Charlton winless in 11, Blades looking much improved. We should’ve known.
Poor defending may have led to the goals that Charlton scored, but we were hardly brilliant with the ball either, creating just 0.59 xG from open play in a game that was eerily similar in feel to some of those earlier in the season.
Michael Cooper - 3
Back-to-back games where both shots on target against us have ended up in the back of the net. Unlike at Preston in the week, the goalkeeper definitely has to shoulder some of the blame when beaten at his near post from range.
Hamza Choudhury - 4
Clear from early on that Campbell had the better of him. That and a yellow card, which, if you watched MOTD last night, you’d know was correctly awarded, saw him hooked at HT.
Japhet Tanganga - 5
Had been beaten a few times early on, but played some nice switches of play and was probably our best defender on the day.
Liam Kitching - 4
Didn’t cover himself in glory for Charlton’s second, though none of our back line did, with no fewer than four United players beaten to a ball in our six-yard box by one Charlton forward.
Harrison Burrows - 3
Positive on the ball, but an absolute horror showing defensively. Constantly allowed crosses to come in or didn’t track runners.
Kalvin Phillips - 4
Didn’t look quite as classy on the ball as in previous outings, and he too was one of the white shirts stood watching on as Godden won Charlton the game.
Sydie Peck - 4
Never really got up to speed with the game. Uncharacteristically slow to loose balls in the middle.
Tahith Chong - 5
Gave a fair account of himself without ever producing any spectacular moments.
Romelle Donovan - 6
Again, don’t think he was at his most impactful here, but still had so much of our play run through him, and it seemed for most of the contest that if we were to score, it’d more than likely come with Donovan involved.
Ben Brereton-Díaz - 4
Played Tom Cannon’s role of being the forward player who just couldn’t really get involved in the game in this one. Just 16 touches in 87 minutes.
Jordan Ayew - 7
Picked up his first goal for United and had a few moments where he caused the Charlton defence real problems with his running and energy chasing balls sent up the pitch.
Average rating - 4.45
Ratings system:
0 – Reserved for anyone who has a wayward effort at goal smash me in the face, unlikely to ever happen.
1 – Worst of the worst. Saved for disastrous performances, with result-altering mistakes.
2 – A terrible performance. Performances where a player offers very little and has many unsuccessful actions, ultimately proving to be a major detriment to the team’s overall performance.
3 – A bad performance. Negative contribution. Like a 2, just a bit less rubbish.
4 – A below-average performance. Not necessarily having a negative impact on the game; it could just be a player who struggled to impact the game at all.
5 – The baseline rating. All players go into a game starting on a 5 — it’s bang average, given out for an unremarkable yet solid performance, for a postman delivering the post.
6 – A decent performance. A player who gets a 6 has positively contributed to the game, and at the very least has had some impressive moments while being generally solid outside of them.
7 – A good performance. Awarded for players who had a noticeable positive impact on the game.
8 – A very good performance. A player who made significant contributions to the outcome of the game with their performance and consistently displayed a high level throughout.
9 – An outstanding performance. To score as high as a 9, a player needs to be dominant throughout the match, performing at a level well above the standard and/or making multiple game-changing contributions.
10 – A perfect 10, unlikely to ever see the light of day as nobody has a flawless game. For me to even think about giving out a 10 it would probably have to be a player doing something historic or unheard of.