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West Ham Player Ratings vs. Aston Villa: Lucas Paqueta deserves better, one man gets a 2.0
10Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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West Ham Player Ratings vs. Aston Villa: Lucas Paqueta deserves better, one man gets a 2.0

West Ham blew an early lead, falling 2-1 to Aston Villa in the third round of the FA Cup. Here are the player ratings. GK Lukasz Fabianski, 6.0 In the end, could do nothing about either goal, as the first was struck away from him by an unsuspecting Tomas Soucek. LB Ollie Scarles, 7.5 The young Scarles had eight combined tackles and interceptions in an exceptional defensive display that will go underrated. CB Max Kilman, 7.5 Put his body on the line defensively and marshaled Ollie Watkins well in an excellent performance that did not deserve a defeat. CB Konstantinos Mavropanos, 5.0 The clear weak link of the defensive. Poor on the ball and even more suspect with his marking. With a new manager, Mavropanos will be on the hot seat. RB Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 7.0 Strong going forward a...
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Aston Villa Player Ratings vs. West Ham: Ollie Watkins never gives up
10Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Aston Villa Player Ratings vs. West Ham: Ollie Watkins never gives up

After a dreadful first half, Aston Villa recovered nicely to win 2-1 in the third round of the FA Cup against West Ham. Here are the player ratings. GK Robin Olsen, 6.0 Could not be faulted at all for Lucas Paqueta’s brilliant finish in the ninth minute. LB Ian Maatsen, 7.0 Summed up the virtues of Aston Villa on this night by not giving up, like his teammates. Maatsen overcame a slow start by growing into the game and showing much better awareness. He flashed two shots at Lukasz Fabianski that threatened, with the second leading to the equalizer, and he won a  whopping six combined tackles and interceptions due to his stellar recovery pace. CB Tyrone Mings, 4.0 What Tyrone Mings does on the football pitch can only be described as anti-football. He has no control of his body...
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Rangers Player Ratings vs. Dundee: Nedim Bajrami, Jefte drop stinkers in draw
9Jan By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Rangers Player Ratings vs. Dundee: Nedim Bajrami, Jefte drop stinkers in draw

Rangers dropped more valuable points on Thursday night in the Scottish Premiership, drawing Dundee 1-1. Here are the player ratings. GK Liam Kelly, 6.0 LB Jefte, 4.0 Poor. Only "bested" by his fullback counterpart on the other side in this battle of incompetence, and he was only narrowly better by virtue of the fact that he could run fast. Jefte's yellow card was a prime example of a player without a clue of how to tackle, nor was Jefte's contributions as a passer going forward any better. Whatever he looked like on Thursday, he didn't look like a professional left back playing for one of European football's most historic clubs. CB Clinton Nsiala, 7.0 Nsiala blocked a total of four shots and made five clearances for Rangers, standing out as one of the few players on the team who pl...
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Tottenham Player Ratings vs. Liverpool: Lucas Bergvall and Yves Bissouma rule the midfield
8Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Tottenham Player Ratings vs. Liverpool: Lucas Bergvall and Yves Bissouma rule the midfield

Here are the player ratings as Tottenham squeak past Liverpool 1-0 in a thrilling, albeit somewhat sloppy, League Cup first leg semifinal. GK Antonin Kinsky, 8.0 An excellent display in goal. Antonin Kinsky may not have been tested much by a surprisingly tame Liverpool attack, but he rose to the occasion when he was troubled and, unlike more touted counterpart Alisson Becker, looked very comfortable with the ball at his feet. His save at the end against Darwin Nunez was particularly outstanding. LB Djed Spence, 7.5 Djed Spence performed about as well as anyone could ask against Mohamed Salah, the best player in the Premier League, as he left the Egyptian in positions outside the box and generally pocketed the world-class right winger. By keeping things simple, Spence was able to rem...
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Liverpool Player Ratings vs. Tottenham: Mohamed Salah and Alisson Becker flop in defeat
8Jan By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Liverpool Player Ratings vs. Tottenham: Mohamed Salah and Alisson Becker flop in defeat

Here are the player ratings as Liverpool fell to Tottenham 1-0 in a frustrating first leg performance in the League Cup. GK Alisson Becker, 4.0 Alisson looked nervy on the ball from the start, and he has Virgil van Dijk to thank for sparing his blushes in what could have been one of the most disastrous goalkeeping mistakes of the tournament. LB Kostas Tsimikas, 7.0 At this point, there's no way Andrew Robertson is a superior player to Kostas Tsimikas, who was as solid as it gets on the left side of the Liverpool formation with three chances created and five combined tackles and interceptions. CB Virgil van Dijk, 7.5 Led by example at the back with his customary world-class positioning, and he had one of the highlights of the night with an incredible block to save Alisson Becker from ...
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