Sheffield United 1-0 Swansea (H)
Still unbeaten, still unbent: Riley Roberts dishes out ratings for every player in the Blades' latest win.
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 – 6
A return to “didn’t have much to do” but doing it well. Solid
Jamie Shackleton – 6
Pleasantly surprised. Had a few iffy moments in possession but overall did the tasks of a full back well.
Harry Souttar – 4
By far his worst game for us, which says a lot when we still kept a clean sheet. Played some very poor passes in the first half and beaten a few times.
Anel Ahmedhodzic – 6
Pretty standard Anel performance this season, defended the box well and drove us forward on a few occasions.
Harrison Burrows – 7
Everywhere. Robbed of an assist by Moore’s shot cannoning back off the post but was strong defensively and played the cross which led to the own goal.
Sydie Peck – 7
Absolutely love this lad. 90 minutes on the clock and he, the most junior player in the side was shouting at others to slow it down and took a yellow for the team. Class.
Vinicius Souza – 7
Committed a fair few fouls but I can look past that with the amount of counter attacks he stopped with great tackles. Fair shout for being his best showing of the campaign.
Andre Brooks – 4
Feels harsh but he missed 2 really big chances. Needs to be better in front of goal.
Callum O’Hare – 4
Pretty much the exact same as the Portsmouth game in the sense that he was dispossessed far too easily and struggled to make things happen.
Gustavo Hamer – 5
Fine. Put in a good corner but also got skinned once or twice in the first half. Nothing massively noteable
Tyrese Campbell – 5
A bit unfortunate not to score but ultimately didn’t do much, can’t go higher than a 5.
Bonus sub rating — Kieffer Moore – 7
Sure, he missed a chance which I would usually be critical of, but the way he put himself about and won everything when he came on was crucial to us seeing out the game. Lovely stuff
Average rating – 5.67
Overall Season Average Rating - 5.72
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.