Player Ratings: Swansea City 1-0 Sheffield United
Riley's ratings from our first Welsh loss in 12 outings
Riley Roberts
Michael Cooper – 5
Torn between 4 and 5. He did make a big save to keep it at 0-0, so I think a 5 is fair.
Femi Seriki – 4
Gave away some silly fouls and lacked end product. Our deeper right-hand side was caught napping in the press early on. That was between him and Soumaré.
Tyler Bindon – 6
Swept up well when required. A much better day that his debut.
Jack Robinson – 4
Sloppily ceded possession in our own half a few times on a day where just about everybody did their best not to retain possession.
Harrison Burrows – 5
Had little involvement from open play.
Djibril Soumaré - 4
Welcome to The Pinch player ratings young man. I found his display a bit untidy looking. Lectured by O’Hare early on for not supporting the press and a little gangly when delaing with a bouncing ball.
Sydie Peck – 6
Some real noise around him at the minute and while I think some of it is fair, he wasn’t as bad as people made out in this one. He won it back tremendously at times and had a few neat touches out of the sky.
Gustavo Hamer – 5
Awfully quiet.
Callum O’Hare – 4
Shoved to the ground far too easily at every opportunity. Wasteful in possession.
Louie Barry – 6
Went completely quiet in the second half but was our bright light in the first, repeatedly winning corners after driving at his man.
Tyrese Campbell – 4
Barely got near the ball for the most part and was unable to impact when he did have it.
Average rating – 4.82
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.