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Originally Posted by smudgie
Credit to Coley for trying to change it bringing on Rory and Barnett, but alas I think a draw was probably inevitable. Just wish Razor could have been given 20 mins at the end to try and ruffle a few feathers, oh well.
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I was thinking exactly the same regarding Putterill at that point in the game....Joyce despite doing reasonably well I thought was caught in possession a couple of times, looked a bit short of the pace of the game and Putterill and fresh legs might have given a bit more drive at a point where we were chasing a win.
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Originally Posted by Outback Ozzy
The majority of fans on this site are not being negative, but just bemoaning the fact about squad rotation.
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I wouldn't advocate switching the starting line up, but if it's plainly not working, as was clearly obvious with half an hour to go, this more than highlights Coley's reluctance to switch things around and throw subs on...
to try and change things and inject a few fresh legs.
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Originally Posted by football19
,coleman and bell are nobodys fools ,if u want a place in the starting eleven u have to earn it ,reputation only gets u so far
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Fair point, however If the players in the starting eleven are looking tired and jaded (as at times they did today) surely it's better to throw fresh legs into the mix??? I played the game, albeit at a much, much lower level, but anyone and everyone knows that fresh legs can sometimes make a difference
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Originally Posted by football19
Subs are normally used for injurys or plan b when things are not going well ,some of the subs this season have paid off big time , some haven't, trouble is it takes time for them to pick ur the pace of the game and u can come unstuck in this period
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That statement is contradictory, because in one breath you're saying making substitutions can work but the latter half of your statement exposes the fact that Coley's reluctance to make subs early enough often results in the subs failing to make an impact!!!
Fair enough, I personally thought Oxford did a number on us, came with a gameplan and defended quite well, although like others have mentioned, I thought we did look tired at times, the long lump forward crept into our play today and thankfully results for the other sides weren't too bad....however they could have been better had the sides above not managed to scrape draws theirselves.