Plymouth v Burnley - 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]

Trafford 7
Roberts 8
Egan Riley 7
Esteve 7
Pires 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 8
Laurent 7
Anthony 7
Foster 6
Flemming 8

Subs:
Sarmiento 6
Koleosho 6
Hannibal na
Rodriguez na
Worrall na

[Leyland Claret]

Trafford - 7 Nowt to do
Roberts - 7 Great reverse ball for JL’s 1st goal
Esteve - 7 Nowt to do
CJER - 7 Nowt to do
Pires - 4 Harsh I know but he looks like a competition winner of a professional football contract.
Anthony - 9 Terrorised the full back. Probably his best game
Cullen - 9 Metronome but what a game he had
Brownhill - 7 Not involved much but extra point for the pass for ZF’s 1st goal
Laurent - 9 Great goal and a beast in the middle of the park
Foster - 5 Didn’t do enough tonight. Playing out of position though
Flemming - 9 Best performance by a mile. That 1st goal was awesome

Sarmiento - 4 not involved
Hannibal - 5 At least he kept his head tonight

[RVclaret]

Trafford 8
Roberts 8
Egan-Riley 8
Esteve 8
Pires 8
Laurent 9*
Cullen 9
Anthony 8
Foster 8
Brownhill 8
Flemming 9

Sarmiento 6
Koleosho 6

[RalphCoatesComb]

Trafford 7
Roberts 7
Egan Riley 7
Esteve 8
Pires 6
Cullen 8
Brownhill 8
Laurent 8
Anthony 7
Foster 7
Flemming 8 *

Subs:
Sarmiento 7
Koleosho 6

Difficult, in a nice way. After a 5 - 0 away win, scores should be higher, but taking our foot off the gas has affected my scoring

[Bosscat]

Trafford 7
Roberts 8
Egan Riley 7
Esteve 8
Pires 8
Cullen 8
Brownhill 8
Laurent 7
Anthony 8
Foster 7
Flemming 9* MotM

Subs:
Sarmiento 7
Koleosho 7

[kaptin1]

Trafford 7
Roberts 8
CJ 7
Esteve 7
Pires 7
Cullen 9*
Laurent 9
Brownhill 8
Antony 7
Flemming 8
Foster 7

Koleosho 5
Sarmiento 5
Hannibal 4
Jay 6

[warksclaret]

Trafford 7-little to do
Roberts 8-great first half
Esteve 8
Egan Riley 7
Pires 6
Brownhill 7
Cullen 9
Laurent 8
Anthony 8
Flemming 8
Foster 7

[CoolClaret]

Trafford 7
Roberts 8
Egan Riley 7
Esteve 8
Pires 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 8
Laurent 9*
Anthony 8
Foster 7
Flemming 9

Sarmiento 7
Koleosho 6

[agreenwood]

Trafford 7
Roberts 7
Egan Riley 7
Esteve 8
Pires 7
Cullen 9
Brownhill 8
Laurent 9
Anthony 8
Foster 7
Flemming 9

Sarmiento 6
Koleosho 6

[PhiladelphiaChris]

Trafford 8
Roberts 8
Egan Riley 8
Esteve 8
Pires 7
Cullen 9
Brownhill 8
Laurent 9
Anthony 9
Foster 7
Flemming 9


Sarmiento 7
Koleosho 7

[Oldparkwood]

Trafford - 7 Nowt to do
Roberts - 7 Great reverse ball for JL’s 1st goal
Esteve - 7 Nowt to do
CJER - 7 Nowt to do
Pires - 4 Harsh I know but he looks like a competition winner of a professional football contract.
Anthony - 9 Terrorised the full back. Probably his best game
Cullen - 9 Metronome but what a game he had
Brownhill - 7 Not involved much but extra point for the pass for ZF’s 1st goal
Laurent - 9 Great goal and a beast in the middle of the park
Foster - 5 Didn’t do enough tonight. Playing out of position though
Flemming - 9 Best performance by a mile. That 1st goal was awesome

