PLAYER WATCH v Nottingham Forest (H)

[tonyoz]

PLAYER WATCH v Nottingham Forest

Each incident in the match was rated on the following scale: 

+5 GOAL 

+4 Excellent play 

+3 Very good play 

+2 Pleasing/good play 

+1 Decent play 

  0 Routine stuff 

 -1 Sloppy play 

 -2 Disappointing/poor play 

 -3 Very poor play 

 -4 Terrible play 

 -5 Own goal 

The ratings for each player were then combined to produce a measure of the players overall contribution to the match. 

 
Ratings       

Key incidents per player = coloured stars              Overall contribution = numbers

Kaminski                        ********  *     15                               

Zeefuik (82)                   *****  ********     -6    

Lenihan                          ***************   *************     1

Wharton                        *****************  ******     16

van Hecke                      ********************  ************      5

Giles                               *************  **********     8

Travis                              ******  **********     -4     

Buckley (53)                   *********  *******    -1        

Rothwell                        ********  ************     -7     

Khadra (57)                   ****** ******     3

Diaz                                ************ ******     11 

  

Gallagher (53)               **** ****      0    

Dolan (57)                     ******     8

Hedges (82)                 *     -2

                                                                        

Highlights and Lowlights 

(A justification for the main ratings given above)

 

00 Good noise from the fans.

01 Khadra drives down the wing with 2 defenders chasing. He’s into the box but falls down rather easily - no penalty.

02 Buckley dispossessed so he fouls the Forest man.

03 Van Hecke slides a lovely ball from halfway to Khadra, in space, on the wing. He takes it on to the edge of the box and tries a very ambitious shot which Samba saves easily at his near post. Diaz was in the centre but well marked.

04 A second Forest corner goes to the far post to an unmarked attacker; a shot comes in which is blocked by Diaz and it’s another corner. We look disorganised on these set-pieces.

This time it’s a good punch by Kaminski.

06 Diaz offside. The rain is relentless.

08 Another nice long ball from van Hecke but this time Zeefuik is offside.

10 Forest stroll effortlessly through our midfield Giles, Travis and Lenihan fail to intercept but fortunately van Hecke makes the crucial challenge on Davis, inside the box, and the ball ricochets off Davis to Kaminski.

12 Buckley draws a free-kick, central and 35 yards out, and while Forest are organising themselves, Rothwell slips a quick pass sneakily through to Buckley, unmarked and just inside the box. He turns and only has the keeper to beat but he tries to sidefoot it tamely past the keeper and, falling the wrong way, Samba manages to stick a foot out and a glorious chance goes begging! Diaz retrieves the ball a yard from the byline and shoots but a defender clears off the line. Buckley should have hammered it……..another terrible miss from him!

16 Buckley loses the ball sloppily in the centre circle and Forest stream forward dangerously. Davis does van Hecke all ends up near to the left of the box and gets to the byline where he squares the ball and Kaminski blocks it with his legs at the near post. It only goes as far as Lowe just inside the box but his goal-bound shot is blocked by van Hecke. Lenihan fluffs his clearance back to Lowe who, this time, shoots into the side-netting. So much for our renowned defensive backline! Someone was offside at the end. To compound it all, Buckley is booked for a foul when he lost the ball! That’s his ninth.

21 Davis picks up the ball on halfway; Lenihan, Diaz and Travis can’t handle him and he’s away! Zeefuik gets back to challenge and bundles Davis over but he bounces straight back up and retains the ball before threading it into the box to Garner who pulls it back neatly and puts Wharton on his backside before slotting past Kaminski. A good goal but it relied on more comedy defending I’m afraid. 

24 This time van Hecke gives the ball away on halfway but, at least, he manages to chase Johnson down to get a block in but Johnson retrieves and goes round van Hecke and, fortunately, Kaminski collects his high cross.

26 Oh dear! Buckley’s head’s gone I think. He tries an overly ambitious shot from just outside the box but it’s an embarrassing, total mis-kick!

27 A lovely ball from Rothwell to Zeefuik high on the right wing but his attempted cut back is poor and Forest clear.

28 It's strange that all our attacks seem to be directed towards the right wing after Giles’ encouraging performance last time out. Here he’s won a throw-in and there’s nobody anywhere near him to throw it to…..and no one seems eager to come for it either! What’s going on?

29 Travis jumps in to pinch the ball just outside their D and is fouled. Yellow card. Rothwell hammers it straight into the wall.

35 Another Forest attack instigated by Davis and van Hecke has to stretch to cut out the ball inside the box. But back they come and Giles lets his man go, so Kaminski has to rush out to collect the ball.

