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Post by grenobleroad on Sept 23, 2017 17:08:04 GMT
Not very good today. Played well for 5 minutes at the beginning of the game and for 10 minutes in the 2nd half.
Too many players off the pace and thinking we could just turn up and turn Walsall over.
Walsall deserved the win and played very well. I won't say it was just because we played crap as that would be disrespectful to them.
I don't have a problem with the way we play but we have to be more intelligent with our decision making when it's not working. It doesn't mean we have to go direct but we have to be sharper mentally and roll our sleeves up when it's needed.
I would like to see some changes for bury as some players need a kick up the bum.
Still a long way to go, hopefully this is just a blip.
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Post by holdsteady on Sept 23, 2017 17:08:14 GMT
Well that was not good we looked like an average Div 1 side. The amount of possession Walsall had tells you all you need to know about where the game was lost. Im afraid as I mentioned in last weeks posts Mous isn’t a fullback and Im not sure Ric is either. We should have started the game with the back 5 as we finished last week and took the game to Walsall but we only really came into it in the final half hour. Has for Van the man he is indeed a flash in the pan, a one trick pony or as Dexys might say; “The lowest head in the crowd that night Just practicin' steps and keepin' outta the fights.” In defence of the defence they didn’t get much help from the Midfield today and Walsall in contrast worked their socks off. I bet they can’t believe how easy it was for them at times. I still think we will do ok and I still think we have a good a squad of players as anyone but we must make our home advantage pay and take the game to the opposition for 90 minutes not just 20 as for ratings Eastwood 6 Hall 6 the rest 4. Pep needs to step up to the plate and galvanise this squad of players. That’s all from me.. off for a blow out now, the Maytime at Asthall. We are an average l1 team. We didn't look as good as an average league one today, we actually lost comfortably to one of them.
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Post by oxford84 on Sept 23, 2017 17:08:47 GMT
Too many totally inept performances coming out now,when we are bad we look terrible.I hope theres 4 worse teams than us in this league.
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Post by bigronaldo on Sept 23, 2017 17:09:18 GMT
Many good points made, but how many times Ricardinho came out with the ball and the only option was a pass back inside. No width provided by GVK, who was very poor today. We just couldn't handle being pressed all over the pitch, we changed personnel but, for me, we only got back into the game because they ran out of energy. We have to return to the hard pressing as we often looked outgunned and Walsall were really no great shakes. We have a good side here, but they lacked the intensity today.
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Post by bazzer9461 on Sept 23, 2017 17:10:48 GMT
Well that was not good we looked like an average Div 1 side. The amount of possession Walsall had tells you all you need to know about where the game was lost. Im afraid as I mentioned in last weeks posts Mous isn’t a fullback and Im not sure Ric is either. We should have started the game with the back 5 as we finished last week and took the game to Walsall but we only really came into it in the final half hour. Has for Van the man he is indeed a flash in the pan, a one trick pony or as Dexys might say; “The lowest head in the crowd that night Just practicin' steps and keepin' outta the fights.” In defence of the defence they didn’t get much help from the Midfield today and Walsall in contrast worked their socks off. I bet they can’t believe how easy it was for them at times. I still think we will do ok and I still think we have a good a squad of players as anyone but we must make our home advantage pay and take the game to the opposition for 90 minutes not just 20 as for ratings Eastwood 6 Hall 6 the rest 4. Pep needs to step up to the plate and galvanise this squad of players. That’s all from me.. off for a blow out now, the Maytime at Asthall. We are an average l1 team. No mate not average L1, a relegation Scrap team.
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Post by oufcyellows on Sept 23, 2017 17:12:20 GMT
We are an average l1 team. We didn't look as good as an average league one today, we actually lost comfortably to one of them. Quite. But I think that’s where we are, and have done since the start. Change of manager, change of 15 players. Those who were talking about top 6 or higher , I think we’re being a little to optimistic. I think there are still obvious holes in the squad, and maybe a naivety in tactics and formations. It will come. No need for panic. But an average l1 team is what we were last season, and what we will be this season and with all the changes I’d take that over being a strong l2 team next season any day
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Post by bazzer9461 on Sept 23, 2017 17:12:29 GMT
Forget 4,2,3,1 it don't work! Wake up Pep,Faz and Chrissy change the system
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Post by oxfordboy on Sept 23, 2017 17:13:42 GMT
Forget 4,2,3,1 it don't work! Wake up Pep,Faz and Chrissy change the system We didn't play 4231
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Post by oufcyellows on Sept 23, 2017 17:14:52 GMT
We are an average l1 team. No mate not average L1, a relegation Scrap team. Not unless we don’t learn from our mistakes and have some unlucky injuries. Also if we continue to sell the family silver in jan. More than enough to be midtable, but still lacking enough to push higher
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Post by makv on Sept 23, 2017 17:17:16 GMT
shit but i had a feeling were gunna lose before hand so not to disappointed still made a tidy profit t*at
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Post by makv on Sept 23, 2017 17:17:46 GMT
Best part of the game for me was at 2-0 down someone saying we needed to bring Ruffels on Although we scored after he came on so maybe the guy was right ?
