Man of the Match v Rotherham (FA Cup)

[Bailey]

12 hours ago, pete0 said:

@2:40 Gomes is the one who doesn't make enough of an effort. Don't see how any blame goes on Davies, he was never in a position to win the header, chases the danger and manages to apply pressure and get a touch, but unfortunately the touch takes it to Olosunde who scores. All on Gomes that one, he wasn't even half arsed in trying to win the header. If he applies more pressure/makes more of an effort to win the initial header he helps prevent that goal. I don't see what Davies could have done? (@2:40)

Think Gomes just trusts Digne to do be able to do his job, there's no reason for him to run until Digne fecks up. Davies and Coleman both get caught watching the ball rather than checking to see if they have left a free man though which lets them have the second pop. That said if it went in Digne and Olsen would be much more culpable. Digne is turned far too easily and Olsen should be able to do better with that shot. Pickford on here has got moaned about for not being able to steer away better shots than that. (@1:30)

 

Davies is so close to the action and yet his cement boots meant he couldn't even get to the area. If he knows that is the case then he doesnt need to get involved. Put it this way, Doucoure in the position of either Gomes or Davies would have done a much better job of competing for that header.

Again Davies chases the danger but its in slow motion. The guy isn't running fast and yet Davies can't lay a glove on him. Then when he has plenty of time to get close to the ball to block the shot again he is too far off the pace to get there. Again, Allan or Doucoure win those challenges and stop the goal. 

With the other chance, I agree that Digne should do his job but part of being in that position is that Gomes should be able to anticipate and react. He does neither to any sort of acceptable level. He is happy to drift through the game. I am not saying he is responsible for the shot or anything like that but you just see him drift around. 

Personally, I do not find that level of intensity anywhere near good enough. In fact, watching both of them for that goal and chance is borderline embarrassing. 

[Palfy]

3 minutes ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said:

I didn’t say Doucoure was the only reason we got a grip in midfield but he was a damn sight more effective than either Davies or Gomes combined 

Davies was definitely the worse of the two but Gomes didn’t exactly cover himself in glory either. I’ve come to expect that level of performance from Davie but suppose I was more disappointed in Gomes given the way he started the game and his last 2 substitute cameos

6 people picked him as MotM so it’s all about opinions but I just felt he went missing after the first 15 minutes

The whole team pretty much went missing after we scored at one point people were thinking how many are we going to get in the first 10-15 minutes, which then soon turned to will we lose this. 
I agree to an extent with who ever pointed out Gomes and Davies together doesn’t work, ideally you would want Doucoure and Allan, and at a minimum either one of them with Gomes or Davies. 
Doucoure was effective and the midfield duo became more effective as a unit and I believe that would have been the case if it was Gomes who went off in stead of Davies to a large degree we just had to change the partnership of Gomes and Davies.