Burnley v Sheffield United - Player Ratings

[ClaretTony]

Please leave ratings for all players who have played 20 mins or more.


Scoring is from 3 to 10 as follows:

10 - Out of this World
9 - Excellent
8 - Very Good
7 -Good
6 - Average
5 - Below Par
4 - Poor
3 - Abysmal

[HahaYeah]

Muric 7
Roberts 7
Harwood Bellis 6
Beyer 7
Maatsen 8
Cork 6
Cullen 7
Brownhill 6
Tella 7
Foster 5
Barnes 6

Subs:
Benson 7
Gudmundsson 8
Taylor 7
Bastien na
Obafemi na

[UGR]

Muric 7
Roberts 7
Harwood Bellis 6
Beyer 6
Maatsen 6
Cork 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 6
Tella 6
Foster 4
Barnes 5


Benson 7
Gudmundsson 8
Taylor 7

[CoolClaret]

Muric 7
Roberts 8
THB 7
Beyer 7
Maatsen 7
Cork 6
Cullen 8
Brownhill 8
Tella 8 - His pressing is so good
Foster 6 - made some really clever runs, believe he will come good.
Barnes 5

JBG - 9*
Benson - 7

[FCBurnley]

Muric 8 inc 2 for that tackle
Roberts 7
THB 7
Beyer 6
Maatsen 7
Cork 6
Cullen 8
Brownhill 7
Tella 8
Barnes 6
Foster 4

Benson 8
JBG 8

[jdrobbo]

Muric 7
Roberts 7
THB 6
Beyer 7
Maatsen 6
Cork 6
Cullen 8
Brownhill 6
Tella 8
Foster 6
Barnes 5


Benson 7
Gudmundsson 8
Taylor 7

[SalisburyClaret]

Muric 7
Roberts 8
THB 7 great cross from him
Beyer 7
Maatsen 7 excellent 2nd half
Cork 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 7
Tella 8
Foster 7
Barnes 6


Benson 7
Gudmundsson 8*
Taylor 7

[DAVETHEVICAR]

From TV

Muric 7

Roberts 7
THB 6
Beyer 7
Maatsen 7

Cork 7
Cullen 7
Brownhill 6

Tella 8
Foster 6
Barnes 6

Benson 7
Gudmundsson 9*
Taylor 7

[KlyBfc]

Muric 7
Roberts 8
THB 8
Beyer 7
Maatsen 7
Cullen 8
Cork 6
Brownhill 7
Barnes 5
Foster 6
Tella 8

JBG 9
Benson 8
Taylor 7

[blatherwickstattoos]

Muric 8 amazing passing tonight

Roberts 7
Maatsan 6
THB 7
Beyer 7

Cork 6
Cullen 7
Brownhill 6
Tella 8
Barnes 6
Foster 7

Jbg 8

[JohnMac]

Muric 8
Roberts 7
Harwood Bellis 7
Beyer 7
Maatsen 7
Cork 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 7
Tella 7
Foster 8
Barnes 7

Subs:
Benson 7
Gudmundsson 8**

[Claret1900]

Muric 7
Roberts 8
THB 7
Beyer 8
Maatsen 7
Cork 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 7
Tella 8
Foster 6
Barnes 6

Benson 6
Gudmundsson 8*
Taylor 6

[Cirrus_Minor]

Muric 7 (+1 for 'that' tackle)
Roberts 7
THB 6
Beyer 7
Maatsen 6
Cork 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 7
Tella 8
Foster 5
Barnes 7

Benson 7
Gudmundsson 9
Taylor 7

[quoonbeatz]

The best team in the league by a mile are the champions by a mile. Sheffield Utd are an effective championship side and its clear why they're near the top but they're nowhere near us. Their physical mixed football will get them out of this division but they're playing at their limit really.

Yes, the sending off was favourable to us but this was similar to Middlesbrough; whilst a different challenge, we controlled things throughout. Good to play one of the better team straight after promotion as it there's less complacency. We looked a bit leggy at the start which is understandable but soon realised we were in a game and stepped things up.

Muric 8 zero shots to test him but one top drawer tackle which prevented a near certain goal

Roberts 8 if there's anyone enjoying their football more than Connor Roberts right now, I'd like to see his grin

Harwood-Bellis 7 fine when he was on, can see he's finding his way back, although he should have buried that header

Beyer 8 return of the marauding runs and got a decent strike away, though it was a bit central to worry the keeper

Maatsen 7 targeted in the air again and was fine with it again. Superb ball through to JBG in the second half.

Cork 7 dealt with McBurnie cleverly at goal kicks and added the required steel to the midfield. Disappointingly hooked but correct tactically

Cullen 8 metronome

Brownhill 7 carbon copy injury from Blackpool but obvs not as bad. Shame as he'd had a cracking game up to then.

