I genuinely wouldn't have given below a six for any of them
Poor ref/Lino decisions, a pretty lucky goal and a few of ours were a bit leggy
But still Rodriguez would have been my worst at 6
I agree about some of the decisions, but their goal wasn't really lucky. They just walked down the pitch and scored. We had no fight in us.
Maybe I was a little harsh, looking at some sports websites and their reviews, all between 5 and 6, with the odd 7. But let me ask you this and this is genuine. When a player has a bad game, what is a fair score to give? For me, I go by a general rule of:
8-10 for scoring goals/a number of epic saves/numerous assists/general involvement throughout a winning performance.
6-7 for a mediocre game, nothing particularly good or bad and an average all round performance.
4-5 for a poor display which leads to a loss.
< 3 for zero impact/errors leading to goals/all round debacle leading to loss.
I'd never score someone on effort, because i have no doubt that they all tried their best. But sometimes football is about using your brain and it seems as though some players just don't have a good understanding of the game or what's expected of them.
For instance, a player puts a cross into the box and it's cleared by the first man. First time no one cares. Second time fans start to get a little frustrated. Third time and so on, fans become impatient. If he brings nothing else to the game and failed to find a decent cross in 90 mins, he certainly doesn't deserve credit just for trying. He hasn't done his job.
For me, a number of players didn't turn up to what I considered to be a vital game.