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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 27, 2022 10:09:10 GMT
Evatt says “beware of a wounded animal” in Oxford!!!! Why? Let them worry about us ffs They’ve won 4 games all season, the most notable was a 2-4 victory away at Exeter (Exeter being ‘up there’ with us) and they’ve also shipped in 17 goals (the same as the league leaders Plymouth) They have scored 3 less than us!!! We really are terribly weak in that department That all said, home game, yet another 16,000 crowd and a must win game (as all are) Just hope we don’t play the panic game as we have over the last 2 Let’s just go all out to SCORE SCORE SCORE ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️ COYWM
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 28, 2022 9:28:58 GMT
Agree rioch let them worry about us. Looking at their site they don’t seem confident. Only sold around 500 tickets and tw% think they’ll lose and only 23% that they’ll win. They are without a number of their better players and their manager won’t be pitch side as he’s been banned. This is one that we should not only win but win comfortably and I’m hoping to see a very different set up after Tuesday. Though I don’t expect to, I’d like to see a Sadlier Bod pairing up top with Dapo wide left and instead of our usual defensive midfield, one of Dempsey, Sheehan and Morley with Lee up our sleeve for later. I think it’s time to give Dion and Kacha a rest and try something else which may produce more. An early goal will change the game completely and so I’m hopeful of a much better performance tomorrow and a very comfortable 3-0 win to the Wanderers. If Evatt hasn’t learned and continues with his tippy tappy sideways stuff it’s one we could lose because we surely can’t keep being lucky late in games?
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Post by OohMac on Oct 28, 2022 16:00:45 GMT
Ians dilemmas.
3-5-2 stay or go? Our home record is very good and weve played that way throughout however Burton may have indicated that it has run its course and ditching it in recent matches has lead to 5 goals in, well much less than 2 games an hours football? 6 rescued points too.
May say we stared well against Burton and SHOULD have scored but ultimately didnt.
The 2 up top- presuming we keep the shape which two get the nod. JDB and Baka are probably the most confident after thier goals, but in the past I feel theyve let Ian down when hes started them. Like they cant start with the same intensity as they have coming off the bench. Or maybe Evatt has a point. They may look better with fresh legs vs a team so utterly fatigued by our 68% keep ball.
Charles is on a terrible run. Extend that to last season and only the last match against Fleetwood is when hes got one from open play. And that was a tackle(albeit from way out) that was a brace though but was that game the exception to the rule. Think we all like Dion though, but questions will start to be asked of him as they are Kachunga.
Defense no issues. So only othet thing is DM do we need two at home? Is that MJ And GT or has Dempsey or Morley done enough. Assume Lee is preferred No 10 but will there be a challenge from Sheehan or is too soon.
And will Sadlier get a game and if so where?
So he needs to get the answers for those but we should be winning this comfortably. 3-1.
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Post by chip on Oct 29, 2022 8:01:43 GMT
I’m just havin my full English before going up north for today’s game, this should be a win but you never know if he’s going to setup defensive or with attacking midfielders either way 2-1 win onwards and upwards COYWM
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 29, 2022 9:31:28 GMT
Ians dilemmas. 3-5-2 stay or go? Our home record is very good and weve played that way throughout however Burton may have indicated that it has run its course and ditching it in recent matches has lead to 5 goals in, well much less than 2 games an hours football? 6 rescued points too. May say we stared well against Burton and SHOULD have scored but ultimately didnt. The 2 up top- presuming we keep the shape which two get the nod. JDB and Baka are probably the most confident after thier goals, but in the past I feel theyve let Ian down when hes started them. Like they cant start with the same intensity as they have coming off the bench. Or maybe Evatt has a point. They may look better with fresh legs vs a team so utterly fatigued by our 68% keep ball. Charles is on a terrible run. Extend that to last season and only the last match against Fleetwood is when hes got one from open play. And that was a tackle(albeit from way out) that was a brace though but was that game the exception to the rule. Think we all like Dion though, but questions will start to be asked of him as they are Kachunga. Defense no issues. So only othet thing is DM do we need two at home? Is that MJ And GT or has Dempsey or Morley done enough. Assume Lee is preferred No 10 but will there be a challenge from Sheehan or is too soon. And will Sadlier get a game and if so where? So he needs to get the answers for those but we should be winning this comfortably. 3-1. Yes there are lots of questions but there’s no point in throwing the baby out with the bath water so making too many changes is probably not right but certainly up front it isn’t working. I agree with Evatt that I’m not the manager but for me Dion is not being used to his best attributes. For me instead of chasing about running defenders down he should be using his pace chasing through balls from midfield directly to goal. That would mean a change in Evatt’s system for sure but we know what’s happening now isn’t working, whoever he plays up top so you would think he’d see that too and amend accordingly to try something different, certainly at home and against weaker opposition. Personally I’d pair Sadlier and Bod up top and rest both Dion and Kachunga and I certainly for this one would play an attacking midfield without both George or MJ, if it’s obviously not working you can change it. Oxford aren’t exactly the most lethal up front so surely it’s time to try something more positive?
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Post by thegrud1 on Oct 29, 2022 10:20:22 GMT
Makes me laugh......fans moan he changes the team,,,,then suggests he changes the team !!!!!!!
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Post by davidm on Oct 29, 2022 10:44:41 GMT
Might be another difficult game this one.
Looking at Oxford in the table you would imagine an easy home win but historically they have been pretty good. Last season they were good, even though we beat them twice.
One big plus for us should be that they are missing 2 main goalscorers, in fact the 2 strikers who scored all their 3 goals against us last season. Both are suspended so not sure who their strikers will be.
Defensively, I expect the same back 5 as against Burton.
I feel that the manager will re-introduce a defensive midfielder.
Up front I would stay with Charles and Bodvarsson.
A tight match and another 2-1 win for me.
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 29, 2022 13:50:04 GMT
So basically no change, despite the last two results and performances. It’s Charles and Kachunga yet again, our star non scoring pair but hey never mind they do put lots of effort in and really tire out the opposition defenders. Give me strength. So my optimism has once again dissipated but surely even by the law of averages his system must work at some time?
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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 29, 2022 14:13:42 GMT
After 10 mins, I’ve learnt something We are scared to go in for battles where the ball is at head height COYWM Get stuck in ffs
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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 29, 2022 14:22:22 GMT
For the record It’s TEN games ago since we last scored a goal before 10 minutes (Bradley 9 mins v Charlton 3rd Sept)
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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 29, 2022 14:28:58 GMT
Absolutely shit
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 29, 2022 14:31:10 GMT
30 minutes gone, a goal down and still no shot on goal. Quel surprise.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 29, 2022 14:34:03 GMT
Dion v their no 5 - no contest Should have had Bod on causing havoc in their box
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Post by whitesince63 on Oct 29, 2022 14:36:07 GMT
Changes at half time. Off, Williams Charles, Kachunga. On, Morley, Bod, Sadlier and we might just salvage something. After 60 minutes Dapo on and Sheehan or Lee off.
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Post by riochforthereebok on Oct 29, 2022 14:43:17 GMT
W63 I’m sorry but they are battering us and we are so panicked at the back Could be 3-0 and no Evatt can’t complain
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