Tella 9 see Roberts. His tenacity has been the vital factor in the key incidents of the game.

Foster 6 ok, playing in a seemingly odd role for him

Barnes 6 so many things just didn't quite work for him tonight

Taylor 7 fit in perfectly at the back

Benson 7 not what Baldock wanted to see at the start of the 2nd half

Gudmundsson 8 one lovely strike and one very well controlled finish, great to see him bag a couple, shame his 3rd effort lacked real power

Played the 2nd and 3rd best teams in the division in the space of 4 days and dispatched both with aplomb. The title hasn't been in doubt for some time but it really isn't now. Decent birthday present for the bossman.

[fatboy47]

Muric 8
Roberts 7
Harwood Bellis 7
Beyer 7
Maatsen 7
Cork 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 7
Tella 7
Foster 8
Barnes 7

Subs:
Benson 7
Gudmundsson 8**

As above but 8 for Roberts.

[Stalbansclaret]

Muric 7
Roberts 8..particularly first half he was involved in most of our best play. Covered some ground.
THB 6
Beyer 7
Matsen 6 ...4 in first half when he seemed to constantly give the ball away but redeemed himself with a very good second half.
Cork 6
Cullen 9..thought he was superb, Constantly moved into space and made himself available, bdidnt seem to ever give the ball away and was forever disrupting their play with some good tackles. Gem of a player.
Brownhill 7..hope he is OK. Good to see him walking off at the end.
Tella 8....a massive threat all night. uses his pace to defend/press as elll s attack and some great trickery
Foster 7...looked much better tonight
Barnes 7

Benson 7
JBG 8

[MDWat]

Muric 7
Roberts 8
Harwood Bellis 7
Beyer 8
Maatsen 6
Cork 7
Cullen 7
Brownhill 7
Tella 8
Foster 7
Barnes 7

Benson 7
Gudmundsson 8*

[Swizzlestick]

Muric 8
Roberts 8
THB 7
Beyer 7
Maatsen 7
Cork 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 7
Tella 9*
Foster 5
Barnes 6

Benson 6
Gudmundsson 8
Taylor 7

[RammyClaret61]

Muric 7

Roberts 8
THB 8
Beyer 8
Maatsen 7
Cork 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 8
Tella 8**
Foster 7
Barnes 6

Benson 7
Gudmundsson 8
Taylor 7

[ClaretTony]

Muric 7
Roberts 8
Harwood-Bellis 7
Beyer 8
Maatsen 6
Cullen 8
Cork 7
Tella 9
Brownhill 7
Foster 6
Barnes 7

Guðmundsson 8
Benson 7
Taylor 7

[Clive 1960]

Muric 7
Roberts 7
Maatsen 6
HTB 6
Beyer 6
Cullen 8
Cork 6
Tella 8
Brownhill 7
Foster 6
Barnes 6

Benson 6
JBG,8
Taylor 6

[IanMcL]

Muric 6
Roberts 7
THB 6
Beyer 7
Maatsen 6 excellent 2nd half
Cork 7
Cullen 7
Brownhill 6
Tella 7
Foster 6
Barnes 6


Benson 7
Gudmundsson 8
Taylor 6

[maidenover]

Muric 8 includes +1 for nullifying the Beyer backpass
Roberts 8
Harwood Bellis 6 includes -1 for missing sitter
Beyer 6 includes -1 for dreadful back pass to Muric
Maatsen 7 Much better than last outing at Middlesborough
Cork 6
Cullen 8
Brownhill 7
Tella 8
Foster 5 - still not seeing what he offers, neither did Vince at half time
Barnes 6

Benson 7
Gudmundsson 8*- two goals scored seals it from the other "8"s
Taylor 7

Tarkowski and Lowton 7 for showing up

[JohnDearyMe]

Muric 7
Roberts 8
THB 6
Beyer 7
Maatsen 6
Cork 6
Cullen 8
Brownhill 6
Tella 9
Foster 6
Barnes 5


Benson 7
Gudmundsson 8
Taylor 7

[RVclaret]

Muric 8 - extra point for that tackle at 1-0, really good medium distance passing too
Roberts 8 - oozing confidence right now
THB 8 - solid and how I’ve missed his line breaking passing
Beyer 7 - he occasionally has these lapses in concentration but was generally decent
Maatsen 7 - not as effective as Roberts though one sublime pass to JBG, nice assist too!
Cork 7 - can see why he started and why he was subbed
Cullen 8 - some of his committed defensive play goes under the radar
Brownhill 8 - enjoyed his energy and dynamic movement
Tella 9* - constant menace, yes it was their f*** up for the red but it’s his pressing and ball winning that won it
Foster 6 - some nice movement, pressing and bits of skill
Barnes 5 - been great lately but thought he gave the ball away way too often and wasn’t aware of the space he was in

JBG 8 - said at HT we needed his craft and delighted he got two goals, masterstroke by Vinny getting him into that left sided midfield role
Benson 7 - committed defenders and changed the feel of the game

Total control. Obviously the red changed the game but it was a red and that’s that. What it meant was first half we didn’t have the right shape or personnel on the pitch to break them down but that changed at HT.

