Player Ratings Man City 2 v. Everton 0 9/24/11
Man City
Hart- 6 He had a tiny hiccup on a floating cross in first half but he kept his clean sheet. Due to Evertons 10 man defending, he was a spectator throughout.
Richards- 8.5 Simply a beast among men. In the first half he was the best player on the pitch and the games best attacking outlet. He faded at the end but showed why he should be Englands RB.
Kompany- 7 Best defender in the world? Maybe… Another solid performance from the Belgium CB.
Lescott- 6.5 Didn’t have to do much but like his CB partner he did his job well when called upon.
Clichy- 6 Showed his fabulous endurance when bombarding down the left flank and put in some dangerous crosses but didn’t offer anything else. Everton gave him infinites amount of space and he couldn’t take advantage of it.
Barry- 6 Had some nice tackles and passes but had no invention or conviction.
Toure- 6.5 Solid game from the lil bro and had a great shot in the 2nd which Howard did well to save.
Silva- 8.5 Even though he was man marked by the uncompromising Rodwell for the first 75 mins, he was still able to show the pure class he possesses. Unlucky to hit the post and simply a beautiful setup for Milners goal.
Nasri- 7.5 Showed his class throughout w/ some neat touches and tidy passing. No final product.
Dzeko- 4.5 Poor game by a man in good form. He had some good close control takedowns but he couldn’t take advantage of some half chances that came his way.
Aguero- 7.5 Dangerous everytime he is on the ball. He has so many dif skills on display and set up Bolatellis goal w/ strength and smarts.
Bolatelli- 7.5 Super sub w/ the luckily deflected goal. Looked dangerous when he came on but still pouts to the refs way too much.
Milner- 6.5 Finally his first goal for City. He took his goal well and looked lively.
Savic- 6 Well positioned to clear ball of line at end.
Everton
Howard- 7 A couple solid saves (especially on the Toure blast) and was unfortunate w/ the deflected goal.
Hibbert- 6 Decent defending, nothing more.
Distin- 8 Fantastic defending throughout the game until he backed off too quick on
Silva for Milners late goal.
Jagielka- 5.5 Everywhere on defense but the little errors and weak defending at points weren’t going to cut it against such strong opposition.
Baines- 7.5 Great runs down the left like always but he couldn’t deliver the final product in this one. If he hasn’t already, he should take over for Ashley Cole as Englands starting LB shortly.
Neville- 4.5 He played in this game? Anonymous throughout.
Rodwell- 7 Had to man mark one of the top players in the world at the moment and did an admirable job at that. Endurance in abundance and could be Englands starting CM by EuroCup if he keeps improving.
Coleman- 6 A couple nice runs and touches. Nothing more.
Cahill- 6 Was forward turned defender for essentially the entire match until he was injured off.
Fellani- 6.5 Like his strike partner he did a solid job defending but offered lil in attack.
Saha- 6.5 Looked positive when he entered in the 2nd and should be back in Moyes’ plans by next game w/ this performance.
Drenthe- 5 Terrible ball that led to Man Citys 2nd.
Vellios- 5.5 N/A
Ref
Webb- 7 Early yellow cards were slightly questionable but were the correct calls in my opinion. Only call he got wrong was when Saha got decked in the 2nd and he let the game play on but a very solid performance from Englands top referee.
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