Oxford player ratings (3 Viewers)

[Perennial Lurker]

Dovin 6 - not really at fault for the goals and looked okay with the ball to feet.
MVE 10 - great performance, they could not live with Sakamoto and MVE linking up in the first half.
Lati 6 - Did okay but not a dominant CB
Binks 7 - Did okay, wish he would spray less speculative balls than he does, we have the ability to play through the middle when we have Sheaf back.
Bidwell 5 - If only we had another MWE at LB!
Eccles 5 - better than Allen but misplaced quite a few passes.
Torp 5 - not strong or fast and while he has some decent attributes we need to invest in one more CM either on loan or spend some money. I suspect that rides on Vik moving.
Rudoni 7 - good shot in the first half and linked up play well. Was sloppy in possession a few times, but we have a really decent player to mould.
Sakamoto 7 - very effective and linked with MVE excellently. Great to have him back.
Simms 6 - not lots to work with tonight but he is going to have a good season.
Wright 9 - on fire and looks to have improved from last season which is exciting.

2 games 3 points is an ok return but we need to stop shipping sloppy goals.

Lati didn't lose a 50/50 all night but not dominant?
And Torp and Eccles controlled the midfield most of the game ?

 

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[South West Sky Blue]

Didn't make any saves and conceded 2 goals. How can that be classed as a good performance?

I would call that "stupid", but watching on TV tonight (I was there on Tuesday and am there for Norwich) I often got them mixed up!

 

[ccfc1234]

Lati didn't lose a 50/50 all night but not dominant?
And Torp and Eccles controlled the midfield most of the game ?

No, Lati did not win every header and I think he struggled at times.
We were were the dominant team so much went though them, but when the play broke down it was more often with one if them and personally I think we need another CM who is primarily good at breaking up play and winning possession and giving it to Sheaf or Rudoni.

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

I think it was a very strong all-round performance, but a few observations:-

Rudoni was popping up all over the place, fought hard to win 1v1s, but his pass completion was quite sloppy.
Eccles, Torp and Tatsu all need to sharpen up their passing for us to move up a gear. There were a lot that went to their players or nowhere near ours. I thought Eccles looked strongest when he was playing at RB allowing MVE to push up to RW after Tatsu went off.
We are not far off the communication needed between players, which is fantastic for so early in the season.
Haji had a good game, and his goals were terrific. However, his conversion rate when he is wide left is not good enough (especially in the second half when he was right in front of me). He is much better playing at (old-fashioned) inside-left, with the LB/LM passing to him on the corner of the penalty area.
Crowd 11/10 - atmosphere was fantastic (my ears are still ringing), but definitely aided and abetted by the timing and quality of the goals!

 

[Perennial Lurker]

No, Lati did not win every header and I think he struggled at times.
We were were the dominant team so much went though them, but when the play broke down it was more often with one if them and personally I think we need another CM who is primarily good at breaking up play and winning possession and giving it to Sheaf or Rudoni.

Ok judging by your last post you're clearly drunk
Sleep well

 

[hinckley cov]

Not sure you can seriously argue Dasilva doesn’t deserve to start ahead of Bidwell TBH. Better comedy chant too.

I think Dasilva is better coming on when Bidwell tires

 

[shmmeee]

No, Lati did not win every header and I think he struggled at times.
We were were the dominant team so much went though them, but when the play broke down it was more often with one if them and personally I think we need another CM who is primarily good at breaking up play and winning possession and giving it to Sheaf or Rudoni.

Literally “not every single one of our plays came off”. The midfield was a big reason why we played well today. The problem was finishing and mistakes at the back if anything.

 

[South West Sky Blue]

I think there’s a few players of ours in this category to be honest, especially Haji, MVE, Simms and Rudoni too if he carries on playing like tonight.

None of them would look out of place playing for Prem teams regularly.

Haji & MVE; yes. Simms & Rudoni; a touch behind the other two. Just think Haji, MVE and probably Saka have moe "X factor" than the rest of the squad. There's a good chance Simms and Rudoni will get there, but just a little later for me.
Think we're generally on the same hymn sheet.....

 

[wingy]

Not sure where you sat but it was pretty noisy up until their second then madness with the winner

I called for Eccles to play tonight, but gave the ball away too often and in some poor areas. Bidwell caught of position a couple of times and I can understand why some are scoring Lati lower, although not 5, he's better on the ball than Thomas certainly was last week, but needs to be stronger and more dominant, I'd play Thomas ahead of him.

Stand out performance from MVE of course, couple if great goals from Haji and notable work rates from Ellis, Rudi and Torp. Not seen the goals back yet so not sure if they were offside or Dovin could've done anything different. Definitely not a free kick before their first though and I thought Ellis was stronger than their full back in the first half challenge so would like to see that back as I thought a great bit of play. Having said that, I'd have left him on and taken Haji off so what do I know?!