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Post by makv on Sept 23, 2017 17:18:48 GMT
TERRIBLE, SHOCKING, ABYSMAL,APPAULING.....shall i go on... No, but do try to spell better old chap
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Post by eraser on Sept 23, 2017 17:18:58 GMT
Tyler Roberts is nailed on to score tomorrow. Hate to say I told you so.... tbf I would have fancied myself to bag a couple for hen today. Two very poor performances on a row but it's not the end of the world. Always going to be difficult for consistency with a new manager, let's not get on his back. Would like to see us try a 3-5-2 away on Tuesday, our midfield gets overrun far too often. I'd like to see a back 3, as long as the opposition are playing a mid 5 and 1 striker - but the two current issues with that are a)where do you fit Hall in, as he's arguably one of our few attacking assets but from wide and b) we don't have enough fit strikers to put 2 up front. You could be outrageous and do something risky like 3-4-2-1 with Hall wide right, Ledson, Ruffles, Ric wide left, then Mowatt and Payne behind Obika. But they'd have to press high and hard initially to try and get a lead - No tippy tappy from the back....
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Post by makv on Sept 23, 2017 17:20:22 GMT
Broken record here but please, Hall on the left, Henry on the right. The only time today that one of our wingers got behind the fullback was when Hall won the penalty. On the right
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Post by ryaniobirdio on Sept 23, 2017 17:21:17 GMT
To be perfectly honest I would say anybody claiming we looked average today is being generous. For the vast majority of the last two games we have looked actively poor. I'm not advocating anybody being overly hysterical but I think we need to be honest about what we've seen these last couple of games. If we play like today and last weekend on a regular basis we would go down come May. That's far from average.
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Post by oxfordboy on Sept 23, 2017 17:23:59 GMT
Best part of the game for me was at 2-0 down someone saying we needed to bring Ruffels on Although we scored after he came on so maybe the guy was right ? I assume you're asking about the Ruffels bit? It's more than fair if people want him in the lineup, but at 2-0 down with 20 odd minutes to go he's not the player to bring on
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Post by dabigfella on Sept 23, 2017 17:24:50 GMT
Forget 4,2,3,1 it don't work! Wake up Pep,Faz and Chrissy change the system We didn't play 4231 You are right. It was supposed to be 4-4-1-1. In actual fact it was 4-5-1 with a humungous gap between the lone forward and the midfield five. No wonder Obika keeps getting injured. He has to keep on running into a brick wall with absolutely no help whatsoever.
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Post by makv on Sept 23, 2017 17:25:25 GMT
WES out...for a long time, according to Pep Shock. Didn’t see that coming said no oxford fan ever Corrected himself later, apparently. Weeks, not months.
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Post by dabigfella on Sept 23, 2017 17:26:11 GMT
I assume you're asking about the Ruffels bit? It's more than fair if people want him in the lineup, but at 2-0 down with 20 odd minutes to go he's not the player to bring on Possibly not. But he sure made as hell of a difference to the team work and general tidying up.
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Post by outsidethebox on Sept 23, 2017 17:26:42 GMT
Big mistake not having a forward on the bench. Given our injury record I'd have started with Obika and used Gino as an impact sub. Plan B, if needed, would have been Nelson up front with Canice coming in a RB and Mous moving over. Yes, it means losing a midfielder, but we'd be in the last chance saloon at that point.
We seem to have a team of crocs at present.
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Post by dubaiyellow on Sept 23, 2017 17:29:07 GMT
WES out...for a long time, according to Pep Shock. Didn’t see that coming said no oxford fan ever Yeah i couldn't work out what he said, it was a bit confusing because he then went on to hint that either Thomas or Obika (or both) could have played (or played on) despite their injury/injuries. Maybe he was just talking about Obika then?.
