Player Ratings: Sheffield United 1-3 Derby
Ratings from Riley after the Blades' concede three again and lose again.
Riley Roberts
Michael Cooper - 3
Put us under pressure with poor distribution and conceded 3 times, though I don’t think you could necessarily expect him to do much about any of the goals.
Japhet Tanganga - 4
Was given a tough time by Agyemang off Derby’s left. Didn’t make the most of 2 chances to score.
Mark McGuinness - 2
A torrid showing where every ball that went over his head out into his channel was won by a Derby player. Hooked on 60 mins is never a good sign.
Ben Mee - 3
Struggled with the ball at his feet, often inviting pressure onto us and unable to provide any kind of real defensive support.
Sam McCallum - 5
A solid enough showing at both ends. In a tough period, he does seem to be someone who is really trying to take the chance afforded to him.
Djibril Soumare - 6
The best player on the pitch for about 20 minutes at the start, Soumare found some lovely passes between the lines and won his fair share of tackles too. Faded a bit from the game but still showed positives.
Sydie Peck - 3
Wasn’t at all bad in his general play, actually combining quite well in midfield with Soumare early on, but then had a big hand in 2 Derby goals, with his man scoring from a corner for the 1st and then his horrendous backpass leading straight to Derby’s 2nd.
Chiedozie Ogbene - 6
Drove us forward at times and got a few balls into the box that caused danger.
Callum O’Hare - 7
Buzzed around trying to make things happen and did play some nice passes with a lot of our best play coming when he was on the scene. Scored an eventually meaningless goal, but was comfortably the player who can hold their head the highest.
Andre Brooks - 4
Very quiet. Unable to really get anything going.
Tyrese Campbell - 4
Made a couple good runs in behind but was ignored on each occasion and was generally isolated throughout the game. Should’ve hit the target with a header just before half time.
Average rating - 4.27
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.