Here are Colchester United correspondent Carl Marston’s Player Ratings from yesterday’s League Two clash at Crewe, which saw the U’s lose 1-0 to Shaun Miller’s 61st minute goal.
Sam Walker 7
One good save to keep out Nolan’s header
Tom Eastman 7
The pick of a poor bunch
Luke Prosser 6
Sweeper won all his headers
Frankie Kent 6
Centre-half was quiet but confident
Ryan Jackson 6
Huffed and puffed down flank
Brandon Comley 6
Blotted his copybook with foul for key free-kick
- ‘We were flat’ – Colchester United boss John McGreal
Ben Stevenson 6
Not afraid to shoot, but faded
Drey Wright 5
Not much went right for him
Courtney Senior 5
Below his recent high standards
Mikael Mandron 5
Became frustrated as game wore on
Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe 5
Never had a clear sight of goal
MAN OF THE MATCH - Tom Eastman
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