A good win but certainly one that shouldn't have been so close when considering our attacking dominance and the fact that Parma rarely threatened apart from their goals which all came down to poor defending/mistakes on our part (their 3 shots on target the whole game evidences this.)
Diego Lopez 5 - Couldn't do much about the first 3 goals but the fourth was obviously his fault. Hope he hasn't picked up an injury though as he's usually quite dependable.
De Sciglio 6 - Had a decent game, but do think he didn't do Lopez any favours by playing such a powerful pass after he had started to run towards our own goal and basically play himself into trouble. Apart from that, was fairly solid defensively and looked to get forward at times.
Bonera 3 - Just don't see what he brings to the team.
Alex 6 - Don't think he had a bad game, and hardly helped out by Bonera playing next to him. Looked far better with Zapata next to him vs Lazio.
Abate 7 - A threat going forward, although his defensive positioning could do with some work. A good player to link up with our wide players though as he provides that second option on the overlap with good speed. Had a good game.
De Jong 8 - A great performance from what is one of the best ball winning midfielders in Europe IMO. Won the ball and usually helped us to retain possession in that midfield area and his run and finish for the goal was fantastic.
Poli 7 - Good workrate, which is to be expected from him. Would like him to get on the ball a bit more and influence proceedings but no doubt his constant menacing and running helped to slow down many Parma attacks.
Muntari 6 - Had an OK Game, but seemed to go missing for large periods of it. Doing better than I expected him to do this year though so can't fault him for that. If Van Ginkel is to come in next week I'd probably drop Muntari over Poli, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the reverse.
Honda 7 - Always seems to be a treat when he gets the ball at his feet. A very assured performance with a great run for his goal.
Bonaventura 7 - A good debut for the new signing and his goal showed the class he possesses. Our challenge is to get him on the ball even more next time round as he can clearly make a difference against a top team like Juventus.
Menez 9 MOTM - Playing that False Nine Role up top in a superb manner. He never gives the defence that moment of rest and he really deserved that 5th goal where he chased down a lost cause and finished it with a world class finish. Don't see how we can drop him for Torres, unless we move him out wide but that would probably mean the dropping of Honda or Bonaventura with SEL back fit. A good dilemma for Inzaghi to have however.
Subs:
Rami 7 - Didn't do much wrong when he came on, I'd consider him or Zapata to replace Bonera both for the Juventus match and in the long term.
Zapata 7 - Same as Rami really.
N'iang - Not much time to make an impact.
Diego Lopez 5 - Couldn't do much about the first 3 goals but the fourth was obviously his fault. Hope he hasn't picked up an injury though as he's usually quite dependable.
De Sciglio 6 - Had a decent game, but do think he didn't do Lopez any favours by playing such a powerful pass after he had started to run towards our own goal and basically play himself into trouble. Apart from that, was fairly solid defensively and looked to get forward at times.
Bonera 3 - Just don't see what he brings to the team.
Alex 6 - Don't think he had a bad game, and hardly helped out by Bonera playing next to him. Looked far better with Zapata next to him vs Lazio.
Abate 7 - A threat going forward, although his defensive positioning could do with some work. A good player to link up with our wide players though as he provides that second option on the overlap with good speed. Had a good game.
De Jong 8 - A great performance from what is one of the best ball winning midfielders in Europe IMO. Won the ball and usually helped us to retain possession in that midfield area and his run and finish for the goal was fantastic.
Poli 7 - Good workrate, which is to be expected from him. Would like him to get on the ball a bit more and influence proceedings but no doubt his constant menacing and running helped to slow down many Parma attacks.
Muntari 6 - Had an OK Game, but seemed to go missing for large periods of it. Doing better than I expected him to do this year though so can't fault him for that. If Van Ginkel is to come in next week I'd probably drop Muntari over Poli, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the reverse.
Honda 7 - Always seems to be a treat when he gets the ball at his feet. A very assured performance with a great run for his goal.
Bonaventura 7 - A good debut for the new signing and his goal showed the class he possesses. Our challenge is to get him on the ball even more next time round as he can clearly make a difference against a top team like Juventus.
Menez 9 MOTM - Playing that False Nine Role up top in a superb manner. He never gives the defence that moment of rest and he really deserved that 5th goal where he chased down a lost cause and finished it with a world class finish. Don't see how we can drop him for Torres, unless we move him out wide but that would probably mean the dropping of Honda or Bonaventura with SEL back fit. A good dilemma for Inzaghi to have however.
Subs:
Rami 7 - Didn't do much wrong when he came on, I'd consider him or Zapata to replace Bonera both for the Juventus match and in the long term.
Zapata 7 - Same as Rami really.
N'iang - Not much time to make an impact.