Just a shoulder change for Ellis, inexplicable!

 

[harvey098]

That's incredibly harsh
I thought tonight he distributed the ball very well especially in the first half, second half he tired and was more laboured but he put a great shift in tonight

Completely agree. Eccles is still one of our most underrated players imo. I thought he had a good game, particularly first half. We miss a certain steeliness / engine when he’s not in there (for instance, Stoke).

 

[mmttww]

I have a theory that Eccles and Torp are so hard to tell apart that they often get blamed for things the other one did and it in turn makes their ratings a bit of a mess.

I thought it was Eccles injured when it was Torp!

 

[mmttww]

Asante looks more of a threat to himself than anyone else. Loads of effort but can't remember him having a touch.

Are you trolling for clicks? Some of your stuff reads like a Russian bot. Weirdness. Did you leave early?

 

[SkyblueTexan]

A really great performance marred by 2 sloppy defensive lapses which we can’t afford against the better teams. I really hope we can still get 1-2 players in this window, but if not, we have to figure out a way to be tighter at the back and more compact/solid in midfield.

 

[mmttww]

Dovin - 7
Looks like what we hoped Collins would be.

MVE - 9
Expecting serious offers for him in Jan.

Latibeaudiere - 6
Did well. Glad we've got him as an option.

Binks - 7
Think he'll be a big player for us this year.

Bidwell - 6
Was more assertive in the second half.

Eccles - 7
A few 'FFS!' moments but he played well.

Torp - 6
Capable of more so he gets marked down.

Rudoni - 8
Some poor decisions but he's so effective.

Sakamoto - 6
Did a job but a bit passive around the box.

Simms - 6
Missed a good chance. Worked damn hard.

Wright - 9
I think that's the best I've seen him. Brilliant.


Subs - 6
Palmer pissed me off, the others were fine.

MR - 8
Good first XI, good subs. Great to watch!

Fans - 8
Noise from 10 mins before KO to 30 mins after was about as good as I can remember. Standing works where it is. Nice one!

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Asante looks more of a threat to himself than anyone else. Loads of effort but can't remember him having a touch.

Maybe I’m missing something, but I thought he seemed to have a mean streak at WBA and now appears too nice. But he’s very pacy and powerful and shields the ball very well. Just waiting for him to get into a groove and catch fire like Haji.

 

[SkyblueTexan]

Still think Thomas & Kitching are our first choice centre backs.
Don’t think the defence played poorly tonight, but we really need a DM to protect them..

Think Binks and Kitching might be a better pairing.

 

[Balli001]

Think Binks and Kitching might be a better pairing.

Both left footed tho which I imagine robins isn't keen on playing together

 

[ajl]

Rudoni is a star, Simms was pants. Everybody else except central defence had good games against mediocre opposition who should have been thrashed.

But robins why pick that central defence? And it was obvious from the first minute what their game was and yet we got caught twice. Poor tracking back by Torp for the second goal.

Singers corner were not that vocal either

Im thinking it may be a response if Bobby or liam are thinking well you can't drop us we're the best here

May not be but only thing I can think of

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[Brighton Sky Blue]

Did you just watch the goals on SSN or something?

Nope. Explained the reasoning behind the numbers elsewhere.

 

[DannyThomas_1981]

Watched their goals, embarrassing. Anyone who thinks the keeper shouldn't be doing better needs to have a word with themselves. First one went under his hand, second one him and Binks were ball watching.

You're either desperate for the team to fail, drunk at the game or a clown. Most likely all 3. Total nonsense.

 

[skybluecam]

It’s weird, most people would say we put in a very good performance tonight, full of attacking play, yet some of our main players are being criticised as if they didn’t play a part in that very good performance….

On the other hand you can say that was a game we should’ve won comfortably but somehow conspired not to.

 

[Otis]

I thought it was Eccles injured when it was Torp!

Yeah and if you watch the video back, you can see Eccles by the sidelines, clutching his face, in some kind of sympathy pain.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

How is rudoni getting a 6, was class. Always in space, always getting the ball on the half turn, so much of our great play went through him


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Because like others I haven’t rated more highly I don’t think he kept that performance up across the whole game.

 

[Otis]

I do think it's mad that anyone can score both Eccles and Torp, 5, in a game we totally dominated and played very, very well in.

If both your midfield duo have put in sub par performances, it would be impossible to put in anything like that level of team performance and have us play that well.

Eccles faded in the second half, but still had a good game and Torp's passing at times, was quite sublime.

No-one had a bad game. Hence, the top rate team performance out there on the pitch last night.

