CroJack
Key Player
As you can see, Tymon and Allen were absolutely brilliant in the first half against Sunderland. Tymon was here, there and everywhere. Allan had a perfect game, he was bossing the midfield and he didn't make a single mistake.
Ronald was as brilliant as Tymon in creating chances up front, but like Placheta he made a few mistakes, so his final score was not as high as Tymon's. But that's normal for wingers, they're always trying to create and they don't always succeed.
Placheta was unlucky not to score with an excellent header when he was denied by the Sunderland keeper, and he missed two other great chances. Some of his crosses were also inaccurate. That's why his final score was 0, despite 10 positive actions.
Cabango and Wood were rock solid in defence, bullying Sunderland players and winning battles in the air and on the ground, making interceptions and clearances.
Naughton was excellent at full-back down the right. He played some lovely one-twos with Ronald and fed our attackers with some excellent long balls.
Grimes had a pretty solid game but had some bad moments (losing possession, missing a good chance).
Paterson had a good first half. He created a great chance for Ronald (the one Ronald missed for his hat-trick) and made a lot of other good contributions. Together with Cullen, he pressed the Sunderland defenders, made tackles, played one-twos and distributed the ball in the final third.
Cullen has to play every game as number 9. Period. He is so much better than Yates in terms of overall involvement in the game. His work-rate and build-up play is excellent and he is often there where he should be - in front of the opposition goal. He was unlucky not to score from that header, but his header created a tap-in opportunity for Ronald.
Rushworth was not really threatened in the first half. His distribution has to improve.
MOTM (first half) - Josh Tymon
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