Oxford away match thread. - Page 4

Lost in Cornwall · 29-09-2021, 08:24

Never thought I'd be grateful that lack of petrol stopped me going. At least i follow was cheaper.

Lord Stiffupperlip · 29-09-2021, 08:27

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!
Watch the highlights & weep.
I've seen better defending at schoolboy level.

andyd · 29-09-2021, 08:55

The back line lost Hughes and Burgess and Rodgers in my opinion the best 3 with Nottingham being the 4th, all these players are calm on the ball and use it purposely, Savin hurries to much often a punt up to nobody Sherring looked lost first half beaten for pace. This panic on the ball and hurried passing bypassing our midfield and putting them onto the defensive. Ironically the first minutes of the game upto the first goal we were playing well Butcher missing a couple of chances as Coleman says they were clinical if we had been we would have been 2 in front, lots to work on and hopefully Rodgers and Pritchard back soon I am praying we go back to 2 upfront at home against Ipswich.

Inspector Morse · 29-09-2021, 08:56

I woke up this morning with a terrible sense of impending doom.

cashman · 29-09-2021, 09:01

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Originally Posted by AccyMad

Maybe the Charles situation has unsettled the whole team? Or maybe it was a case of everything that could go wrong did so on the night, if so hopefully we've got our drubbing of the season over & things will start to look up from Saturday - I guess only time will tell

way i look at this is we must improve from that debacle.hope yer right di.also no excuse but most refs are garbage these days hamiltons header CROSSED THE LINE and the clown said no. 2-1 early second half could possibly have made a difference? but we will never know.also 1 upfront is RIDICULOUS to me.

monkey hanger · 29-09-2021, 09:14

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Originally Posted by Lost in Cornwall

Never thought I'd be grateful that lack of petrol stopped me going. At least i follow was cheaper.

did not even bother with ifollow. not the first time stanley have been hammered at oxford. expected nothing but a defeat but not shipping in 5 goals though. Could be worse we could be donny rovers fans. Hope trafford gets a rest from the firing line on saturday. no matter how he is playing it will not do his confidence much good letting all these goals in. Keepers set so much on keeping clean sheets and it aint happening for the lad where confidence means all in the sticks.

Inspector Morse · 29-09-2021, 09:40

Spot on Cashman. Should have played 6 across midfield.

VALAIRIAN · 29-09-2021, 10:48

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Originally Posted by andyd

Available on IFollow tomorrow night so might affect who travels my team forecast:-
Trafford.
Savin. Nottingham. Sherring.
O, Sullivan. Pell. Morgan. Butcher. McConville.
Mansell. Bishop.
Subs:- Savin. Amankwah. Hamilton. Leigh. Clark
Nolan. Malcolm.
After watching a replay off the full match I would put Pell in for Hamilton for more aggression in the middle and help take pressure off Conneelly in possession, not sure on inuries so other,s could come into the reckoning.

I think that Andy - not for the first time - was on to something with his team selection!!!

I hope that Coley and Co. still come on here and take heed

yonmon · 29-09-2021, 11:24

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Originally Posted by AccyMad

Maybe the Charles situation has unsettled the whole team? Or maybe it was a case of everything that could go wrong did so on the night, if so hopefully we've got our drubbing of the season over & things will start to look up from Saturday - I guess only time will tell

Optimism personified as usual Di !..I share your sentiments !..

Exile on Spencer St · 29-09-2021, 11:51

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Originally Posted by VALAIRIAN

I think that Andy - not for the first time - was on to something with his team selection!!!

Do you mean playing two goal keepers?

Exile on Spencer St · 29-09-2021, 12:50

Didn’t go or watch the game but the only Stanley match I’ve ever walked out of early was at Oxford. It was in the dying days of the Snake’s tenure and I recall Stanley lost 5-0. It was awful.
So scoring one goal (or two if you have x-ray vision) last night was an improvement.

Lots of talk about poor defending but I noted Coley’s reference in his interview to ‘defending’ from the front.
Looking at the ‘bare’ stats (in blue, below) it suggests things were not as one sided as the score line implies.
In fact, the ‘defensive’ stats for each team (tackles made, interceptions, etc), which showed things in a bit more detail but are no longer online, were quite similar.
The BIG difference was the ‘attacking’ stats (in grey/red below).
Both teams had a similar number of shots but Oxford’s were three times more likely to be on target. Over half Stanley’s shots were from outside the box. Nearly all from Oxford inside the box and thus a shooting accuracy of 60% compared with Stanley’s 21%.
So it seems clear that it’s not just the defenders who have more work to do.

Twenty Eight · 29-09-2021, 13:41

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Originally Posted by andyd

The back line lost Hughes and Burgess and Rodgers in my opinion the best 3 with Nottingham being the 4th, all these players are calm on the ball and use it purposely, Savin hurries to much often a punt up to nobody Sherring looked lost first half beaten for pace. This panic on the ball and hurried passing bypassing our midfield and putting them onto the defensive. Ironically the first minutes of the game upto the first goal we were playing well Butcher missing a couple of chances as Coleman says they were clinical if we had been we would have been 2 in front, lots to work on and hopefully Rodgers and Pritchard back soon I am praying we go back to 2 upfront at home against Ipswich.

I don't see why Savin comes in for comment for a league game - or do you mean Trafford hurries too much ?