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Post by ontheup01 on Sept 18, 2017 7:30:49 GMT
Couldn't make this game. Could someone post a view on players performances thx
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Post by ciaranjonlucas on Sept 18, 2017 8:08:17 GMT
Genuinely struggling to think of anyone above a 5 or 6.
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Post by ryaniobirdio on Sept 18, 2017 8:38:10 GMT
Eastwood 6 - As much as the second goal was down to his error he made several cracking saves including one from a close range volley in the second half. Vassell hit the third with so much power and pace that anyone thinking he should've stopped it is mad. The guy absolutely spanked it and you just have to hold your hands up and go "fair enough".
Mousinho 5 - Awful first half same as everybody else but had a steady second half when we switched to a three. Clearly a good player but like everyone else looked shocking first half.
Williamson 4 - Came truly unstuck and was shown up for his lack of pace for the first time. The way Vassell ran past him late on was shocking, and was arguably to blame for the free kick that the third went in from.
Nelson 4 - Bullied all day long. He had two or three chances to get rid in the lead up to the first goal and made a monumental mess of it all. He could even have cleaned Vassell out rather than let him get a shot away. Probably his worst game for us by some distance.
Ricardinho 5 - Not his usual self. Also looked quite slow and plodding at times. As much as he can be a joy to watch he's incapable of beating a man when he gets forward and struggles against pace and power. I do fear that as the season progresses his age will start to show.
Ledson 4 - His passing hasn't been great overall recently and his pass completion percentage must be very low at present. Love his commitment but this was poor overall - didn't do anything to take the game by the scruff.
Rothwell 5 - Marginally better than Ledson because at least he looked to run forwards a few times even if nothing opened up for him. He had slightly more going for him but was still disappointing overall.
Henry 6 - Seemed to get fired up after the incident with their cheating keeper. Found more space second half and played a few good balls down the wings and channels and got a goal that he probably deserved just for his last half an hour alone. Our best player although it doesn't say much.
Payne 5 - His least effective game. Really disappointed by his lack of movement and attempts at finding space all game. Dropped deep a number of times to get on the ball but all this did was leave us with no forward ball or route out of defence.
Hall 5 - Got a few shots away second half including the one that led to Henry getting a tap in. He's our only player with genuine pace (maybe GvK although he doesn't turn it on enough) but he understandably struggled to get much going alone. He tried, just had absolutely nothing around him to go on.
Thomas 3 - Appalling. Also did his usual 'go down and act injured when things are going wrong' routine when we were two down and was then hooked. He'll be back in the next game or two because he ALWAYS is. A shrinking violet when the going gets tough and I'm amazed more people don't realise this.
SUBS:
GvK 4 - Trots about too much and was no help and showed no desire to dig in. A couple of nice touches and layoffs and was doing a job he isn't meant for but also didn't cut the figure of a man who was interested in fighting.
Mowatt 5 - Clearly decent on the ball and actually passed to a yellow shirt multiple times which Ledson never managed to do, but didn't actually impact the game in any way. He's not alone though so I'd label him more largely ineffective than poor.
Just my opinion obviously but I'd find it very difficult to give many people more than these marks. We were absolutely abysmal, showed no mettle and didn't look to move or run into space at any time in the game. Blackpool were a perfectly fine team of perfectly fine footballers but what they did have was an admirable willingness to win every single battle, and a game plan that they all understood and stuck to religiously. They were the definition of well-drilled and determined and when we were as bad as we were it was men against boys. If they'd been four or five up at half time then nobody could have complained. It was two extremes; they were very good and we were shocking. If we'd turned up and been consistently alright for 90 minutes we may well have been able to smuggle something out of there.
What I will say, as a side note, is that we have had some shockers this season. Second half and extra time against Cheltenham was diabolical, second half at Scunthorpe we disappeared after a very encouraging first and lost the match, second half at MK we were crap and should have lost despite a couple of late sucker punch opportunities, Shrewsbury were robbed after they smashed us most of the game at home, we were laughable first half here and had a very average at best second half in response... we need to get more consistent and fast. We absolutely cannot have these wild extremes swinging back and forth from game to game, or even half to half on occasion.
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Post by tatabanya on Sept 18, 2017 10:43:08 GMT
Agree with most of that. The annoying thing is that Ledson started very well and played some cracking switch plasses early on. Then they scored and his lost him confidence on the ball.
Henry was fantastic second half - a different player to what we have seen so far. Easily our best player on the day despite being as bad as teh rest after the first half.
Williamson's lack of pace is a real worry. It wasn't that he was slow, he can't really seem to run. If we are going to set up with a high-line then I'm not sure he can play.
Payne should be taken off shooting free-kicks. He has taken basically all so far this season with no success.
Wes Thomas was dire. But what do we expect. Never again, PLEASE.
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Post by diagocostapacket on Sept 18, 2017 10:43:28 GMT
It was a game of two halves; first 20 we were not at the races. After that we settled down and started to play some football but it wasn’t until the 50th minute that we really tested the home keeper. Posters keep saying we were dreadful and abysmal but we were not imo…second half we were more than a match for them and only really their home advantage and the two goals in the bag was the difference. On another day at home we would have beaten them, probably by the same score. For the first half we didn’t seem to have a game plan and my opinion (for what its worth,) that is when travelling away, the team should be set up not to concede and the first 15 minutes in each half is when maximum effort is required. We just were not allowed to play any football in the first 15 – 20 minutes. First half; back four, 3 a piece, midfield and forwards 4, Henry 6. Second half, Back five 6 a piece (Henry 8) the rest an average 5/6. including Eastwood.