Sarmiento - 4 not involved
Hannibal - 5 At least he kept his head tonight

Foster 5 get a grip

[Cirrus_Minor]

Trafford 7
Roberts 8
Egan-Rily 8
Estéve 8
Pires 6
Cullen 9
Brownhill 8
Anthony 9*
Foster 7
Flemming 9
Laurent 9

Sarmiento 7
Koleosho 6

[agreenwood]

Foster 5 get a grip

Did think that. Not the best player tonight by any means, but was efficient, worked hard and got an assist.

[claretspice]

Won't rate tonight as i missed some bits but:

- Foster made a massive difference as an outlet and with his running power from the left, and there were promising signs of an understanding with Flemming. He just needs to gamble on goal scoring positions more.

- Pires played very well at left back and his ability to play forwards helped us get between the lines. He gets unfairly maligned.

- Roberts was exceptional at right back and Anthony had a superbly industrious and effective game up and down the right wing.

- Brownhill's cross for the opener was exquisite whilst Cullen's quick free kick for the second was equally magnificent. Our first three goals are amongst the best three team goals we've scored all season.

- the only criticism I'd make of Flemming's performance is he should have had 3 or 4. Great to see him in those areas so frequently.

A promising night. The players needed that sort of win to remove the millstone if commenta about not scoring goals. Any sort of result against Leeds and we'll be through this tough run in good shape.

[TPClaret]

Foster makes us so much better going forward. Strong running, gets in the box looking to score

[claretspice]

Did think that. Not the best player tonight by any means, but was efficient, worked hard and got an assist.

Made a huge difference by committing their defenders and opening up space. Really selfless performance. Just needs to get inside the back post more when the ball is on the opposite side.

[morpheus2]

Difficult, in a nice way. After a 5 - 0 away win, scores should be higher, but taking our foot off the gas has affected my scoring

It would have been really really silly to not have taken feet off of the gas after thet first half, so surely if it has affected your scoring it should have been in a positive direction?

[KlyBfc]

Trafford 6 nothing to do but pass it about
Roberts 8
CJ 7
Pires 7
Esteve 8
Cullen 9
Browny 7
Laurent 9
Anthony 8
Foster 7
Flemming 9

Subs
Sarmiento 6
Koleosho 6

[helmclaret]

Trafford 7
Roberts 8
Egan-Rily 8
Estéve 8
Pires 7
Cullen 9
Brownhill 7
Anthony 8
Foster 7
Flemming 8
Laurent 8

Sarmiento 6

[Luppy]

Trafford - 6 - a real cigar and picnic evening. Nothing to do bar one punched clearance

Roberts - 8 - thought he was excellent throughout
CJER - 7 - another good performance
Exteve - 7 - see CJ
Pires - 7 - tidy enough but Humphreys will come back in Monday

Cullen - 9 - back to his metronome best
Laurent - 9* - I thought he was outstanding start to finish.
Brownhill - 7 - good performance and sensational pass for first

Anthony - 9 - a constant threat. A hand of sorts in 3 goals?
Flemming - 9 - comfortably his best performance of the season
Foster - 8 - a selfless performance, put full back on the back foot all night

Sarmiento - 6 - we’d took our foot of the gas by the time he came on
Koleosho - 6 - see Sarmiento

You can only beat what is in front of you. First half we were simply too good, second half was a keep everyone fit exercise

[THEWELLERNUT70]

Trafford 7
Roberts 8
Egan Riley 8
Esteve 8
Pires 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 8
Laurent 8*
Anthony 7
Foster 8
Flemming 8

Subs:
Sarmiento 6
Koleosho 6
Hannibal na
Rodriguez na
Worrall na

It's hilarious some to see some low marks for a game that was essentially put to bed after 35 minutes or so we were so in command. I suppose the marks would have been higher if we'd have won 3-2 with a 96th minute screamer

