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Post by kenglowhite on Oct 8, 2019 11:33:18 GMT
I am starting to change my mind about Lowe. Several of us have been critical about him passing backwards all the time. He filled the breech wuite well last night after Bridcutt's unfortunate injury. He has always shown a good technique on the ball, and it seems to me now thet the coaches may have got through to him that football is a game where you need to move forward to make progress. Long may his forward movement continue !
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Post by OohMac on Oct 8, 2019 19:48:25 GMT
Thought Lowe looked comfortable and was our best player. Seemed to play the game at his pace, calm and controlled and was the opposite of our attack minded players.
Is Lowe benefitting from better management or just finding that L1.is his level. Remember lot of our players relegated last time out looked the part at this level. Dervite, Vela and even Spearing.
Andy, you mentioned the preseason anology? Do you think that after the international break? And, perhaps they can arrange a behind doors friendly, that Hill has now had his prep time and we can approach games XI vs XI. No caveats or excuses? I dont say antagonistically but in general have we had our pre season and time to go?
Also is there no chance of asking for the last leasing cup match to be played this weekend and get it out of the way.
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Post by andyl on Oct 8, 2019 20:45:05 GMT
The problem surely is, notwithstanding injuries, that we have players within a group some of whom are seasoned and ready, but others who who yet are not. It was obvious that Murphy and Doodoo are a month or so behind and presumably also O' Grady. Murphy anyway is not going to hare about pressing up the field as even Donaldson did..so he needs help and some speed alongside. Buckley is a loss for this.
Also if Brockbank, Earl, Edwards, Hall and Wright return will they be a couple of weeks short of match fitness?
So, no I seriously doubt that we will be attacking match fit until close to Christmas. League wise we need to have cleared the deficit and be a dozen or so points from safety at the turn of the year- if that then we have a real chance especially if we can sign a player or two in January, but it looks a while away.
On the plus side I thought Zouma looked the part and Graham too , although he will need the most careful use if he is not to descend into a Josh Cullen like fadeout. Overall that h these younger players will inevitably feature is a real plus for next year. realistically if we can keep a nucleus of what works well together into next year, it is then that we will most likelyrealise the rewards of what happens this year.
Finally I do think the post match reporting of the Bridcutt injury was premature. They could not then know if it was a fracture- we may get good news yet but Marc Iles looking for copy reports post match reactions at their most alarming- we should wait and see.
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Post by andyl on Oct 8, 2019 20:51:25 GMT
In my Oxford post match musings I offered that
'the standout man of the match was Bridcutt. What a player he is. He reminded me a bit of Stu Holden and no greater praise is possible. Quick, clever, strong tackling and brilliant off the ball ever willing to find space to receive it'
I also said by text to someone that with his tackling style he looked just as likely as Stu H to get crocked. O dear!
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 9, 2019 8:41:32 GMT
Well I’m more than happy with how things are going. Even though we aren’t yet winning, the product is light years better than anything delivered under Parkinson and at least I can come out of the ground happy that I’ve seen some football and had my money’s worth. Wins will come I’ve no doubt, we’re still a work in progress, but we’ve played several of the top teams now and at least held them, so that gives me confidence that things will improve and I’m expecting that to start against Rochdale.
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Post by OohMac on Oct 10, 2019 20:09:45 GMT
Just heard on the podcast Bridcutt out until xmas. Bad news if true. Real miss.
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