Player Ratings: Sheffield United 0-1 Millwall
Belated greetings and ratings after our third successive league defeat.
Riley Roberts
Michael Cooper - 5
Looked really quite unsettled, as he did vs. Swansea. Couldn’t do much about Millwall’s goal, though I felt his distribution could’ve been better.
Ben Godfrey - 5
An okay start to life at United, despite a few significant moments. Made one big tackle, though it was a recovery from his own mistake.
Tyler Bindon - 5
Another “okay performer”. Millwall went long a lot, and if we did one thing right all afternoon, it was that we very often got the first contact on those.
Jack Robinson - 7
Our best performer by a good distance in my eyes. Won everything.
Harrison Burrows - 5
Got on the ball a real lot and went very close to drawing us level with 10 mins to go. Looked about as likely as anyone to turn the tide of the game. Loses a mark for his defending on the goal.
Sydie Peck - 3
Just didn’t get much right. Summed up when he toe-poked a pass straight at a Millwall player.
Callum O’Hare - 5
Weak at times in the first half but grew into the game and helped knock the ball around fairly well. Really unfortunate not to score.
Gustavo Hamer - 6
Every time we went close, he was involved in the move. Put in some good set-pieces and had some tidy moments in open play.
Tom Cannon - 2
Gave the ball away just about every time he touched it. Definitely not a winger.
Tyrese Campbell - 4
Very isolated and despite doing fairly well with a few long balls he held up, was mostly anonymous
Louie Barry - 5
Quieter than he had been at times, but still forced one good save from the Millwall keeper. Had a few chances to stretch his legs in the first half too.
Average rating: 4.73
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.