[Vim Fuego]

Trafford 7
Roberts 8
Egan-Rily 8
Estéve 8
Pires 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 7
Anthony 9
Foster 8
Flemming 9
Laurent 9

Sarmiento 6
Koleosho 6

[CrosspoolClarets]

Trafford 7 - quiet night, pipe and slippers
Roberts 7 - solid but not influential
Egan Riley 7 - good but for one bad howler which is at risk of becoming commonplace, defenders can’t afford one per game
Esteve 8 - class in a glass and a bit of fire too when that cheating sod claimed he’d been kicked
Pires 7 - some decent play both forward and back, had a tricky bight marking Whitt…..oh….wait
Cullen 9 - since his missus got that bun in the oven he has been on fire, he must agree given that ball under top celebration
Brownhill 7 - a bit more restrained tonight but a great assist, unconventional but effective
Laurent 9 - highlight of his career to date probably, could have had a hat trick, he’ll start against DL ahead of Shelvey
Anthony 7 - a mark knocked off for not making hay against a dire defence, but did well in general
Foster 7 - as Anthony
Flemming 9 - a handful and a battering ram, unlucky not to have a hat trick

Sarmiento 6 - we were conserving energy by then
Koleosho 6 - as Sarmiento

Fantastic performance of drive and intensity. They had to “man up” to play us, and frankly, they didn’t. We played a great card by unsettling their best player before the game (I have no doubt we genuinely want him) . I get very frustrated because when we go ahead, we win (Rovers wonder strike the only exception) and when we go behind we kick on and throw players forward. So why don’t we do it early to get ahead, knowing if it goes wrong we can then come back? Feels like a lack of bravery tactically that would otherwise have us clear at the top, but let’s not be churlish, tonight was great, but let’s see more of these bodies committed forward, not just for 30 minutes in a game. Saying that, against Leeds, I would be happy with some pragmatism, but we tried that against Sunderland and were lucky it didn’t bite us on the arse. But well done tonight Scott.

p.s. Wilder will be worried, I feel we are nailed on for 2nd, and could get top if we are brave enough.

[Stonehouse]

Anyone only giving Cullen an 8 should be banned from marking ,he was all over the pitch and kicked from pillar to post.

[quoonbeatz]

Plymouth put in a performance reminiscent of one of our PL outings from last season but, as bad as they were, you can only beat what’s in front of you.

This tanking was exactly what has been missing from this season so far, exactly what we should have been doing on numerous occasions before now.

Trafford 7 flip flops deluxe

Roberts 8 top

Egan-Riley 7 easy street

Esteve 7 equally easy street

Pires 7 very decent, he’s fine to play against the lowly teams

Cullen 9 metronome

Laurent 9 two bags for the big dogg

Brownhill 8 assist of the season for the first

Anthony 9 heavily involved in a lot of good things

Foster 8 so much better on the left than on his own with his back to goal and he properly puts the work in

Flemming 9 as good as we’ve seen from him up top, certainly has an knack for a good hit

Sarmiento 6 game over by then

Koleosho 6 same

It all clicked tonight. Superb performance that brought the goals that we should have been bagging earlier than this in the season; now we have to build on this. There’s no easy games in this division but we can give most teams a good slapping if we want to. Just have to want to.

[Buxtonclaret]

Trafford 7
Roberts 7
Egan-Rily 8
Esteve 8
Pires 7

Cullen 9 ***
Brownhill 8
Anthony 8
Foster 7
Flemming 8
Laurent 8

Sarmiento 6

[Dark Cloud]

Trafford 8
Roberts 7
CJ 9
Esteve 9
Pires 8
Cullen 9
Laurent 8
Brownhill 8
Anthony 7
Foster 5
Flemming 8

Subs: Koleosho 5
Sarmiento 5
Jayrod 4

You can only beat what's in front of you and it really didn't take much for Cullen, Brownhill, Laurent, Flemming and the defenders to look absolutely light years ahead of anything in a Plymouth shirt. I have to be totally honest and say despite the bobbins opposition, Foster still managed to look poor unfortunately, but everyone else (bar the subs and especially the helpless Jayrod) was far, far too strong for a side anchored to the foot of the league. We've been critical this season when we haven't duly stuffed the "also rans". Well tonight we well and truly stuffed a member of that group, so happy enough!