39 Lenihan can’t handle Davis. He drops him in the middle of our half and earns his 9th yellow card.

41 A beautiful ball into the left channel from Giles, well inside Rovers half, sets Rothwell free and he storms into the box. He tries to square it to Diaz on the 6 yard line but a defender slides in and intercepts. He should have gone for goal himself…another good chance wasted.

42 Giles puts in a decent cross and Diaz gets it on target but it’s a weak header and straight at the keeper.

43 Diaz offside again.

44 Van Hecke’s headed clearance is straight to Johnson who goes past Wharton easily and feeds Davis in the box. He beats Travis, van Hecke and Wharton before blazing over the bar. Phew, he’d done all the hard work! A let off!

45 Giles puts a low, flat ball square into the 6 yard box. One defender hits it against another and Khadra picks up. He tries to do his razzle dazzle but ends up on the floor. Wharton’s long pass goes out of play.

46 The whistle goes and it’s been dire. 

 

45 It’s stopped raining!

48 Two poor corners from Giles! Now there’s some nice interplay between Buckley and Khadra and Buckley from just outside the box passes to Diaz’s feet near the penalty spot. The defender is tight on him and Diaz falls over allowing Forest to clear. Davis is clear and storming forward into the Rovers half. Rothwell puts in one of the dumbest challenges I’ve seen in a long time….scything Davis down from behind. He aimed for the man, the ball was miles away! Fully deserved yellow card.

51 Giles allows the winger to get in his cross and Lenihan heads clear.

52 Lenihan dives into a reckless challenge and the Forest players surround the ref. It’s a second yellow and Lenihan is off!

53 Gallagher on, Buckley off.

54 Spence goes past Gallagher and Rothwell with ease. Eventually Forest get the ball to Davis who turns and makes van Hecke look like a mug as he heads into the box. Kaminski and Wharton manage to block the shot at the near post. Diaz picks up the ball and from well in our half puts it into the left channel for Gallagher to chase.Sam drives powerfully towards the box, cuts back losing his 2 defenders before unleashing a good shot but it’s well blocked by one of the defenders who managed to get back. 

Wharton, under no pressure, hands the ball to Forest on the halfway line. Johnson runs forward and fires in a shot from 20 yards but it’s weak and too near Kaminski. Van Hecke looks knackered!

57 Dolan on, Khadra off.

58 Diaz is booked for dissent.

60 A lovely long ball down the wing from Zeefuik but Diaz is offside again!

63 Rothwell wins the ball and earns a corner. Giles’ delivery is too high and looping to get any force behind a header.

65 Ten-man Rovers are managing to exert some pressure but we don’t really look like scoring.

66 Neat play between  Dolan and Rothwellsees Dolan get to the byline and cross into the box but Gallagher’s header is weak and straight at Samba.

69 Worrall hoofs a huge clearance downfield and van Hecke is chasing back desperately with 2 Forest men. Van Hecke goes down on the edge of the box and Johnson picks up the ball and beats Zeefuik. Kaminski saves low to his left at full stretch and new sub Surridge fires the rebound, back across goal, a foot past the left post with a sliding Forest man missing the tap in by a whisker! I reckon van Hecke was fouled in the build up there but it’s another big let off.

70 A long Forest free kick comes in and Johnson is away from Zeefuik  and manages to push the ball across the box to Surridge on the penalty spot but thankfully van Hecke gets there first.

75 Diaz tries a shot from 22 yards. There’s not much quality in it but a deflection causes a bit of concern but Samba collects it.

77 Travis brings down Surridge and Forest take it quickly. Surridge gets it in the box but van Hecke blocks - although Surridge retrieves and still manages to get in a cross. Zeefuik heads away and it finally goes to Yates on the edge of the box and he hits the side-netting. Travis is booked. Following a brief flourish after the sending off, it’s looking all too easy for the Forest attack. It reminds me a bit of the way our defence crumbled after the Fulham sending off….except Forest aren’t finishing as well…..

81 Here we go again. It’s another long ball forward, Zeefuik is injured, and it’s 2 against 1 (van Hecke). Surridge gets there first and, from 13 yards, decides to have a go himself but he’s well off target.

82 Hedges on, Zeefuik off.

83 Gallagher gives away a soft free kick and the long ball finds Surridge on their left wing. He leaves Hedges on his backside and passes to Lowe on the 6 yard box but Wharton does well to block his attempted cut back and it’s a corner. Kaminski punches clear.

88 Van Hecke is beaten in the box by Surridge and the Dutchman brings him down. Penalty. Johnson hits the ball into the middle of the net.

