(09-24-2021, 12:44 AM)Cuzer Wrote: (09-23-2021, 09:32 PM)Peachy Wrote: We were terrific tonight. We were everything you'd want from our first team performance.
Started on the front foot and scored a well worked goal after a minute. We then spent the rest of the first half working our socks off whilst Saints had more of the ball but we pressed really well and were very physical. At the back we were solid and limited them to a few scraps and going forward we mixed it up well with lots of long diagonals and looked to counter them. Castro then scores a beauty of a free kick and we go in 2 up at half time.
2nd half we came out and after 3 minutes we carved them open with some one touch passing and got a penalty to put us 3 up. From there on in we were bloody brilliant. We bullied them all over the pitch and we played some really nice football. Kept it on the deck and zipped it about but never over played. Finished our chances really well and could easily of had a couple more goals.
Not one player got less than a 7 out of 10 tonight. A few special mentions:
Cann - Yet another very good Albion keeper coming through. All saints fans around me thought he was excellent.
Texiera - Played right wing back tonight (hes normally in midfield) and had a brilliant game. Up and down the wing all night and never backed out of a challenge. Looked very good.
Castro - Mixed bag. Massive unit and so much self confidence bordering on arrogance. Much more combative than I thought he would be which given his size is a massive plus. He ate the ground up at times and has a brilliant engine. The downside was his flicks and tricks at the wrong times landed us in trouble on more than a few occassions. He settled down 2nd half and when he keeps things simple he looks a very good player.
Caleb Taylor - The pick of the 3 centre halfs. Very composed and brought the ball out well with some decent passing. Going to be a very good player. Tbf Shotton and Joshua looked very good too.
Rico - Our most skillful player. Great balance, got his head up and his movement was excellent. Played right in a front 3 tonight.
Just seen the goals on our website
Looked a great performance
You can’t claim Superfan status though unless you give all the players marks out of ten, come on….keep up 
Cuzer
Ha. Good point.
Cann - 8.5 - commanded his box, took every cross, pulled off very good saves and organised his defence well.
Texeira - 9 - My MOTM. For a midfielder he put in a perfect RWB performance full of energy.
Shotton - 8 - Very steady and unfussy.
Taylor - 9 - Lead the team brilliantly and Marshalled the defence.
Joshua - 7 - Looked a bit cumbersome on the ball but didnt put a foot wrong. Massive unit!
Ashworth - 8 - Neat and tidy and whipped in some decent crosses. Had Saints best player up against him and had him in his pocket.
Andrews - 8 - Very busy performance in the centre of the park. Kept it ticking over and never stopped.
Castro - 8 - Very entertaining. Amazing goal. Huge engine and smashed into challenge after challenge but overplayed at times and tried flicks and tricks at the wrong time. Was very good 2nd half and ran the midfield and kept things more simple to much great effect.
Fellows - 8 - Played left of the front 3. Created numerous chances and caused them trouble. Set up the furst goal well. Tired and was subbed in the 2nd half.
Windsor - 8 - Good little player. Quick and tough little bastard. Won the penalty and scrored a worldy of a left foot volley. Good number 9 performance.
Rico - 8 - Very skillful and has real vision. Dropped his shoulder and went past his man on numerous occassions. Scored and played well.
Subs
Faal - 9 - On for 15 mins and scored twice. A proper handful.
King - 7 - not on long
Reyes - 7 - Looked lively.