[Buxtonclaret]

Muric 7
Roberts 8
THB 7
Beyer 7
Maatsen 6
Cullen 8
Cork 7
Tella 9 **
Brownhill 7
Foster 6
Barnes 6

Guðmundsson 8
Benson 7
Taylor 7

[helmclaret]

Muric 7
Roberts 8
THB 7
Beyer 8
Maatsen 7
Cullen 8
Cork 6
Tella 8
Brownhill 7
Foster 6
Barnes 6

Guðmundsson 8
Benson 7
Taylor 7

[Bordeauxclaret]

Muric 8
Roberts 8
THB 7
Beyer 7
Maatsen 7
Cork 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 7
Tella 9
Foster 7
Barnes 6

Benson 7
Gudmundsson 8
Taylor 7

[KlyBfc]

Genuinely THB getting 6s baffles me a little. Defended well giving them nothing and despite being a centre back put an unbelievable cross in for the opener.

[strayclaret]

Muric 7
Roberts 8
Harwood Bellis 7
Beyer 8
Maatsen 6
Cork 7
Cullen 7
Brownhill 7
Tella 8
Foster 6
Barnes 6

Benson 7
Guddy 8

[the_magic_rat]

Muric 7

Roberts 8
Harwood-Bellis 7
Beyer 7
Maatsen 6

Cork 6
Brownhill 8
Cullen 9 mom

Foster 7
Barnes 6
Tella 8

Gudmundsson 8
Benson 7
Taylor 7

[Duffer_]

Muric 7
Roberts 8
THB 7
Beyer 8
Maatsen 7
Cork 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 7
Foster 6
Barnes 6
Tella 9

Benson 7
JBG 9
Taylor 7

[beeholeclaret]

Muric 7
Roberts 7
Maatsen 6
THB 7
Beyer 8
Brownhill 7
Cork 6
Cullen 8
Barnes 7
Foster 6
Tella 7

JBG 9
Benson 8
Bastien 7

Taylor 7
Obifemi 7

[Colburn_Claret]

Muric 7
Roberts 7
Harwood Bellis 7
Beyer 9
Maatsen 6
Cork 6
Cullen 7
Brownhill 7
Tella 9 mom
Foster 7
Barnes 6

Subs:
Benson 8
Gudmundsson 9
Taylor 7

[Ric_C]

Another game that is hard to mark, but even 11 v 11 I think we'd have turned the screw in the second half. Blades were running on empty after 60 mins

Muric 7
Roberts 8
Harwood Bellis 7
Beyer 9
Maatsen 7
Cork 6
Cullen 7
Brownhill 7
Tella 8
Foster 7
Barnes 6

Subs:
Benson 7
Gudmundsson 9
Taylor 7

VK 9 - Exactly the right subs given the situation

[Lancasterclaret]

Sheff Utd are the best of the rest, and they are nowhere near as good as we are, and it showed

Tellas pressing and work rate was exceptional (even by the standards he's set this season) and the half time substitutions essentially changed it from Sheff Utd hanging on to Sheff United being very lucky not to get absolutely thumped


Muric 8
Roberts 8
Maatsen 7
THB 7
Beyer 7
Brownhill 7
Cork 6
Cullen 8
Barnes 6
Foster 7
Tella 8

JBG 9*
Benson 7
Bastien 7

Taylor 7
Obifemi 7

Only six games left of a quite remarkable season, and as long as the performance levels keep up, we've got a chance of setting all sorts of records

100 points and the championship is the absolute minimum from here for this team I feel

[warksclaret]

Muric 7
Roberts MOM 8
Beyer 7
THB 7
Maatsen 6, not at his best defensively for 3 or 4 games
Cork 6
Cullen 8 (one brilliant bit of defending to stop Sharp
Brownhill 7
Foster 6
Barnes 6
Tella 8-plays a massive contribution, week in week out

Benson 7
JBG 8
Bastien 6

[Boss Hogg]

Muric 7
Roberts 7
THB 7
Beyer 7
Maatsen 7
Cullen 8 reads the game so well
Cork 6
Brownhill 7
Tella 8 mom excellent all night
Foster 7
Barnes 5

Subs

Good tactical subs
JBG 8 often close so nice to see him bag a couple
Benson 7
Bastien 6
Taylor 7

Sending off ruined the game really but they are the rules

[JohnMac]

When all the scores are consolidated, regardless of Totals and who I have made MOM, our Player of the Season for me is Josh Cullen.

