Vitinho for Tella.

Listening to VK’s post match interview, he is clearly using these last few games to make decisions on certain players for next season. In his words, ‘there can’t be any question marks’. There’s half a dozen players, Twine being one of them, that really need to grab any opportunity they get now with both hands.

[IanMcL]

And I would suggest most of those drunk people do not vote for man of the match on here.

That's alright for you to say, with your insider knowledge, 'Vino Blanco'!!!

[fidelcastro]

But 4 come on
Although the end result wasn’t there Benson looked like our most likely player to create something all game until he was subbed, after that we created nothing.

I didn't give my own scores, as I didn't go. I did however have a very good stream for once.

If I was giving marks, I'd have scored him a 5. He may have looked our most likely to create, but the fact is, he didn't. Very frustrating all around.

[ClaretTony]

Was going to comment this. A certain poster scored Barnes a 7 vs Sheffield - Barnes had a 42% pass completion rate (teams average was 85%, 0 chances created and 0 shots… he was generally way off his usual standards. No dig at Ash who’s been great.

Same poster scored Twine a 4 yesterday who had a 93% pass completion (best in the entire team), 3 shots on target (good defending to block them) and created one big chance for Churlinov.

While everyone has different opinions, there’s clearly either bias involved because of who the player is, or emotion, as one game we won and other we drew. Makes the whole ratings a bit pointless.

Wow - wonderful. I suppose I should be taking calculators into the ground to check this. What a load of bloody nonsense, maybe I'll just stop doing player ratings so I don't become subject to this crap.

[ClaretTony]

But 4 come on
Although the end result wasn’t there Benson looked like our most likely player to create something all game until he was subbed, after that we created nothing.

He wasn't subbed but came off in the 89th minute with what looked like cramp

[Culmclaret]

He wasn't subbed but came off in the 89th minute with what looked like cramp

….and we were then down to 10 men

[ClaretTony]

….and we were then down to 10 men

We were. Not for long though.

[Boss Hogg]

You could make 4 short passes and have a 100% completion rate. In isolation the stat doesn’t demonstrate someone’s overall contribution or performance.

[Nori1958]

You could make 4 short passes and have a 100% completion rate. In isolation the stat doesn’t demonstrate someone’s overall contribution or performance.

How many passes does it take to get a 93 percent success rate?

[fidelcastro]

"Lies, damned lies, and statistics".

Benjamin Disraeli.

[Robbie_painter]

BPF 7 did nothing wrong and didn’t have much to do
Roberts 7 turned into an excellent rb our Connor has
Al Dakhil 8 class good in the air and good with the ball at his feet
Beyer 7 usual beyer
Taylor 7 had a good game
Tella 5 gutted he had to go off
Cullen 7 usual Cullen
JBG 7 a few good moments and unlucky with one curling effort
Twine 6 yet to be convinced
Benson 8 main threat all game and to only give him a 4 is criminal
Foster 7 worked hard but didn’t get much service

Churlinov 6 did everything right but hit the target,think there’s defo a player in darko
Cork 6

[Papabendi]

BPF 6
Roberts 6
Al Dakhil 7
Beyer 7
Taylor 6
Tella 5
Cullen 7
JBG 7
Twine 6
Benson 6
Foster 4
Churlinov 4
Cork 4

I think Kompany will be learning that his squad is stronger at the back than at is at the front of the pitch.

[Papabendi]

Churlinov 6 did everything right but hit the target,think there’s defo a player in darko
Cork 6
[/quote]

He didn't look interested yesterday. Received the ball and just took easy options to lay it off again.

[Robbie_painter]

Churlinov 6 did everything right but hit the target,think there’s defo a player in darko
Cork 6

He didn't look interested yesterday. Received the ball and just took easy options to lay it off again.
[/quote]

Nobody pays any attention to your negative ramblings,have a day off ffs

[Papabendi]

you seem to!

[Robbie_painter]

you seem to!

I just don’t get how anyone can be so negative when we are 12 points clear at the top with 5 games to go.Squad rotation is a must when we are playing again on Tuesday.

[Papabendi]

Not negative overall. Been a fantastic season. That doesn't mean we should blow smoke up every player regardless of how they play.

[maidenover]

BPF 7
Roberts 7
Al Dakhil 8
Beyer 7
Taylor 8 MoM
Cullen 8
JBG 6
Twine 6
Benson 7
Foster 4

Churlinov 4
Cork 6
Barnes 5
Zaroury 5

[the_magic_rat]

Peacock-Farrell 7

Roberts 7
Al Dakhil 7
Beyer 7
Taylor 7

Cullen 7
Twine 7
JBG 6

Foster 6
Tella N/A
Benson 6
Churlinov 5

Cork 7

[Bosscat]

Peacock Farrell 6
Roberts 7
Al Dakhil 8* MotM
Beyer 7
Taylor 8
Cullen 8
Gudmundsson 6
Twine 6
Benson 8
Foster 6
Tella n/a

Subs:
Churlinov 6
Cork 6