[Conroy92]

Pires is fast becoming the new target for some. Whiles he's unorthodox I like him.

[RalphCoatesComb]

It would have been really really silly to not have taken feet off of the gas after thet first half, so surely if it has affected your scoring it should have been in a positive direction?

Doh! I got it wrong again Dad

[strayclaret]

From TV
Trafford 7
Roberts 8
Egan-Rily 8
Estéve 8
Pires 7
Cullen 9
Brownhill 7
Anthony 8
Foster 7
Flemming 8
Laurent 8

Sarmiento 6
Koleosho 6

[Guppyspotter]

Cannot score as only watched a stream but the first 35 mins was sublime. The game was over by then and after half time it was keep a clean sheet, avoid injuries, keep everyone fresh for the next game. The scores should be looking at when the players were looking to win the game. The last 55 mins were irrelevant.

[LincsWoldsClaret]

Trafford 7
Roberts 8
CJ 7
Estéve 6
Pires 6
Cullen 9*
Brownhill 8
Anthony 9
Foster 8
Flemming 9
Laurent 9

Sarmiento 6
Koleosho 6

[Tricky Trevor]

From TV.
Trafford…7
Roberts….8
Egan Riley..7. Poorest game in months. Sloppy.
Esteve…….8
Pires……….7
Cullen…….9
Brownhill..8
Laurent…..8
Anthony…..9 MoM
Foster………7
Flemming…8

Subs:
Sarmiento..6. Did he have a touch?
Koleosho…..5. I’m really concerned about his future. He just gets worse game on game.

[IanMcL]

Trafford 7
Roberts 8
Egan Riley 7
Esteve 7
Pires 6
Cullen 8
Brownhill 8
Laurent 9
Anthony 8
Foster 7
Flemming 9

Subs:
Sarmiento 6
Koleosho 6

[maidenover]

Trafford 7
Roberts 8
Egan-Riley 7
Estéve 8
Pires 7
Cullen 8
Brownhill 7
Anthony 9
Foster 7
Flemming 8
Laurent 9* MoM

Sarmiento 6
Koleosho 6

[jdrobbo]

Trafford 7
Roberts 7
Egan Riley 7
Esteve 7
Pires 7
Cullen 9
Brownhill 8
Laurent 9
Anthony 8
Foster 7
Flemming 9

Sarmiento 6
Koleosho 6

[Sproggy]

Glad I missed it looking at the scores. Must have been a real stinker.

[CharlieinNewMexico]

Just logged on to find someone scored Pires a 4. After his best performance in a Claret shirt. After laying waste to Plymouth’s right side along with Foster. After spending the entire game in the opponent’s half. After showing touches Charlie Taylor could only dream of.

But there you have it.
Lucas Pires. 4.

Make of that what you will

[Boss Hogg]

Trafford 7
Roberts 8
Egan Riley 7
Esteve 8
Pires 7
Cullen 9 outstanding
Lauren 9 mom outstanding
Anthony 9
Brownhill 8
Foster 7
Flemming 9

Subs

Koleosho 6
Sarmiento 5
Rodriguez 5 zero impact

Great display first half but took our foot off the gas second. if the first half hadn’t ended when it did we would have scored more. Probably should have had 2 pens too.

[Rammy1968]

Just logged on to find someone scored Pires a 4. After his best performance in a Claret shirt. After laying waste to Plymouth’s right side along with Foster. After spending the entire game in the opponent’s half. After showing touches Charlie Taylor could only dream of.

