Players Ratings v Brighton (H)

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Team up later

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Meslier
Koch
Llorente
Cooper
Firpo
Phillips
Klich
Raphinha
Rodrigo
Gelhardt
Harrison
Subs
Shackleton
Greenwood
Struijk

[Cjay]

Meslier-6 . Solid enough.

Koch-7 . Did well imo as a right back.

Llorente-6 . Gets an extra point for the goal buildup but weak in the goal we conceded.

Cooper-6 . Solid but rash at times.

Firpo-7 . I thought he was defended well.

KP-4 . Not good really, maybe not fit?

Klich-7 . Did well, created chances and got forward, lacked composure though.

Rodrigo-4 . Wasteful on the ball, a flop in every sense.

Harrison-5 . Lots of effort but the end product was lacking.

Raph-8 . He did his absolute best today Raph, sometimes tried to hard and forced it but he was good today.

Gelhardt-9 . Excellent today, he fought hard and showed composure far beyond his years.

[faaip]

Meslier 6.5 - Again distribution was poor when more than a simple pass out
Koch - 8 - Good game from Koch, so much better as a defender
Firpo - 8 - Good defensively, some key interceptions and at CB plus, apart from one poor ball, made the ball work for us with clever passing. Needs to start more
Phillips - 7 - Curates egg but slightly above average
Llorente - 5.5 - A whole point for that ball but a bad day at the office for their goal, he and Coop left too much space
Cooper - 5 - Not at his best
Klich - 8 - A bit of vintage Klich, with any luck at all he equalizes in the first and could have had two
Raph - 7.5 - Dangerous but marked down for those horrible corners
Rodrigo - 6 - Got better as the game went on as he got as low as a 3.5 at one point
Harrison - 6.5 - Another curates egg.
Gelhardt 8.5 - Impressive display throughout imo, not just the brilliance for the goal

Shack - 6.5 - Hardly noticed him tbh, I maybe doing him a disservice
Struijk - 8 - 2 points for the goal in this case
Greenwood 7.5, understated performance, I like this kids range of passing

[John in Louisiana]

Meslier-6.5 Decent effort. Distributed pretty well

Koch-7 Solid

Llorente-6 . Let us down in the first half, came on in the second

Cooper-6 See Llorente

Firpo-7.5 One of his best games for us

KP-6 Meh

Klich-6.5 Meh +

Rodrigo-5.5 Needed much better from him today

Harrison-5.5 Great right up to the point where it mattered

Raph-8 Little tweak from Marsch gave him more space to operate. How about tweaking a bit more?

Gelhardt-9 Outstanding. Very unfortunate not to have two. MOTM

[Johnboy1965]

Meslier 6 Not much to do but distribution was poor again

Koch 7 Played well at right back. Did not take unnecessary risks. Solid

Llorente 5 Does not fair well against more physical forwards. Very weak again v Welbeck

Cooper 6 Steadied the ship second half after a poor opening 20 mins

Firpo 7.5 played well today both forward and in defence. Terrible challenge on Bissouma which saw him get his customary yellow.

Phillips 5 Still looks off the pace. Tired towards the end

Klich 7 Vintage Klich at times. Unlucky not to score.

Raphinha 7.5. Busted a gut and looked very dangerous. Corner taking poor though

Rodrigo 5.5 Much improved second half albeit from a very low bar. Lucky not be subbed at half time after a woeful first half.

Gelhardt 8 Fantastic composure and skill to set up the equalizer. Looked a threat all game.

Harrison 6 Some good passing into the channels but scuffed the chances he had taking too much time to think about the shot.

Subs
Shackleton 6 Brought good work rate and pace to the right.

Greenwood N/A Good range of passing.

Struijk N/A What a moment. Took his goal well. Right place at the right time.

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7 Meslier
7 Koch
6 Llorente
7 Cooper
7 Firpo
6 Phillips
7 Klich
8 Raphinha
5 Rodrigo
9 Gelhardt - Oustanding bit of skill, I was right behind looking down on Joe's razzle dazzle genius moment
6 Harrison
Subs
6 Shackleton
6 Greenwood
7 Struijk

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Top 3

1. Gelhardt
2. Raphinha
3. Firpo

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR VOTES

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Klich (Manure)
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Raphinha (Norwich)
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Koch (Man City)
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Cooper (Chelsea)
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