 

[Monty]

Dovin 7. Difficult to score in many ways after we conceded 2 goals but not sure he could of done much about either of them. Fantastic distribution very calm.
MVE 9. One goal one assist, great performance but where was he for Oxfords second goal. Torp was in the full back defensive position.
Lati 6.5 Never going to be dominant but generally did well.
Binks 7.5 similar to Lati but very confident on the ball. Trys the difficult pass, if they come off we would all praise him but when they don't we whinge. Great shot at tail end of second half.
Bidwell 6.5. He is a solid player, clearly tired before subbed off
Eccles 6.5. Gives some bite but can be wasteful in possession. In a way the opposite to Torp.
Torp 6.5 great passing but no bite. He did well tonight but one of the players responsible for conceding second goal. I can see why he is so effective off the bench as a fresh Torp against a tiring opposition gives him a lot more time
Rudoni 7.5 Always an outlet. High work rate. Tired in second half.
Sakamoto 6.5 what a great first half but vanished in the second
Simms 7 he is a proper CF. Puts himself about. Not too much service tonight but he will get goals.
Wright 8.5. Bit between his teeth tonight. Can be a bit wasteful. But what a performance considering I don't think he is fully match fit.

BTA .6.5 an improvement on the Godden of 2024 without a doubt. He will get some goals too. A nice option to have. Hard worker
EMC 6. Prefers left side but difficult when Wright in such form. There is a player there but will take time to adapt to championship.
Dasilva 6.5. An improvement on last season. Offers options. A little rushed still when gets opportunity to put ball into box.
Palmer 6.5. Prepared to try things but didn't light up the pitch

Overall at points scintillating attacking football but with some sloppy passes and gave away 2 soft goals. Considering we had 14 corners and Rudoni can put in a decent ball we never looked like we were going to score from one so work there for the coaching staff. Enjoyable game when we were at our best with a drift towards the ordinary immediately after Oxfords second.

In all matches this season we have offered some moments of fantastic attacking play with periods or whole halves of drudgery. Tonight we offered more of the attacking but we were at home. The key is to play the attacking brand for more of every game.

 

[Otis]

Because like others I haven’t rated more highly I don’t think he kept that performance up across the whole game.

Rudoni was much quieter in the second half and did fade somewhat, but he was excellent in that first half and running the show.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

I do think it's mad that anyone can score both Eccles and Torp, 5, in a game we totally dominated and played very, very well in.

If both your midfield duo have put in sub par performances, it would be impossible to put in anything like that level of team performance and have us play that well.

Eccles faded in the second half, but still had a good game and Torp's passing at times, was quite sublime.

No-one had a bad game. Hence, the top rate team performance out there on the pitch last night.

Torp looked to me like he was struggling for long spells, to others he looked excellent. C’est la vie.

We were generally trying to play at a higher tempo and take fewer touches on the ball except where players were encouraged to take opponents on. The opposition couldn’t handle that.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Rudoni was much quieter in the second half and did fade somewhat, but he was excellent in that first half and running the show.

I agree, but a match rating is for the whole game not the first half.

 

[Otis]

I agree, but a match rating is for the whole game not the first half.

Agree.

So to my mind, 8 to 8.5 in that first half and 6 in the second, because he wasn't exactly poor then, it was just that he faded and wasn't quite the same influence.

Therefore, a 7 is fair I think.

You also have to remember the quality of his corners. Some absolutely beautiful ones in there, and many of them in the second half.

We had 14 corners and he hardly put a bad one in all night.

That definitely needs to be considered in his markings.

 

[ptr]

Eccles and Torp put in a proper shift tbf. Not always clean with their passes but worked their bollox off.

 

[Gibbo]

Not sure where you sat but it was pretty noisy up until their second then madness with the winner

I am between halfway and S.C. There were times when we were controlling the game, all in their half and it was like watching a cricket match. There was just a quiet hum, just before their second goal in particular.

Of course it was madness with the winner. It was before that that mattered.

 

[Gibbo]

No-one deserved below a 6 tonight

We gave away two very soft goals, and should have won at a canter. Somebody has to take the can for that. They were bang average. A couple of their players were little better than what you can see on the parks this afternoon.

 

[procdoc]

Judging by the ratings on here half of you didn’t even watch the game. No one deserves a 5. It seems Torp is the new boo boy, he was very good and controlled the midfield.
Both Lati and Binks were solid but some of you have made your minds up on both so it doesn’t matter how they play.
Simms was our poorest player last night, nothing really happened for him yet some of you rated him higher than Torp and Lati, laughable

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Thought Latibeudiere's performance was higher than both Thomas's so far. His defending 1v1 near the end of the game v Harris was first class.

Yep kept him wide and then blocked the shot was excellent

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Judging by the ratings on here half of you didn’t even watch the game. No one deserves a 5. It seems Torp is the new boo boy, he was very good and controlled the midfield.
Both Lati and Binks were solid but some of you have made your minds up on both so it doesn’t matter how they play.
Simms was our poorest player last night, nothing really happened for him yet some of you rated him higher than Torp and Lati, laughable

A boo boy who I keep saying I’m a fan of, of course.