Player Ratings: Sheffield United 1-1 Norwich
The winning run is over... but we did have to make eight changes!
Riley Roberts
Michael Cooper - 8
Really saved us at times with some excellent stops. Delighted to see him put out a top performance again.
Femi Seriki - 5
Would be higher if not for a couple of poor mistakes giving Norwich some decent chances. Great energy down the right and always a thorn in the side of any opposition, but needed to be more secure on the ball on more than one occasion.
Tyler Bindon - 5
Didn’t really like his performance on the whole, despite some timely interventions in the box. Often allowed Norwich’s attackers to hold the ball up by getting outstrengthed/giving them too much space, and had to have Tanganga clean up for him a few times in the 1st half, alongside some cheap fouls.
Japhet Tanganga - 5
A very good 1st half followed by a not so good 2nd, including a moment of absolute misery in the build up to Norwich’s equaliser. Unfortunately they are the moments that matter most.
Harrison Burrows - 5
Completes a back line of 5s, following a display of sub-par defending, but being unfortunate not to provide an assist or 2 with Cannon and Chong both allowing a superb ball to flash across the face of goal.
Djibril Soumare - 1
One of the worst performances of the season, by a player who looked like he’d never experienced 11-a-side senior football. He was second to every loose ball, and scored a complete calamity of an own goal amidst a shoddy showing.
Ollie Arblaster - 5
Hardly affected the game, but was still pretty tidy in his actions and it was nice to see him back in the side.
Tahith Chong - 6
Frustrating in the 1st half as he seemed just as unfamiliar with our press, as you’d expect from someone in his first start for the club. Still, he provided a superb assist for the goal. I’ll bump him to a 6 to save you from the slew of 5s.
Callum O’Hare - 4
Did at least try to make things happen in a poor first half, but was dispossessed too easily and guilty of running down a few dead ends.
Tom Cannon - 3
I like to use these player ratings to talk about what I saw with my eyes. But tonight, I have to include some rare data points: 72 mins played, 2 passes completed, 2 duels won. I just can’t see what makes him a Championship for all the lost headers and balls given away. He really should’ve attacked Burrows’ low cross better.
Danny Ings - 5
Missed a few huge chances and generally didn’t offer the same activity his last couple of Blades outings had but salvages a 5 with his goal.
Subs:
Andre Brooks - 6
Rarely do I give subs a rating. But he was the most dangerous player on the pitch while he was on, and I feel like that deserves a reward.
Alex Matos - 4
Similarly — but not really — Matos came on and showed a whole load of nothing positive.
Average rating - 4.77
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.