Player Ratings: Sheffield United 3-2 Leicester (A)
The third win in three for Blades and Riley's here with the player ratings.
Riley Roberts
Michael Cooper - 3
A really poor mistake for Leicester’s first goal, which could’ve proved costly. The second goal didn’t look the best on his end either.
Femi Seriki - 7
Involved in the opening goal and a constant threat down the right, it was another impressive display for Femi Seriki who has really come into his own since returning to the starting XI.
Japhet Tanganga - 6
Looked a threat from set pieces and was generally solid in his defensive efforts as part of a unit that barely gave Leicester a sniff for 45 minutes.
Ben Mee - 5
Had potential to be a 10 had his acrobatic effort from the edge of the area gone in, but I don’t think there was much else of note in a fairly standard, solid performance.
Harrison Burrows - 7
Given the tough task of returning to the starting 11 to face Fatawu, but made some good tackles and was always an option overlapping on the left hand side.
Andre Brooks - 6
Gave Leicester constant problems in a first half where we really looked like scoring every time we went forward. Didn’t get much of the same opportunities in the 2nd 45 but was disciplined in his out of possession role.
Jairo Reidewald - 6
Was often in the right place at the right time during the 1st half, but less so during the 2nd. I hope he has a goal bonus in his contract though.
Sydie Peck - 7
Got United on the attack on numerous occasions with some neat passes in behind the Leicester defence. Added a first non penalty goal for the Blades too, and what a strike it was.
Callum O’Hare - 7
Probably deserved to be on the scoresheet for his part in the 2nd goal, but the fact it didn’t go down as his won’t take away from another good display where he received between the lines and created chances at ease in that 1st half.
Tom Cannon - 6
Not a great performance in all truth as he dallied on the ball at times and was guilty of a couple of wrong decisions, but he did open the scoring and for that, earns himself a 6.
Tyrese Campbell - 5
Missed a glorious opportunity to make it 4-0 before HT. No surprise to see him taken off in the 2nd half after barely going near the ball after the restart, though a change to 1 up top may have invited more pressure than it was worth.
Average rating - 5.91
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.