90 Forest stream forward again but van Hecke blocks the shot. There’s no relief as they come again………and again van Hecke intercepts.

93 Giles midway in the Forest half, on the wing, bends a nice ball to Dolan’s feet in the D. He does a bit of flashy footwork before shooting but it’s straight at the keeper.

96 One final attack from Forest and mercifully, the final whistle goes.

This is no fun any more!

Edited February 10, 2022 by tonyoz

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

4 hours ago, tonyoz said:

PLAYER WATCH v Nottingham Forest

Each incident in the match was rated on the following scale: 

+5 GOAL 

+4 Excellent play 

+3 Very good play 

+2 Pleasing/good play 

+1 Decent play 

  0 Routine stuff 

 -1 Sloppy play 

 -2 Disappointing/poor play 

 -3 Very poor play 

 -4 Terrible play 

 -5 Own goal 

The ratings for each player were then combined to produce a measure of the players overall contribution to the match. 

 
Ratings       

Key incidents per player = coloured stars              Overall contribution = numbers

Kaminski                        ********  *     15                               

Zeefuik (82)                   *****  ********     -6    

Lenihan                          ***************   *************     1

Wharton                        *****************  ******     16

van Hecke                      ********************  ************      5

Giles                               *************  **********     8

Travis                              ******  **********     -4     

Buckley (53)                   *********  *******    -1        

Rothwell                        ********  ************     -7     

Khadra (57)                   ****** ******     3

Diaz                                ************ ******     11 

  

Gallagher (53)               **** ****      0    

Dolan (57)                     ******     8

Hedges (82)                 *     -2

                                                                        

Highlights and Lowlights 

(A justification for the main ratings given above)

 

00 Good noise from the fans.

01 Khadra drives down the wing with 2 defenders chasing. He’s into the box but falls down rather easily - no penalty.

02 Buckley dispossessed so he fouls the Forest man.

03 Van Hecke slides a lovely ball from halfway to Khadra, in space, on the wing. He takes it on to the edge of the box and tries a very ambitious shot which Samba saves easily at his near post. Diaz was in the centre but well marked.

04 A second Forest corner goes to the far post to an unmarked attacker; a shot comes in which is blocked by Diaz and it’s another corner. We look disorganised on these set-pieces.

This time it’s a good punch by Kaminski.

06 Diaz offside. The rain is relentless.

08 Another nice long ball from van Hecke but this time Zeefuik is offside.

10 Forest stroll effortlessly through our midfield Giles, Travis and Lenihan fail to intercept but fortunately van Hecke makes the crucial challenge on Davis, inside the box, and the ball ricochets off Davis to Kaminski.

12 Buckley draws a free-kick, central and 35 yards out, and while Forest are organising themselves, Rothwell slips a quick pass sneakily through to Buckley, unmarked and just inside the box. He turns and only has the keeper to beat but he tries to sidefoot it tamely past the keeper and, falling the wrong way, Samba manages to stick a foot out and a glorious chance goes begging! Diaz retrieves the ball a yard from the byline and shoots but a defender clears off the line. Buckley should have hammered it……..another terrible miss from him!

16 Buckley loses the ball sloppily in the centre circle and Forest stream forward dangerously. Davis does van Hecke all ends up near to the left of the box and gets to the byline where he squares the ball and Kaminski blocks it with his legs at the near post. It only goes as far as Lowe just inside the box but his goal-bound shot is blocked by van Hecke. Lenihan fluffs his clearance back to Lowe who, this time, shoots into the side-netting. So much for our renowned defensive backline! Someone was offside at the end. To compound it all, Buckley is booked for a foul when he lost the ball! That’s his ninth.

21 Davis picks up the ball on halfway; Lenihan, Diaz and Travis can’t handle him and he’s away! Zeefuik gets back to challenge and bundles Davis over but he bounces straight back up and retains the ball before threading it into the box to Garner who pulls it back neatly and puts Wharton on his backside before slotting past Kaminski. A good goal but it relied on more comedy defending I’m afraid. 

24 This time van Hecke gives the ball away on halfway but, at least, he manages to chase Johnson down to get a block in but Johnson retrieves and goes round van Hecke and, fortunately, Kaminski collects his high cross.

26 Oh dear! Buckley’s head’s gone I think. He tries an overly ambitious shot from just outside the box but it’s an embarrassing, total mis-kick!

27 A lovely ball from Rothwell to Zeefuik high on the right wing but his attempted cut back is poor and Forest clear.

28 It's strange that all our attacks seem to be directed towards the right wing after Giles’ encouraging performance last time out. Here he’s won a throw-in and there’s nobody anywhere near him to throw it to…..and no one seems eager to come for it either! What’s going on?

