By Wasim
March 1 2009

Jonas Gutierrez was judged Man Of The Match for his performance against Everton on the weekend by Tyne-Talk's resident player rater Wasim4nufc. Read on to see how the rest of the team faired......

Player ratings vs Bolton

Steve Harper (6) - His kicking was poor, while he also looked shaky at times. Not at good afternoon for him.

Steven Taylor (6) - Not the best game for him today.I sincerely wish Habib Beye would come back soon, we really miss him.

Fabricio Coloccini (7) - I thought he had a good game. Almost earned us a penalty when venturing forward, while he was calm and composed in defence.

Sebastien Bassong (6.5) - He initially struggled to mark Davies, and was nearly at fault for giving a penalty away, but he grew in confidence as the game went on. He needs to stop holding strikers as much as he does.

Jose Enrique (6) - A quiet game from Enrique today. He linked up nicely with Gutierrez particularly in the 2nd half, although the goal to come from his side, so he won't be pleased with that.

Peter Lovenkrands (6.5) - There were some encouraging runs from him, when he beat his man easily, and he almost grabbed an equaliser with a stunnning overhead kick, but he still lacked the quality we needed sometimes.

Ryan Taylor (6) - Some good set pieces at times, but did an average job in midfield. Had some good moments, where his crossing was causing problems, but he did not perhaps control things in midfield as much as we needed him to.

Nicky Butt (6.5) - Went off injured, but was perhaps not calm enough for us in midfield. Got caught in a scuffle with Matt Taylor, and should have kept his head more, because thats what Bolton do, they get physical. Had some good moments too though.

Jonas Gutierrez (7.5) - He was our biggest threat on attack. Looked sharp and dangerous, although that final ball was missing at times. His got a great engine, and everything good came through him.Unlucky to be on the losing side.

Substitutes

Geremi (6.5) - Did do too badly when coming on, but I'd still have brought Smith on though.

Mark Viduka (N/A) - Wasn't on long enough to rate.

Positives
* Martins back in the starting eleven.

Negatives
* Points lost to a team we could have leap frogged had we won.
* We have Man Utd, Chelsea, and Arsenal to play soon, so we missed an opportunity to win today and try and have some breathing space.
* Nicky Butt's injury.

Man of the Match: Jonas Gutierrez

Bolton v Newcastle - Player Ratings

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01/03/2009 17:22

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i!
01/03/2009 18:15

Gutierrez man of the match? Was poor early on, showed some good footwork later on but I can only think of one good ball all game.

It was Coloccini for me, had a good solid game.


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wasim4nufc
01/03/2009 20:33

For me Gutierrez was our best player. He always looked a threat, and I remember him setting up Martins for a great chance, while also cutting in and shooting low with another chance. His work rate is excellent, and he always seems to be at the heart of our best moves. I do agree with you on the fact that Coloccini had a good solid game though.



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jamestoon
01/03/2009 22:03

gutierrez has done nothin but huff and puff. he's becoming the new alan smith.

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Biffins Bridge
01/03/2009 22:29

Ha, thats harsh. Maybe the new Dyer.

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ToonBart
02/03/2009 00:41

Jamestown summed this up. Jonas was@#$%&3 out of 10 and the rest get a 4.

We are down.

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tunyc
02/03/2009 02:13

Coloccini? He was completely responsible for the goal. I'm starting to wonder if we didn't grossly overpay for this guy...

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matt2050
02/03/2009 04:32

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tunyc
Coloccini? He was completely responsible for the goal. I'm starting to wonder if we didn't grossly overpay for this guy...

Absolutely not. Nicky Butt was the only POS that was responsible for that goal. I had to DVR the game to watch after a crappy day at work. I watched that goal upwards of 10 times. I have 3 boys that play soccer and I coach them all. The one thing I don't tolerate is not getting back on D. I brought them all down to look at this over and over. Look at the highlight again. Jose Enrique comes off his man to pick up Butt's man, who Butt lets go in the first place. Butt candy asses it back so that Jose now has to come and cover his original man. Bassong has to give back up to Jose and there is Nicky lolly gagging it back as Gardner out paces him into space. Nicky made two mistakes on this play and Jose and Seb tried to cover for him. Colo was covering his man. If I didn't know any better I'd say Nicky is shaving points. He's a disgrace. Never mind the hissy fit that got him the card or the upteen passes to nobody. Jonas work rate is great but he can't finish and what the hell are we leaving Shola out there for!!!! You bring Viduka in for Shola and he can set up Martins. How hard is this Chris. Please pull your head out of your @#$%&!!! This team shouldn't go down but the more I watch them the more they @#$%& me off. If I was a Yankee fan i could root for one of the big four, but no, I have to be from Chicago, I have to root for an underachiever. Wait til next year is my credo. Except the Cubs never go down. Boro beat the Rats, this isn't looking good. To top it off my brother likes the Spuds. I'm getting as pessimistic as Toonbart

My apologies, Rant off

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NachoStays
02/03/2009 04:39

Listen people. Coloccini is totally overrated. He is slow, period.

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matt2050
02/03/2009 05:20

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Listen people. Coloccini is totally overrated. He is slow, period.

This from a guy who won't shut up about a third rate wanna be, hasn't done anything yet, nobody. Coloccini does play for a country that is considered pretty good....

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NachoStays
02/03/2009 07:18

And that's why he's overrated. You don't seem to get it.

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wasim4nufc
02/03/2009 15:19

Coloccini slow? Yes his not the fastest, but he reads the game well, so that covers him. I don't think his overated. Its his first season in the league, so judge him after a few years.If anything our attack seems to be the problem, not the defence.



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i!
02/03/2009 17:23

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I'm starting to wonder if we didn't grossly overpay for this guy...

We did, he's definately not worth £10m. But then again, we overpaid for Smith, Jose, Xisco... the list is endless.


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Mighty__Mag
02/03/2009 17:43

Kevin Nolan 10

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tunyc
02/03/2009 21:23

OK, so Butt misplayed it and ultimately shares responsibility, but as the cross came in, Coloccini stayed with the guy at the back post despite that fact that S. Taylor had come over to cover him, as your fullback should. The center half is the last line of defense. He's supposed to cover for the guys in front of him.

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matt2050
03/03/2009 05:54

I guess my point is Butt's play was nothing but lazy. His laziness made all three of the other players have to make adjustments that shouldn't have to be made. Butt is, in the end, to me, the culprit. He was the one that made Bassong have to cover for Enrique, which put him in no mans land. To your point though, I think there is a real "team" problem here as none of the back four believe in each other. Coloccini's decision to stay on his man was based on, I think, his lack of trust that Taylor would be there covering. Plus, I thought that Gardners run was more a trailing run which would have made it more difficult to read. Bottom line, we can't have laziness as there isn't a healthy "team" concept yet with the back four. Butt's laziness means they didn't develop it in this game.

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tunyc
03/03/2009 21:05

I don't disagree about it being a team defense issue. We had trouble doing anything right in our own end. But Gardner ran, unmarked, for 40 yards. Coloccini was the closest man to him and instead of moving to mark him, he chose to bunch up with Taylor on the man at the back post. From a 10M-pound CB, this didn't impress me very much.

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