PLAYER VERDICTS: Peterborough United finish with an '˜abject' display
Certainly some performed as though they’d rather have been somewhere else during a 2-0 defeat at Fratton Park. Some may have already been resigned to their fate.
In the first-half the game became a personal duel between Posh goalkeeper Jonathan Bond and Pompey striker Brett Pitman who scored twice, but saw other goalbound efforts well saved.
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Hide AdJonathan Bond: Kept the score down with some decent saves in the first-half before becoming a spectator in the second-half 7
Liam Shephard: The best of a back four which delivered a most dodgy display. Strong in the tackle 6.5
Andrew Hughes: Lost his man for the opening goal from a corner and looked more susceptible than normal throughout 5
Jack Baldwin: Probably glad the season is finally over. He’s looked shell-shocked for a lot of recent games and he was out of sorts again here 5
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Hide AdSteven Taylor: The entire back four never really settled before the break and the veteran struggled as much as anyone 5
Anthony Grant: Way off the pace. Failed to make his usual impact in the middle of the pitch. By-passed too easily 5
Leo Da Silva Lopes: A nondescript game. Lots of simple passes, nothing adventurous or exciting. One shooting chance at the start of the second-half which he wasted by waiting too long 5
Gwion Edwards: A strangely subdued performance apart from a couple of pieces of outrageous showboating 5.5
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Hide AdMarcus Maddison: Poor throughout. A non-competitive peformance, poor passing, terrible set-pieces 4
George Cooper: Hardly seen in possession and when he was he usually gave the ball away. Substituted at half-time. 4
Idris Kanu: Tried hard, but often bullied off the ball. His team-mates failed to help an inexperienced teenager who was hooked at the break. 5
Substitutes:
Danny Lloyd: (for Kanu, 46 mins): At least he brought some energy to the Posh forward line. Gave the home defence the only anxious moments they had 6
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Hide AdJoe Ward: (for Cooper, 46 mins): A couple of neat touches, but a non-threatening 45 minutes 5
Lewis Freestone: (not used).
Michael Doughty: (not used).
Chris Forrester: (not used).
Mark Tyler: (not used).
Jack Marriott: (not used).