What a signing he has been, the simplest of players but he is so very effective and the hub of our side.

[Pickles]

Sheff Utd are the best of the rest, and they are nowhere near as good as we are, and it showed

This. We had a few gears to get through last night if needed. No Zaroury, Benson only played forty-five minutes.

We are levels and levels and levels above everything else in this league.

[strayclaret]

Muric 7
Roberts 8
Harwood Bellis 7
Beyer 8
Maatsen 6
Cork 7
Cullen 7
Brownhill 7
Tella 8
Foster 6
Barnes 6

Benson 7
Guddy 8

Forgot Charlie Severn

[mkmel]

When all the scores are consolidated, regardless of Totals and who I have made MOM, our Player of the Season for me is Josh Cullen.

What a signing he has been, the simplest of players but he is so very effective and the hub of our side.

Josh Cullen is also my Player of the Season

[sjb]

Muric 8
Roberts 7
THB 7
Beyer 7
Maatsen 7
Cork 6
Cullen 7
Brownhill 6
Barnes 6
Foster 5
Tella 8

Benson 7
Gudmundsson 8
Taylor 7

[Bosscat]

Muric 7
Roberts 7
Harwood Bellis 7
Beyer 7
Maatsen 8
Cork 6
Cullen 7
Brownhill 6
Tella 7
Foster 7
Barnes 6

Subs:
Benson 7
Gudmundsson 8 *MotM
Taylor 7

[Vino blanco]

Muric 8 plus one for incredible tackle an then getting up and calmly passing it out.
Roberts 8 has been great since World Cup ended
THB 7 working his back
Beyer 8 exceptional young player
Maatsen 7 very good second half
Cork 7 did his job in a tough midfield battle
Brownhill 7 worked hard
Cullen 8 everywhere as usual
Tella 8 this guy works so hard with bags of skill
Foster 7 his best performance
Barnes 7 too many poor lay offs and passes, but I couldn’t give anyone a 6

JBG 8 mom without doubt
Benson 7 caused problems from his first touch
Taylor 7 not a lot to do but played well

[Jakubs Tash]

Muric 7

Roberts 8
THB 8
Beyer 8
Maatsen 7

Cork 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 7

Foster 5
Tella 8
Barnes 7

Benson 7
JBG 8
Taylor 7

[PhiladelphiaChris]

Muric 8
Roberts 9
Harwood-Bellis 7
Beyer 8
Maatsen 7
Cullen 9
Cork 7
Tella 9
Brownhill 8
Foster 7
Barnes 7

Guðmundsson 8
Benson 8
Taylor 7

[Roosterbooster]

Muric 8
Roberts 8
Harwood-Bellis 7
Beyer 8
Maatsen 7
Cullen 8
Cork 6
Tella 8
Brownhill 8
Foster 7
Barnes 6

Guðmundsson 8
Benson 7
Taylor 7

Generally a good performance, although playing against 10 men obviously helped. Before then it was really scrappy and SU were looking dangerous. We gave the ball away far too much, and it was mainly the 2 most experienced players who were culpable - Barnes and Cork. Maatsen was also quite wasteful at times, but looked really useful when he came in on his right around the half way line, starting quite a few attacks from there

I'd have liked to see Foster stay on. I thought he looked quite dangerous...

[Dark Cloud]

Muric 7 - nothing to do except make one exceptional tackle to save Beyer's blushes.
Roberts 8 - excellent, but too often playing wing man first half when we needed a genuine one out there.
THB 7
Beyer 7 -1 for awful back pass.
Maatsen 7 - I'm still not convinced about his defending.
Cullen 8 vital!
Cork 6
Brownhill 7 - I'm less keen on him when he's stuck out on the touchline. Unfortunate with a carbon copy of the Blackpool incident.
Tella 8 -created the sending off by sheer pace and brilliance.
Barnes 6 - trying a bit too hard last night and not much came off.
Foster 7 - willing and promising, but we'll have see how he develops.

JBG 9 - exactly what we needed at half time!
Benson 8 - more of exactly what we needed at half time!!
Taylor 7

You only have to be better than the team you're playing each week to win the division and once again last night we were. They aren't a bad side by any means and McBurnie and Ndayie are extremely good, but we were better all over the pitch, including adjusting our tactics at half time to give us genuine width with players who could exploit it. Blades fans may bemoan the sending off and say it created the outcome of the game, but that incident alone showed how much better we were as it was Tella's pace and skill which made something out of nothing.

[OffTheBar]

Muric 8
Roberts 9
THB 7
Beyer 8
Maatsen 7
Cullen 9
Cork 6
Brownhill 8
Foster 7
Tella 9
Barnes 6

JGB 9
Benson 8
Taylor 7