Player Ratings v Watford - RESULT

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Meslier
Ayling
Llorente
Cooper
Dallas
Koch
Klich
Raphinha
Rodrigo
Harrison
James
Subs
Phillips
Greenwood
Summerville

[Byebyegeegee]

Meslier 6: didn’t have all that much to do but what he had to do he did proficiently enough. Ironically his best save was the one where Watford were allowed to play on when they were obviously offside! What’s wrong with the linesman putting his flag up when it’s so obvious - I don’t get it!
Ayling 5: lost count how many times he gave the ball away at the start, fortunately improved - needed to. Still playing with a smile on his face which is nice to see.
Llorente 7: always in the thick of it and always seems to be a split second away from an error, fortunately today he got away with it
Cooper 8: second MOTM performance in a row by my reckoning, just shows how badly he’s been missed.
Dallas 5.5: not at his best in this match but kept plugging away
Koch 5: I thought he might prove to be a decent dmf but not on this showing I’m afraid
Klich 6: good today but becoming obvious he can’t go the full 90
Raphinha 7: scares the living daylights out of defences and scored a great goal as well but sometimes loses the ball too cheaply which often puts us on the back foot. Same comment as last week - I don’t know what we’re going to do without him.
Rodrigo 7: seems to be much more involved in games these days, some clever passes and intelligent runs. Capped off with a goal scored through his own persistence.
Harrison 6.5: a point added for his lovely goal but apart from one sumptuous low cross into the box was fairly average.
James 5: a generous 5 due to his willingness to keep running and running.

Subs:
Phillips 6: hopefully will soon be able to play a full 90 minutes which will be a boon to the team
Greenwood 6.5: a great little cameo at the end, really got stuck into the game and produced some telling passes.
Summerville n/a

[Cjay]

Meslier-6 . Didn't have much to do of note.

Ayling-5 . Gave the ball away a lot and was dodgy defensively

Llorente-8 . Was solid, looks much happier.

Cooper-8 . Same as Llorente.

Dallas-7 . Made a lot of tackles and was a threat going forward.

Koch-5 . Doesn't ever work in dm.

Klich-5 . Didn't impact the game enough for me.

Raphinha-8 . Gave a moment of quality when needed.

Rodrigo-6 . Point for the goal, largely ineffective aside from that.

Harrison-6 . Point for the goal, same as Rodrigo though, largely ineffective going forward.

James-5 . This striker nonsense needs to end, gets a point for the assist.

Subs
Phillips--5 . Did nothing of note really.

Greenwood- 7.5 . Did well, best cameo by far, involved in 2 goals.

Summerville-6 . Bright.

[weasel]

Meslier (7) - Made a great save albeit the fella was then flagged for offside. Think his focus is improving as he is not having to concentrate as much on his passing ability as he seems to be hoofing it more these days.

Ayling (6) - Steady performance without being spectacular

Llorente (6) - Steady performance without being spectacular

Cooper (7) - Showing all those that doubted him what a difference he makes. Nothing spectacular but we look more assured with him there as captain

Dallas (6) - Steady performance without being spectacular

Koch (6) - Steady performance without being spectacular. Don't think he has enough about him to be a defensive midfielder but did okay

Klich (6) - Steady performance without being spectacular. Think his best days are behind him but or maybe just not enough players on his wavelength.

Raphinha (7) Frustrating at times, still seems to be playing nowhere near his best but took his goal superbly

Rodrigo (6) Didn't even notice he was on the pitch for about 30 minutes. After that he was fairly anonymous. Only improved after he got his goal.

Harrison (7) Worked hard as usual, nothing too exciting but took his goal well

James (7) Incredibly brave to set up Raphinha for the opening goal. Think at some point eveything will fall into place and we will have a great player on our hands (hopefully that will happen without Bielsa mentoring him).

Subs
Phillips (7) Looked to be playing more of his England role than his best Leeds role due to having the far more defensive orientated Koch as his playing partner. Great shot prior to us getting our second goal. Hopefully he will be starting the next match.
Greenwood (7) Looks to be taking his chance after seemingly slipping down the order behind Gelhardt
Summerville - Can't really give him a score as didn't see much of the last few minutes so didn't see anything of him to comment on apart from it was good to see him celevrating with Harrison which shows a nice attitude.

[John in Louisiana]

Meslier-7 - Not really tested, but his first clean sheet in months.

Ayling- 6.5 - Played well.

Llorente-8 - Played really well. Love this guy when he's healthy

Cooper- 8 - Another excellent game from our captain

Dallas-7.5 - Omnipresent

Koch- 6.5 - Solid, if unspectacular

Klich-6.5 - See Koch

Raphinha-8 - What a goal. His very presence draws an additional defender and opens up play for the rest of the team.

Rodrigo- 7.5 - Level of play his improved substantially in the last month. Beginning to see why we paid so much for this guy.

Harrison- 7 - His pace troubled them all game; outstanding goal.

James- 6 - Just not a striker. One of the two G's needs to start up top.

Subs
Phillips-- 7 - Raised the whole team's level of play when he came on

Greenwood- 7.5 - Surely showed enough to earn some more time on the pitch. Excellent

Summerville- 7 - We have a player here

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Ayling-5 . Gave the ball away a lot and was dodgy defensively

He certainly did, ten times in his own half, however he made three excellent headed clearances.

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7 Meslier
7 Ayling
9 Llorente
9 Cooper
7 Dallas
3 Koch
5 Klich
8 Raphinha
7 Rodrigo
8 Harrison
5 James
Subs
7 Phillips
7 Greenwood

Weak links - spine of the midfield & no striker up top

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Top 3

1. Cooper
2. Llorente
3. Raphinha