Let’s have some ratings then, you bag of cunts.
I didn't watch closely enough to give you ratings but a few thoughts:
Donaldson was impressive. Apart from a poor first touch the rest of his game looked top notch. The quality of his goal and assist was something we haven't seen from a striker in quite a while.
Vaughan looked like he was going to score/create something every time he got the ball. Put himself about too which makes a change from watching Doyle up front. I can see him getting 20+ this season easy.
Ben Richards Everton- Im not sure how he's spent most of his career in the Scottish pub leagues and Accrington Stanley reserves. He was very good defensively. Got stuck into everything and made some critical challenges. Not really a fan of his long range passing but as he does his main job I'll let it go. Rock solid at the back.
Wood- Thought he did well today. He put in maybe 3 sublime crosses, one which resulted in a goal. I can see him getting a few assists this season. Wood in general has been underused in a city shirt imo.
Scannell- Shit. Always ran into his man and lost the ball. He does at least try things and scored a good goal too, but his decision making needs to improve.
Palmer- decent enough I thought. He looks like he has another gear to go through and I can see him getting better as the season goes on.
Devine-Anonymous first half, good in the second.
Patrick- Got the ball in a couple of good positions but did nothing with it as his control and awareness was that bad.
O'Donnel- Good in the air, commanded his box, did what he had to do.
Didnt really notice the the rest.
To add onto that, I disagree that our midfield is poor, we created loads today and could have had 5 or 6. The only problem is that we don't have a tackler in there which means that opposition teams find it easy to run through us as Oldham did first half. Sort that out and the rest of them look fine.
All in all, our attacking play looked good in a 4-4-2. A complete contrast to the Grimsby and Cambridge games where it was none existent. Bring in one or 2 defensive options for midfield and we're good to go.