Blackpool, individually perhaps a point or so each more than us on the whole apart from ( Cooke 8, Vassells 9, & Daniels 8) but has a team effort 10/10.
Conclusions I drew from this game.
1. Mous is not a full back he doesn’t have the pace and is a better defender than both Nelson and Williamson and should be played in the centre of a back three and made captain. 2. Henry should be persevered with, he was excellent and I'm confident this wasn’t a one off. ( it’s a confidence thing ) 3. Ric and Van, both a flash in the pan ?? (I sincerely hope not) sometimes exciting to watch but the end product is very often nil. 4. The sum of the parts is greater than that of the whole, There isn’t one player I would want from the Blackpool side apart from perhaps Cooke, but as a team they were very good. 5. Bowyer had done his homework.
In Thomas’s defence it looked like he took a knock which could have been a dead leg.
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Post by brassmonkey on Sept 18, 2017 14:29:29 GMT
I disagree about the 3rd. The wall was covering the right side of the goal (from the attackers perspective) from a relatively close free kick. Eastwood shouldnt have been beaten on the side he was standing.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 15:30:20 GMT
Eastwood never normally fails to disappoint so it appears he can escape the sharp criticism coming in. It sounds like if he hadn't played today we would've been in for a real hiding. Credit to Blackpool who have defied the odds and done well in this league. But how come with our all quality we get taken out so easily? Many of my OUFC friends have said if only we had someone who could bang the ball in the back of the net. I know some of the money from Marvins sale has been invested in The squad. But it looks like we need some serious investment if we are to mount any realistic promotion challenge. There are good sides up there. Shrewsbury have showed their intent. Charlton will do better and so will Wigan and Blackburn. Where's that leave Oxford? Outside the top four and possibly outside the play offs. We desperately need to turn it around on Saturday. If we can't beat Walsall at home questions will start to be asked. I think we will make the play offs but results and performances will make many of us start wondering
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Post by tatabanya on Sept 18, 2017 15:44:54 GMT
I disagree about the 3rd. The wall was covering the right side of the goal (from the attackers perspective) from a relatively close free kick. Eastwood shouldnt have been beaten on the side he was standing. I just can't picture how he is meant to save that.
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Post by ryaniobirdio on Sept 18, 2017 18:50:38 GMT
I disagree about the 3rd. The wall was covering the right side of the goal (from the attackers perspective) from a relatively close free kick. Eastwood shouldnt have been beaten on the side he was standing. I just can't picture how he is meant to save that. The guy hit the ball faster and harder than you'll see many free kicks hit this season. He absolutely BELTED it. I don't care where he was stood, he hit it that bloody hard that most keepers would hardly have flinched by the time it cracked in.
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Post by otmooryellow on Sept 18, 2017 23:36:21 GMT
I just can't picture how he is meant to save that. The guy hit the ball faster and harder than you'll see many free kicks hit this season. He absolutely BELTED it. I don't care where he was stood, he hit it that bloody hard that most keepers would hardly have flinched by the time it cracked in. If Eastwood had lined up the wall properly, the striker wouldn't have had a clear direct line at goal to belt it hard. He would have had to take pace off and bend it, making it a much easier save.
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Post by horseman on Sept 19, 2017 5:03:40 GMT
Eastwood never normally fails to disappoint so it appears he can escape the sharp criticism coming in. It sounds like if he hadn't played today we would've been in for a real hiding. Credit to Blackpool who have defied the odds and done well in this league. But how come with our all quality we get taken out so easily? Many of my OUFC friends have said if only we had someone who could bang the ball in the back of the net. I know some of the money from Marvins sale has been invested in The squad. But it looks like we need some serious investment if we are to mount any realistic promotion challenge. There are good sides up there. Shrewsbury have showed their intent. Charlton will do better and so will Wigan and Blackburn. Where's that leave Oxford? Outside the top four and possibly outside the play offs. We desperately need to turn it around on Saturday. If we can't beat Walsall at home questions will start to be asked. I think we will make the play offs but results and performances will make many of us start wondering so 3 sides you auto assume will do better and then question where does that leave us...why can we not be included in "will" do better?
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Post by mg on Sept 19, 2017 8:00:26 GMT
The wall was definitely not lined up properly. There was a gaping hole between the last man on the right of the wall (from OUFC's perspective) and the right-hand post - no guile was required by Vassell, just power and accuracy for which he was not found wanting. Clear organisational failure.
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Post by highlights on Sept 19, 2017 12:48:36 GMT
The wall was definitely not lined up properly. There was a gaping hole between the last man on the right of the wall (from OUFC's perspective) and the right-hand post - no guile was required by Vassell, just power and accuracy for which he was not found wanting. Clear organisational failure. Wall lined up correctly - goal was conceded on Eastwood's side. Just a hell of a strike. Hitting it that hard, that accurately, and that low, is an achievement at this level. Eastwood also looked unsighted by Riccardinho. People blaming Eastwood for goals 1 and 3 are mad. Goal two was a shocker mind you, got to save those at this level.
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