29 Travis jumps in to pinch the ball just outside their D and is fouled. Yellow card. Rothwell hammers it straight into the wall.

35 Another Forest attack instigated by Davis and van Hecke has to stretch to cut out the ball inside the box. But back they come and Giles lets his man go, so Kaminski has to rush out to collect the ball.

39 Lenihan can’t handle Davis. He drops him in the middle of our half and earns his 9th yellow card.

41 A beautiful ball into the left channel from Giles, well inside Rovers half, sets Rothwell free and he storms into the box. He tries to square it to Diaz on the 6 yard line but a defender slides in and intercepts. He should have gone for goal himself…another good chance wasted.

42 Giles puts in a decent cross and Diaz gets it on target but it’s a weak header and straight at the keeper.

43 Diaz offside again.

44 Van Hecke’s headed clearance is straight to Johnson who goes past Wharton easily and feeds Davis in the box. He beats Travis, van Hecke and Wharton before blazing over the bar. Phew, he’d done all the hard work! A let off!

45 Giles puts a low, flat ball square into the 6 yard box. One defender hits it against another and Khadra picks up. He tries to do his razzle dazzle but ends up on the floor. Wharton’s long pass goes out of play.

46 The whistle goes and it’s been dire. 

 

45 It’s stopped raining!

48 Two poor corners from Giles! Now there’s some nice interplay between Buckley and Khadra and Buckley from just outside the box passes to Diaz’s feet near the penalty spot. The defender is tight on him and Diaz falls over allowing Forest to clear. Davis is clear and storming forward into the Rovers half. Rothwell puts in one of the dumbest challenges I’ve seen in a long time….scything Davis down from behind. He aimed for the man, the ball was miles away! Fully deserved yellow card.

51 Giles allows the winger to get in his cross and Lenihan heads clear.

52 Lenihan dives into a reckless challenge and the Forest players surround the ref. It’s a second yellow and Lenihan is off!

53 Gallagher on, Buckley off.

54 Spence goes past Gallagher and Rothwell with ease. Eventually Forest get the ball to Davis who turns and makes van Hecke look like a mug as he heads into the box. Kaminski and Wharton manage to block the shot at the near post. Diaz picks up the ball and from well in our half puts it into the left channel for Gallagher to chase.Sam drives powerfully towards the box, cuts back losing his 2 defenders before unleashing a good shot but it’s well blocked by one of the defenders who managed to get back. 

Wharton, under no pressure, hands the ball to Forest on the halfway line. Johnson runs forward and fires in a shot from 20 yards but it’s weak and too near Kaminski. Van Hecke looks knackered!

57 Dolan on, Khadra off.

58 Diaz is booked for dissent.

60 A lovely long ball down the wing from Zeefuik but Diaz is offside again!

63 Rothwell wins the ball and earns a corner. Giles’ delivery is too high and looping to get any force behind a header.

65 Ten-man Rovers are managing to exert some pressure but we don’t really look like scoring.

66 Neat play between  Dolan and Rothwellsees Dolan get to the byline and cross into the box but Gallagher’s header is weak and straight at Samba.

69 Worrall hoofs a huge clearance downfield and van Hecke is chasing back desperately with 2 Forest men. Van Hecke goes down on the edge of the box and Johnson picks up the ball and beats Zeefuik. Kaminski saves low to his left at full stretch and new sub Surridge fires the rebound, back across goal, a foot past the left post with a sliding Forest man missing the tap in by a whisker! I reckon van Hecke was fouled in the build up there but it’s another big let off.

70 A long Forest free kick comes in and Johnson is away from Zeefuik  and manages to push the ball across the box to Surridge on the penalty spot but thankfully van Hecke gets there first.

75 Diaz tries a shot from 22 yards. There’s not much quality in it but a deflection causes a bit of concern but Samba collects it.

77 Travis brings down Surridge and Forest take it quickly. Surridge gets it in the box but van Hecke blocks - although Surridge retrieves and still manages to get in a cross. Zeefuik heads away and it finally goes to Yates on the edge of the box and he hits the side-netting. Travis is booked. Following a brief flourish after the sending off, it’s looking all too easy for the Forest attack. It reminds me a bit of the way our defence crumbled after the Fulham sending off….except Forest aren’t finishing as well…..

81 Here we go again. It’s another long ball forward, Zeefuik is injured, and it’s 2 against 1 (van Hecke). Surridge gets there first and, from 13 yards, decides to have a go himself but he’s well off target.

