Depressingly poor, no decent effort on goal, no saves made by their keeper. 90 minutes of hoofing it up to what is quite obviously a complete carthorse - only 22 more games of that to go although at this rate the last few will be academic anyway. Player analysis is as follows
Neilsen - at fault for both goals, beaten by a weak free kick on the side he was guarding, then at his near post, nearly cost us another with a ridiculous mix up with defender. Not good.
Cresswell - not too bad
Goodison - seemed to be scowling his way through the game, some good tackles and clearances and a couple of his usual wobbly moments.
Mclaren - useLESS, we are going down if this joker is going to continue getting a game
Showunmi - he may win header and battle about but this guy is not going to score.
Welsh - battled well and got stuck in
ITM - scored but struggled. he's a good player but there was crap all around him. And I've just read he has stuck in a transfer request.
Gornell - this lad is never going to be good enough for this level.
Wood - very shaky and seemed to be getting a bollocking from Goodison all the time. can't see how that will have helped his confidence.
Darville - frequently out of position
Labadie - got stuck in as well but didnt see enough of the ball.
Fraughn - looked okay when he came on, better than Mclaren anyway.
Only one game in so there is clear room for improvement and not time to start panicking but that was very very poor - not quite the dross of the Barnes days, but very very poor indeed and against another poor team. Huddersfield away up next and I'll be amazed if we get anything there and then an opportunity against Bournemouth the week after. We have to take home points if we are to survive what quite honestly is going to be another relegation battle.
Neilsen - at fault for both goals, beaten by a weak free kick on the side he was guarding, then at his near post, nearly cost us another with a ridiculous mix up with defender. Not good.
Cresswell - not too bad
Goodison - seemed to be scowling his way through the game, some good tackles and clearances and a couple of his usual wobbly moments.
Mclaren - useLESS, we are going down if this joker is going to continue getting a game
Showunmi - he may win header and battle about but this guy is not going to score.
Welsh - battled well and got stuck in
ITM - scored but struggled. he's a good player but there was crap all around him. And I've just read he has stuck in a transfer request.
Gornell - this lad is never going to be good enough for this level.
Wood - very shaky and seemed to be getting a bollocking from Goodison all the time. can't see how that will have helped his confidence.
Darville - frequently out of position
Labadie - got stuck in as well but didnt see enough of the ball.
Fraughn - looked okay when he came on, better than Mclaren anyway.
Only one game in so there is clear room for improvement and not time to start panicking but that was very very poor - not quite the dross of the Barnes days, but very very poor indeed and against another poor team. Huddersfield away up next and I'll be amazed if we get anything there and then an opportunity against Bournemouth the week after. We have to take home points if we are to survive what quite honestly is going to be another relegation battle.