Post your ratings for this match...i know its not pretty but even when we lose and play HORRIBLY i would like to have player ratings we should have this after every single game for the whole season to see how it averages out after the season is over.. I will post my ratings later after i finish watching the whole match.
Casillas - 6. A couple of errors with the wet ball and wind Cicinho - 3. Over ran the ball and left us exposed Ramos - 4. Good header for the goal but showed his inexperience when giving the penalty aways Bravo - 6. Played well in an unfamiliar position - made 3 or 4 good interceptions Carlos - 6. More solid defensively than usual Gravesen - 3. Gave away too many free kicks - was lucky not to be sent off. Caught in posession for their 2nd goal Becks - 4. Obviously not fit - why was he playing then? hmmm let me think...... ZZ - 5. Crowded out easily by hard working midfield Baptista -6. Worked hard - unfortunate to be subbed off. Robinho - 5. some nice skills but tried to do much - needs to get the simple things right before show boating Ronaldo - 5. A few shots but starved of decent service Salgado, Raul and Cassano - too little too late Caro - 4 hands are tied by unbalanced squad and club politics but needs to sort out defensive plays in training
Can't give Raul Bravo anything, on the 2nd goal he didn't even try running after the striker, just put his hand up to beg for a nonexistent offside. That really pissed me off.
Casillas - 6. Couldn't do anything about the goals. Made poor decisions on some plays and was fortunate Mallorca didn't capitalize Cicinho - 2. Terrible. Didn't pass to anyone, tried to do too much, lost the ball constantly and was caught out of position. Ramos - 6. Above average showing. Scored, but gave up a stupid penalty. Otherwise did OK against a weak front line. Bravo - 3. Looked uncomfortable as CB, although his pace was useful against the wingers. Carlos - 5. Decent defending, but no offensive contributions. Did not combine well with Robinho at all. Gravesen - 5. Started out poor, got a card after 20 minutes, then he got better. Some decent defensive and offensive play. Got picked off for the second goal, though. Beckham - 4. Assisted the first goal, did nothing otherwise. Did not combine with Cicinho well. Zidane - 4. Little creativity, lost the ball too much. Tried, but looked too tired. Baptista - 3. Tried, but nothing worked. As usual. Robinho - 3. Tried, even with a few tricks, but nothing worked. Ronaldo - 2. Absent. Could have set up Baptista for a goal early on, but was selfish. Subs: Raul - 4. No impact. Did he even get any touches on the ball? Salgado - 5. Ran at defenders, sprinted more for loose balls than any of the attacking players. Cassano - n/a. No impact in the little time he was given. Caro - 5. Decent substitutions (some of the worst performers came off), but should not have started Ronaldo. Also, lost the gamble to start Raul Bravo as CB.
Cassilas-6 cicinho-3 raul bravo-6 sergio ramos-3 roberto carlos-6 Beckham-5 Zidane-3 Robinho-4 Baptista-7 Gravesen-2 ronaldo-2 raul-0 Cassano- n/a Salgado-6 Caro-2
Cassilas-6 Cicinho-3 Bravo-3 sergio ramos-4 roberto carlos-6 Beckham-2 Zidane-5 Robinho-3 Baptista-5 Gravesen-2 Ronaldo-2 i think only zidane did ok in forward. some good passes ..but all team was bad yesterday.We need to start with cassano.
Funny When Beckham left all hell broke out. I know most people don't like him but no one crosses the ball better than him on the team. Ronaldo needs to come back and fight for the ball not just wait for it to come to him but also we need people to send some decent passes to him. Baptista should never play another game for Real Madrid. He can't score and just don't fit. Raul should never play another game also we have Cassano now and would fit along side Ronaldo or Robinho.