by The Real Sandhurst Royal » 20 Aug 2014 07:48
by Winston Smith » 20 Aug 2014 08:01
by wingnut » 20 Aug 2014 08:10
P!ssed Off Today's performance/result vindicates those that refused to buy into Saturday's post-match hype.
Today's 1st half was absolute oxf*rd. And not too dissimilar from Saturday's game:
CM partnership was useless, no forward penetration whatsoever.
Attack was toothless, offering nothing.
Fullbacks couldn't cross the half-way line.
The only difference was Huddersfield, unlike Ipswich, did not gift us a goal, and, unlike Ipswich, they pressed us high.
The decision for Akpan and Obita to play virtually as CBs during the first half was absolutely stupid. Was it a spontaneous decision from them, or were they told to do it?
oxf*rd ridiculous either way, and it cost us with goals.
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by hughsies no.1 » 20 Aug 2014 08:22
by CayeneMatt » 20 Aug 2014 08:23
by Tilehurstsouthbank » 20 Aug 2014 08:34
winchester_royal First half we were awful. Utterly woeful. 73% but with only 1 shot on goal tells it's own story. No adventure in midfield whatsoever, so nobody bothered to put their foot on the ball and look for the forward pass except for Hector. We were poor. Cummings in particular at left back kept slowing the game down to come back in on his right. He was okay defensively tbf, but his limitations going forward mean he shouldn't play there again this season unless it's an emergency. But tbf to Adkins he acknowledged we weren't moving the ball into spaces quick enough and made the necessary changes. Kuhl was excellent, especially when you consider it was his first competitive game of football. And with Obita out on the left bringing it forward we looked like a proper football team. We were the better team second half by quite a considerable distance, but damage was done and Huddersfield could play the way they chose to in the second 45. Learn your lessons Nigel, Kuhl (or Norwood if signed in time) must play on Saturday.
Thought Mackie looked very useful in his little cameo, likewise Tanner.
Gunter was continually rinsed by Bunn, and Taylor was anonymous yet again. Akpan was decent in the second half, but shocking in the first.
The boo boys can take a running jump off of a very high bridge.
by melonhead » 20 Aug 2014 09:04
by Platypuss » 20 Aug 2014 09:11
by Blind Bigot » 20 Aug 2014 09:12
by Pepe the Horseman » 20 Aug 2014 09:14
by Agent Balti » 20 Aug 2014 09:14
by Blind Bigot » 20 Aug 2014 09:18
Pepe the Horseman While you're here, can you tell us a bit about Oliver Norwood?
by Sanguine » 20 Aug 2014 09:23
ZacNaloen Oh yeh, Cox seems to have a Piano on his back don't remember him being that slow. Easily outpaced by huddersfields defenders on a number of occasions.
by Jano » 20 Aug 2014 09:29
by Pepe the Horseman » 20 Aug 2014 09:33
Blind BigotPepe the Horseman While you're here, can you tell us a bit about Oliver Norwood?
Ollie's a cracking player! A bit lightweight perhaps and not a great ball winner but his passing range is superb, he has vision and an excellent shot on him. Looking at your midfield I'd say he'd be an excellent addition because it looks like you need someone to put their foot on it and open up defences. I hope do does well if he goes!
by Brum Royal » 20 Aug 2014 09:39
handbags_harrisPieEater From the whole second half performance I thought we deserved at least a draw, but we never seemed to get the rub of the green with ref. He seemed to have different standards for ref kicks we conceded or got.
Without going into too much detail on the game or Huddersfield, no more blatant inconsistent decision making than to not award a free kick to Gunter for the foul (it was a foul) in the buildup to their second, then award a free kick to Pog for exactly the same thing less than a minute later. Ultimately Stuart Attwell had no bearing on the result, but that's not to say he's not a oxf*rd piss poor referee. The worst in the league. Some basic, basic stuff missed in every game.
by Elm Park Kid » 20 Aug 2014 09:40
Blind BigotPepe the Horseman While you're here, can you tell us a bit about Oliver Norwood?
Ollie's a cracking player! A bit lightweight perhaps and not a great ball winner but his passing range is superb, he has vision and an excellent shot on him. Looking at your midfield I'd say he'd be an excellent addition because it looks like you need someone to put their foot on it and open up defences. I hope do does well if he goes!
by loyalroyal4life » 20 Aug 2014 09:52
yappy Do have to say aswell Jake Taylor didn't really do anything tonight. Really like the lad and you can see he's Reading through & through, but looks a little out of his depth. That said he's out of position, so may well benefit with some game time in his preferred role.
by loyalroyal4life » 20 Aug 2014 09:53
chilipepper91 Christ, Hector MOTM, really?
Hospital pass to Akpan for the goal, nearly gave away a pen in the first half with a late slide, turned by Wells constantly but especially late on in the corner who went down looking for a pen instead of going for the shot.
If we're in the process of fanboy-ing Academy products, I'll give MOTM to Kuhl, who actually didn't put a foot wrong.
by Pepe the Horseman » 20 Aug 2014 09:57
Elm Park KidBlind BigotPepe the Horseman While you're here, can you tell us a bit about Oliver Norwood?
Ollie's a cracking player! A bit lightweight perhaps and not a great ball winner but his passing range is superb, he has vision and an excellent shot on him. Looking at your midfield I'd say he'd be an excellent addition because it looks like you need someone to put their foot on it and open up defences. I hope do does well if he goes!
That's' a bit worrying as neither Guthrie nor Williams (arguably our two 'best' midfielders) are great ball winners either. I suppose with the amount of injuries they get though that Norwood would be a cheap back up to them.
I was originally a supporter of Akpan but he's clearly not a long term option for us.
Kuhl looked good last night when he was on the ball but I personally wasn't convinced about him off the ball. His positioning when defending wall all over the shop.
We still need that strong DM, Leigertwood style player who's going to impose themselves in midfield.
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