Burge - 4 (should have done better, also made routine stops)
Mason - 3 (really poor going forward, so reluctant to go forward and create width which we needed)
Hyam - 4 (didnt do badly was defensively solid but put us under unneeded pressure, and his distribution at times was poor)
Willis - 6 (thought he had a really solid game and tried hard to get the ball forward with his passing and taking the ball out from the back)
Sterling - 4 (solid effort and tried to get wide but because the left was so poor he and Thomas got marked out of the game when it came to the final 3rd)
Kelly - 4 (thought he marshalled the middle quite well but was too sloppy in possession and didn't look forwards enough)
Bayliss - 3 (didnt bring much to the game, no driving with the ball and nothing creatively, poor from him today should have been taken off earlier)
Thomas - 6 (thought he tried things, was the only one willing to get into attacking areas in the box, only one who looked like scoring, should not of been taken off)
Bright - 6 (thought he was our most creative player, didnt get much from those around him, but needed to get into the box more when the ball went wide and help bakayoko more)
Hiwula - 2 (honestly offered nothing, nothing forward nothing defensively, didnt hold the ball didnt get into attacking position all round shit, wasn't helped by mason's reluctance to add width down the left at all however Hiwula always seemed to pick the wrong option the rare occasion he had the ball at his feet)
Bakayoko - 4 (he tried his best to battle and put up a good fight but needed to be stronger at times but was completely isolated today from the whole team especially the 3 behind him, should of got into the box more and did more with the rare chances he had but needed service today and he didn't get it at all)
shipley - 6 (didn't have long enough but energised us, gave us well needed width and enthusiasm and orchestrated the most creative move of the game where we should of had a penalty in my view)
pontecelli - 3 (didnt impact the game, not all his fault but didnt make an impact when he came on)
robins - 3 T
Today robins tactics were all wrong. we over played in areas of the pitch today which we didn't need to which wasted time and sometimes lost us possession which we knew a team like oxford would do to try and frustrate us. we knew we were going to be up against this sort of team that niggles us and is quite physical so we needed players to combat that and try and win the middle. Then we could use our flair players on the counter attack or to use intricate passing to break them down. For robins system to work we needed some bully boys in the middle of the park to dominate and our fullbacks nice and high to give width and win the ball back early. we could then use our attacking players to flood the box, or to try the long ball to Bakayoko and get players around him for flick ons and knock downs. I would of played 4-2-3-1 but in a more counter attacking way. Brown and Sterling could add width and stay nice and high and wide, while kelly and myler can battle it out in the middle and spread the pitch with passes to either a winger or a full back. this would mean that more players could get themselves into an attacking area. We would also be able to use long ball to Bakayoko if we needed from the middle and because our fullbacks are higher and more willing to go forward our wingers and cam will be closer to our striker so he wouldnt be issolated. Today we got out enthused, outplayed and out thought. We need a big performance against barnsley now, in robins i trust PUSB!
team i would have selected:
burge - gk
Brown - lb
Hyam - cb
Willis - cb
Sterling - rb
Kelly - cdm
Myler - cdm
Thomas - rw
Bayliss - cam
Bright - lw
bakayoko - st