82 Hedges on, Zeefuik off.

83 Gallagher gives away a soft free kick and the long ball finds Surridge on their left wing. He leaves Hedges on his backside and passes to Lowe on the 6 yard box but Wharton does well to block his attempted cut back and it’s a corner. Kaminski punches clear.

88 Van Hecke is beaten in the box by Surridge and the Dutchman brings him down. Penalty. Johnson hits the ball into the middle of the net.

90 Forest stream forward again but van Hecke blocks the shot. There’s no relief as they come again………and again van Hecke intercepts.

93 Giles midway in the Forest half, on the wing, bends a nice ball to Dolan’s feet in the D. He does a bit of flashy footwork before shooting but it’s straight at the keeper.

96 One final attack from Forest and mercifully, the final whistle goes.

This is no fun any more!

Thanks as always Tony. That was hard to read. Nobody came out of that with much credit apart from Dolan. I think you should revert to calling Diaz by his original name of Brererton until further notice.

[tonyoz]

1 hour ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Thanks as always Tony. That was hard to read. Nobody came out of that with much credit apart from Dolan. I think you should revert to calling Diaz by his original name of Brererton until further notice.

You know, when Dolan came on, I had a quick flashback to the days when watching was a pleasure and exuberance was a delight! Talking about credit though, I have to stand up for van Hecke. His score is low because I mark every incident he was involved in. You will notice (from the ratings) that he was involved in more “incidents” than anyone else and it’s no wonder that he was on his knees at the end. First he had to work harder to cover for Lenihan’s sending off…..then Zeefuik went off! You can see from my commentary that he was often the last man standing. He’s a good lad in my book. 
Oh yes, and I type Diaz only because it’s a lot shorter than Brereton……but I have been thinking the same thing. Maybe I could go back to Brereton until our South American superstar remerges?

Edited February 10, 2022 by tonyoz

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

4 minutes ago, tonyoz said:

You know, when Dolan came on, I had a quick flashback to the days when watching was a pleasure and exuberance was a delight! Talking about credit though, I have to stand up for van Hecke. His score is low because I mark every incident he was involved in. You will notice (from the ratings) that he was involved in more “incidents” than anyone else and it’s no wonder that he was on his knees at the end. First he had to work harder to cover for Lenihan’s sending off…..then Zeefuik went off! You can see from my commentary that he was often the last man standing. He’s a good lad in my book. 

Yes, a good point although I was less than impressed with the “ tackle “ for the pen. It was only going to have one outcome. He should have let the guy go and relied on his team mates and luck. The guy he brought down didn’t look like a finisher to me.

[Bigdoggsteel]

Ah easy one to give away. He was exhausted. The run their player made was what Rothwell should have done instead of trying to pass through a defender to Brereton. Terrible decision making 

[tonyoz]

21 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Yes, a good point although I was less than impressed with the “ tackle “ for the pen. It was only going to have one outcome. He should have let the guy go and relied on his team mates and luck. The guy he brought down didn’t look like a finisher to me.

I know but I think his legs weren’t working by then. You know, I’ve been here so many times as a Rovers fan. Maybe I should start supporting Brisbane Roar? Errrrr, then again….no!

Edited February 10, 2022 by tonyoz

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 minute ago, tonyoz said:

 

I know but I think his legs weren’t working by then. You know, I’ve been here so many times as a Rovers fan. Maybe I should start supporting Brisbane Roar? Errrrr, then again….no!

His brain wasn’t working but that’s what happens when you’re tired.

[tonyoz]

4 minutes ago, Bigdoggsteel said:

Ah easy one to give away. He was exhausted. The run their player made was what Rothwell should have done instead of trying to pass through a defender to Brereton. Terrible decision making 

Oh! I read on another thread that you were banned! Good to see it was a myth. Yes, I agree; he had given his all.

[Sparks Rover]

13 hours ago, tonyoz said:

You know, when Dolan came on, I had a quick flashback to the days when watching was a pleasure 

He just goes round in circles moving his feet about..not for me.

[Fraserkirky]

I thought I was imagining it at first but pleased to see I was right. Giles actually didn’t touch the ball till the 26th min. 
 

A whole lot of falling down from our strikers and hacking from our defenders. It was a dreadful performance from a side 2nd in the division.

[bazza]

On 11/02/2022 at 00:43, Fraserkirky said:

I thought I was imagining it at first but pleased to see I was right. Giles actually didn’t touch the ball till the 26th min. 
 

 

Touched the ball with his feet and took a throw-in within the first minute.