Sheffield United 0-2 Leeds (A)
Defeat number one: Riley Roberts dishes out ratings for every player against Leeds.
These ratings will follow after every game of the Championship season, and they will — depending on your outlook — be harsh or too kind. Any 1-10 rating should make use of every number, and as Riley explains below, the ratings system starts at a 5 (when a player enters the field) and goes up or down depending on their contribution.
Riley Roberts
Michael Cooper – 5
Good save in the first half. Couldn’t do much about either of their goals.
Jamie Shackleton – 5
Strange one, as both of his Blades outings have been so far. Generally tidy but had a few iffy moments such as the poor back pass in the first half.
Harry Souttar – 4
Made a good intervention with his head in the first half but struggled with the ball in behind, expect better from him givent the standards he’s set.
Anel Ahmedhodzic – 6
Solid I thought. Did his job pretty well
Rhys Norrington-Davies – 5
Had some decent moments in possession but spent a lot of the game just booting it down the line.
Harrison Burrows – 4
Up against some big threats but didn’t have a particularly good outing defensively, nor did he offer any threat going forwards.
Vinicius Souza – 7
Annoying that he picked up that yellow which will forced him to miss our next game away at Boro but he was quite clearly our best player here.
Oliver Arblaster – 4
Disappointing. Struggled to have a big impact on the game.
Gustavo Hamer – 5
Standard game for him when things aren’t going particularly well. Attempted most of our most threatening passes though not many came off. Happens.
Callum O’Hare – 4
Once again unable to retain possession, and starved of it for the most part.
Kieffer Moore – 5
Played some great flick ons in the first 5 mins but was ineffective after that. Not sure what was going through his head when he played THAT pass.
Average rating – 4.91 (Lowest of the season)
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.