But there you have it.
Lucas Pires. 4.

Make of that what you will

You must of watched a different game than me. He was poor all night his decision making is poor, he constantly miss places passes and throw ins and gets the wrong side of his man he is our weak link.

[MDWat]

Just logged on to find someone scored Pires a 4. After his best performance in a Claret shirt. After laying waste to Plymouth’s right side along with Foster. After spending the entire game in the opponent’s half. After showing touches Charlie Taylor could only dream of.

But there you have it.
Lucas Pires. 4.

Make of that what you will

He’s a bit unorthodox but people have already made their mind up and subsequently score him per their opinion rather than watching the game.

Spice summed it up well (as usual) earlier in the thread.

[blatherwickstattoos]

Some of the scores on here are absolutely disgraceful and given by people who’ve clearly never kicked a ball in their life.

Trafford 7 - nothing to do
Roberts 8 - fantastic energy first half
Esteve - 7 solid
Egan Riley -7 solid
Pires - 7 getting better

Cullen 9* mom. Ran the whole game
Laurent 9 as good a first half he’ll ever have
Brownhill 9 that cross . Wow

Anthony 9- best game for us
Foster 8- great assist and deserved a goal

Flemming- 9 proper strikers performance

Subs - all 6 didn’t really change the game

Parker -9
Fans 10.

[Overseascricketer]

Trafford- 7. Nothing to do

Roberts- 8. Neat tidy and got forward well
CJ- 7. Nothing to do
Esteve- 7. Nothing to do
Pires- 8. Think he’s found his level

Cullen- 10*. Absolutely ran the show. Reads the game so well and wins so many non fouls it’s unreal
Laurent- 9- must put the most sprints in of any of our team.
Brownhill 8- great ball in for the first

Anthony- 9. Potentially best game for us
Flemming- 9. First touch immense
Foster- 8. Really changes the look of our attack when he plays out there

Koleosho- 3. Can’t give him anymore. Doesn’t ever beat a man anymore. Passing awful and as someone behind me said just runs down a cup-de-sac every time. Should have got rid when we had chance.
Sarmiento- 5. Didn’t really do much but the game was won
Rodriguez- 5. As above
Hannibal- 6. Looked the liveliest of any that came on
Worrall- na

In reality you could have picked 2 fans to play at cb they were that bad.

[CaptJohn]

I thought the work rate of both Cullen and Laurent was superb this evening. I wonder if it's due to a certain JJS joining this week? Nothing like a bit of competition.

[fatboy47]

Trafford. 7...a couple of bits of fannying in first half came within a whisker of costing us.
Roberts. 8
CJ. 8
Est. 8
Pires. 8
Cullen. 8
Lauren. 9
Brownh. 8
Anth. 9
Flemm. 9
Fost. 8

[morpheus2]

Doh! I got it wrong again Dad

Be told!

[taio]

From the TV second half...

Very laconic performance almost seemed disinterested. To be honest they played as though they were 5-0 up.

Parker skating on thin ice in my opinion.

Trafford. 6...Not much to do
Roberts. 6
CJ. 8
Est. 8
Pires. 6
Cullen. 6
Lauren. 6
Brownh. 5
Anth. 5
Flemm. 4
Fost. 5

I hope these ratings get disregarded

[Folkestoneclaret]

Trafford- 6 little to do, not his fault
Roberts- 8
CJER- 6 got a bit complacent
Esteve- 7
Pires- 7
Cullen- 9
Laurent- 9
Brownhill 8
Anthony- 8
Flemming- 9
Foster- 8 I really like his commitment

Not fair to rate the subs when we were just going through the motions but for all his ability I would dock Hannibal points for showboating - could have ended the long no-conceding run.

[ClaretPete001]

I hope these ratings get disregarded

Yes just delete them it was supposed to be a joke I forget they feed into something else. I'll report it.