1st half / 2nd half
Reina - 7.5 + 7 - must be partly to blame for the goal (just a little) but another superb save. I love this guy. / Much quieter 2nd half for him but dominated his area.
Insua - 6 + 6 - can't blame him too much for the goal - both players missed the ball (it hit the Bolton player on the leg before coming back across the face of goal). / He does OK on that wing, especially when Riera is there to protect him and hold up the ball. The best thing is that no-one will be saying Riise fucked up, Dosenna fucked up etc. which in itself says something, Insua doesn't fuck up.
Zorba - 6 + 7 - good start but a couple of dodgy moments. Not to blame at all for the goal. / Looks great in the air at either end (Sami - like) and for his first outing after just a few days at the club he looks like a very decent 4th CB.
Carra - 5 +6 - Where is the Carra we know and love. In the wrong place for the goal. / I'm beginning to worry about Carra. He seems far less dominating than last season.
Johnson - 8 + 8.5 MoM - he gets an extra point for the goal. Working hard up and down that wing but unlike against Stoke he has had NO help at all from Kuyt / Superb - always a danger around their box whether crossing (A+) shooting (A) or Passing (A) also a very good defensive performance when it was required (A).
Masher - 6 + 6.5 - Doing the usual in defence but really not adding anything going forward. / Dominated the MF in the 2nd half. Should not have been taken off - that dishonour should have gone to Lucas.
Lucas - 4 + 5 - absolutely anonymous, terrible tackle for the FK that Pepe made a great save from. Zero assistance to the attack. / Really today was not one of his better days - how Rafa continues not to see when he is off form is beyond me. Contributed very little.
Riera - 7 + 7 - I would like to give him more as it seems Bolton are so frightened of Messi (sorry I meant Riera) that they have hacked him down mercilessly every time he has got the ball whenever one of there defenders was within distance of nailing him. / He was a huge thorn in the Bolton side and does everything that we expect from him (keep possession, bring other players into play and put in good crosses). Why on earth (unless tired) he was subbed is beyond me.
Gerrard - 4 + 8 - where are you !?! What is wrong with you ?!?! / Stepped it up 3 gears in the 2nd half ... and he gets an extra point for that superbly taken goal.
Kuyt - 2 + 4 - Oh Dear. Has he done even ONE thing right this half ? Poor tackling, passing, shooting, heading .. did I miss anything ? If I did that was poor too. Seems to have reverted to the Dirk of 2007/8 / A brilliant chest down for Torres and errrrr nothing else.
Torres - 4 + 8 - profligate. Just doesn't seem to have the right attitude. Where is the dude that stood up to Terry ? / Why did it take a red card to get his engine started ? Looked every bit the Torres we know for the last 20 mins - an extra point was given for the goal.
Voronin - 6
Benni - 7
Dossena - NA
Reina - 7.5 + 7 - must be partly to blame for the goal (just a little) but another superb save. I love this guy. / Much quieter 2nd half for him but dominated his area.
Insua - 6 + 6 - can't blame him too much for the goal - both players missed the ball (it hit the Bolton player on the leg before coming back across the face of goal). / He does OK on that wing, especially when Riera is there to protect him and hold up the ball. The best thing is that no-one will be saying Riise fucked up, Dosenna fucked up etc. which in itself says something, Insua doesn't fuck up.
Zorba - 6 + 7 - good start but a couple of dodgy moments. Not to blame at all for the goal. / Looks great in the air at either end (Sami - like) and for his first outing after just a few days at the club he looks like a very decent 4th CB.
Carra - 5 +6 - Where is the Carra we know and love. In the wrong place for the goal. / I'm beginning to worry about Carra. He seems far less dominating than last season.
Johnson - 8 + 8.5 MoM - he gets an extra point for the goal. Working hard up and down that wing but unlike against Stoke he has had NO help at all from Kuyt / Superb - always a danger around their box whether crossing (A+) shooting (A) or Passing (A) also a very good defensive performance when it was required (A).
Masher - 6 + 6.5 - Doing the usual in defence but really not adding anything going forward. / Dominated the MF in the 2nd half. Should not have been taken off - that dishonour should have gone to Lucas.
Lucas - 4 + 5 - absolutely anonymous, terrible tackle for the FK that Pepe made a great save from. Zero assistance to the attack. / Really today was not one of his better days - how Rafa continues not to see when he is off form is beyond me. Contributed very little.
Riera - 7 + 7 - I would like to give him more as it seems Bolton are so frightened of Messi (sorry I meant Riera) that they have hacked him down mercilessly every time he has got the ball whenever one of there defenders was within distance of nailing him. / He was a huge thorn in the Bolton side and does everything that we expect from him (keep possession, bring other players into play and put in good crosses). Why on earth (unless tired) he was subbed is beyond me.
Gerrard - 4 + 8 - where are you !?! What is wrong with you ?!?! / Stepped it up 3 gears in the 2nd half ... and he gets an extra point for that superbly taken goal.
Kuyt - 2 + 4 - Oh Dear. Has he done even ONE thing right this half ? Poor tackling, passing, shooting, heading .. did I miss anything ? If I did that was poor too. Seems to have reverted to the Dirk of 2007/8 / A brilliant chest down for Torres and errrrr nothing else.
Torres - 4 + 8 - profligate. Just doesn't seem to have the right attitude. Where is the dude that stood up to Terry ? / Why did it take a red card to get his engine started ? Looked every bit the Torres we know for the last 20 mins - an extra point was given for the goal.
Voronin - 6
Benni - 7
Dossena - NA