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Post by charliesghost on Sept 23, 2017 17:29:31 GMT
Well that was not good we looked like an average Div 1 side. The amount of possession Walsall had tells you all you need to know about where the game was lost. Im afraid as I mentioned in last weeks posts Mous isn’t a fullback and Im not sure Ric is either. We should have started the game with the back 5 as we finished last week and took the game to Walsall but we only really came into it in the final half hour. Has for Van the man he is indeed a flash in the pan, a one trick pony or as Dexys might say; “The lowest head in the crowd that night Just practicin' steps and keepin' outta the fights.” In defence of the defence they didn’t get much help from the Midfield today and Walsall in contrast worked their socks off. I bet they can’t believe how easy it was for them at times. I still think we will do ok and I still think we have a good a squad of players as anyone but we must make our home advantage pay and take the game to the opposition for 90 minutes not just 20 as for ratings Eastwood 6 Hall 6 the rest 4. Pep needs to step up to the plate and galvanise this squad of players. That’s all from me.. off for a blow out now, the Maytime at Asthall. We are an average l1 team. I haven't even got the energy to take the p*ss out of you and your little gang after that. Very worrying hearing the delusional complacency after the game from management and players. Some standards need to be set and urgently. I said so after the Blackpool game and reiterate the point now. I remember when shotton gave way to Mickey Lewis or somesuch, one player told me a few years later that it was like going from boot camp to holiday camp. As the players start to talk approvingly about their nice late weekend breaks I wonder if we are starting to see a similar breakdown in work ethic. Once that sets in it is formidably hard to sort out.
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Post by williammuir (banned) on Sept 23, 2017 17:29:36 GMT
shit but i had a feeling were gunna lose before hand so not to disappointed still made a tidy profit t*at sorry I'm a t*at am i, f*ck you i make my money from betting I still support oxford but i don't back based on what i support etc i back when i now there is money to be made, so f*ck you
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Post by makv on Sept 23, 2017 17:31:58 GMT
We are an average l1 team. No mate not average L1, a relegation Scrap team. I do like a good relegation scrap
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Post by makv on Sept 23, 2017 17:34:36 GMT
I assume you're asking about the Ruffels bit? It's more than fair if people want him in the lineup, but at 2-0 down with 20 odd minutes to go he's not the player to bring on So who was?
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Post by behindthegoal on Sept 23, 2017 17:34:48 GMT
Pep's comments hinted that either Thomas or Obika (or both) could still play, despite their injuries, but instead have ruled themselves out (claiming they're not fit to play). Radox also made a point of commenting the same. Worrying if true. Thought i heard him say "long time" regarding Thomas injury....in fact ...i know he said it
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Post by makv on Sept 23, 2017 17:37:27 GMT
sorry I'm a t*at am i, f*ck you i make my money from betting I still support oxford but i don't back based on what i support etc i back when i now there is money to be made, so f*ck you Yup. You’re a t*at.
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Post by joey on Sept 23, 2017 17:38:28 GMT
Broken record here but please, Hall on the left, Henry on the right. The only time today that one of our wingers got behind the fullback was when Hall won the penalty. On the right He only managed it once or twice all game though. Bigger picture, for 89 minutes he runs into trouble and gets crowded out. The left winger comes inside as well and suddenly everyone is playing in the same space, we get crowded out and the move comes to nothing. Henry was good in the second half last week on the right hand side, came on on the left today and, surprise surprise, kept cutting inside and then we're crowded out and the move comes to nothing. Apparently Pep watches the games back several times, I don't understand how he hasn't seen that wingers on the wrong flanks isn't working and has a huge impact on our attacking play. Agree with Toeby, I think you can have a winger coming in if you have a full back bombing past on the outside forcing a defender to stay wide and leaving someone like Hall 1 on 1 with a defender rather than 2 on 1. We must be so easy to play against.
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Post by makv on Sept 23, 2017 17:39:06 GMT
Pep's comments hinted that either Thomas or Obika (or both) could still play, despite their injuries, but instead have ruled themselves out (claiming they're not fit to play). Radox also made a point of commenting the same. Worrying if true. Thought i heard him say "long time" regarding Thomas injury....in fact ...i know he said it He did. But there was a subsequent correction on RadOx put down to “lost in translation”.
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Post by dubaiyellow on Sept 23, 2017 17:39:13 GMT
Pep's comments hinted that either Thomas or Obika (or both) could still play, despite their injuries, but instead have ruled themselves out (claiming they're not fit to play). Radox also made a point of commenting the same. Worrying if true. Thought i heard him say "long time" regarding Thomas injury....in fact ...i know he said it So he must only be talking about Obika then?
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