They played as a team against a decent Dull side and won as a team.
B Hamer 6:
Partly at fault for the first, but he redeemed himself with a point-blank save. Seems to know the rules of the game now, too.
A Mbengue 7:
Great play down the flanks, still not the best at blocking crosses, but he's getting better. I think this is his position at RB long term. His runs really pinned them back, and his shot led to the first goal.
J Dunne (c) 7:
Quality goal and dominated the defence, also came across on the right when Mbengue went forward. You know how Cook leads the team, well, Dunne looks like he's doing the same now.
J Clarke-Salter 5:
Partly at fault for the first and tried to claim a foul for the second. He should know there is no VAR in the champ, and if you're fouled, they still get the goal. He wasn't that bad; just two mistakes cost us, and he was involved in both. Hopefully, he's just rusty, and the rest of his play was decent.
R Norrington-Davies 6:
Linked up well with the Chair and defended decently.
J Varane 6:
One of his better games, tackled well, but did not create much going forward.
N Madsen 6:
Played okay and had good link play going forward.
K Dembele 6:
A real threat for a change, I noticed how he moved into the middle when we attacked, drawing the fullback into the middle with him. This allowed Mbengue to charge up the wing whilst Dunne filled in behind him. Dembele is much better in the middle running at the oppo, only let down by being a little greedy at times.
R Kone 5:
Kept the oppo defence occupied, should have scored with a clear chance in the first half, but gave the ball away, which led to the first goal. Not really that bad, just unlucky at times.
I Chair 8:
Man of the match, totally in control at all times and driving the team forward again and again. Drops back and helps out too. Scored the first, assisted the second, and Burrell turned in his rebound shot. But even outside this, he was controlling the game; Hull had no answer to him.
R Burrell 7:
Stressed the Hull defence time and again. His pressing was excellent, and he was hanging around the box for his goal, as all good strikers should. Made life really hard for them.
Subs:
S Cook 6:
Came on for the tired JCS and was pretty solid. Had a chance to score but skied it over the bar.
K Morgan 5:
Came on for the tired Mbengue and was okay, did not do much but did not do anything majorly wrong. Still not able to block the opponent's crosses, though.
K Saito 6:
Only had a few mins but put in some decent moves with the others and on the right side of the pitch as well. Showing he can do it there too.
R Kolli 7:
Looked very good indeed and worked well with the others to pin them back. He should be the sub ahead of Frey. Glad to see him back, and playing well.
This was an excellent performance that built on the Sheff Utd one, with a win against a top-6 opponent and at home for a change. The way the defence is set up, especially on the flanks now, is very pleasing from an attacking point of view. We conceded two due to losing the ball upfield and JCS not being fully match-sharp. Once he is, then we shall look even better. With Kolli, Saito, Smyth and with Poku to come back, it seems like we shall have decent options off the bench too.
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