Oxford player ratings (3 Viewers)

[Gibbo]

Mve was ridiculous
Upper body strength
Finish
Cross
Pace
Complete performance - ridiculously good
Was he sky mom
Saka back to his best
Wright had a really poor 15 mins where he kept trying stupid flicks but he has rocket pace
Although simms had scraps thought his harrying second half was some of his most Harrisome harrying I’ve ever seen him do
Eccles and torp defensively too slow some of their passing was sublime though
Rudoni is wonderful
Mason Clark is a beast

As far as I could see, Simms seemed to pose no threat to me and was central to conceding their first goal, otherwise this is on the mark

Rudoni is a lovely footballer. You have to be my age to have seen Ian Gibson in his pomp 1967-69, but Rudoni is the nearest thing we have had to Gibbo. Just wonderful to watch on the ball. Frightens defenders

Altho Robins deserves a bollocking for picking Lati and Binks as his central pairing in defence, he reacted well with the subs - hooking Simms quite early, spotting that Sakamoto had run out of steam. I am not sure Thomas Asante is a central striker

 

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[The watchmaker]

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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Bobby Thomas off to Leeds? Joking - but we are at that time of year when players going missing from the starting 11 can be viewed with suspicion and we might need to move someone on to bring in another midfielder.

 

[procdoc]

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

He controlled the midfield yet gets a 5? Make it make sense

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

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.

Did you leave before binks had one saved on the line

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

As far as I could see, Simms seemed to pose no threat to me and was central to conceding their first goal, otherwise this is on the mark

Rudoni is a lovely footballer. You have to be my age to have seen Ian Gibson in his pomp 1967-69, but Rudoni is the nearest thing we have had to Gibbo. Just wonderful to watch on the ball. Frightens defenders

Altho Robins deserves a bollocking for picking Lati and Binks as his central pairing in defence, he reacted well with the subs - hooking Simms quite early, spotting that Sakamoto had run out of steam. I am not sure Thomas Asante is a central striker

No he’s absolutely not

 

[Jamesimus]

Dovin 6 - had nothing to do other than pick the ball out of the net.

MVE 8 - Great assist and goal. Great player. Looks fit (not in that way you perverts). Was no where to be seen when Torp was 1v1 with Brannagan for one of the goals, but offered so much offensively can’t really whinge too much about that.

Lati 6 - It’s his best position for sure. People don’t like to see it / think he’s becoming a boo boy, but he definitely isn’t comfortable in possession. Gets an extra mark for helping Dovin practice his control.

Binks 6 - Comfortable with the ball, but partially at fault for the second goal.

Bidwell 5 - Again, partially at fault for the second goal. Not his best night for us tbh, but he wasn’t terrible.

Torp 7 - Great first half, second half he could barely run anymore and should have been replaced sooner. Defending is not his strong suit.

Eccles 7 - Good, tired second half and made some questionable passes / decisions. He’s a much better player than Cameron Brannagan who not all that long ago would have been a good signing for us.

Rudoni 7 - Faded as the game went on but involved in everything first half.

Sakamoto 7 - What a player. Obviously runs himself into the ground and then was dead on his feet and had to come off.

Wright 8 - Looks fast and a great athlete. Was clearly tired by the last 20 mins but still had it in him to score that. Was he playing more centrally by the end?

Simms 5 - Seems harsh as he no doubt kept centre backs occupied, but failed to clear his lines for the first Oxford goal. Slightly unlucky with it, his touch wasn’t the best last night.

DaSilva 7 - Was good when he came on, usual good understanding with Palmer. Wants to get on the ball. Unsure about him in duels.

Palmer 6 - Tried stuff. Decent through ball to Wright. Fluffed some shots.

BTA 6 - Full of running.

EMC 6 - Unlucky not to score, was a great save.

Feel like I’m being a bit harsh because it was a good performance, permeated by some bad luck and a few silly moments.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

He controlled the midfield yet gets a 5? Make it make sense

Clearly because I don’t think he did.

 

[wingy]

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

Yes, just the perception that he struggled tracking back once,he seems like he like really wants to direct the team almost with his contribution, afterwards suggesting where he wants the Ball to go next, not a fault at all.
It's a serious business/sport and he seems to understand this Eccles misplaced passes could take a lesson here probably the antithesis of an O'Hare,this is praise not the opposite!.

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

I think this thread underlines the beauty of the game we love - unlike a sport like baseball or NFL, you cannot simply boil it all down to stats and say who was best - it's how we observe (maybe where we observe from) and create our subjective opinions. I'm sure we all sometimes feel that we were watching a different game to one opinion or another, but let's not turn it into an argument or slanging match.
Plus ca change, and Play Up Sky Blues - we fought till the game was won!
Have a relaxing weekend, all, knowing we have 3 points in the bag already.

 

[wingy]

I think this thread underlines the beauty of the game we love - unlike a sport like baseball or NFL, you cannot simply boil it all down to stats and say who was best - it's how we observe (maybe where we observe from) and create our subjective opinions. I'm sure we all sometimes feel that we were watching a different game to one opinion or another, but let's not turn it into an argument or slanging match.
Plus ca change, and Play Up Sky Blues - we fought till the game was won!
Have a relaxing weekend, all, knowing we have 3 points in the bag already.

The championship really is the place to be,bout time the TV exec's understand this with it's reward structure,if the premier league don't do it, it's.within their realm to change it and they should do as their selling a lie otherwise,but getting there, with the return of a package on ITV+status from year's back!

 

[Pusb1]

Just came to say, how bloody good is Haji!?

Never been happier to be wrong about a player after the start of last season and if he carries on like this, we could make an absolute fortune selling him on in future.

Such a great player

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Just came to say, how bloody good is Haji!?

Never been happier to be wrong about a player after the start of last season and if he carries on like this, we could make an absolute fortune selling him on in future.

Such a great player

Got an option in his contract too so if needs be we can have him here for 3 seasons without damaging his value.

 

[TomRad85]

Just came to say, how bloody good is Haji!?

Never been happier to be wrong about a player after the start of last season and if he carries on like this, we could make an absolute fortune selling him on in future.

Such a great player

Let's hope he's playing for us in the Prem.

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[Pusb1]

yep. Was thinking, when he first joined he missed a couple of standout sitters, a 1V1 IIRC against West Brom? And some fans were really getting on his back

the composure for his 2nd goal yesterday was light and day. So pleased for him

 

[wingy]

yep. Was thinking, when he first joined he missed a couple of standout sitters, a 1V1 IIRC against West Brom? And some fans were really getting on his back

the composure for his 2nd goal yesterday was light and day. So pleased for him

It's a habit of his isn't it killing team's right at the death,be they goals or assists at Wembley or Molineux!!
Any I've missed?

 

[Evo1883]

Quite shocked to see so many didn't rate torp .. thought he was very good , Eccles was the biggest problem in midfield .

Mr 4 yard pass never look forward never take a risk ... drove me mad

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Quite shocked to see so many didn't rate torp .. thought he was very good , Eccles was the biggest problem in midfield .

Mr 4 yard pass never look forward never take a risk ... drove me mad

Watch it again

 

[Evo1883]

Watch it again

Why have you ?

 

[Grendel]

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.

The opposition were not really a threat. We dominated the flanks - I can’t remember us getting so many crosses in. If MVE and Wright weren’t playing we would have seen a very different game.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Quite shocked to see so many didn't rate torp .. thought he was very good , Eccles was the biggest problem in midfield .

Mr 4 yard pass never look forward never take a risk ... drove me mad

Was just about to post this. Think Torp is absolutely brill. If he was playing against us we would be purring about his on the ball quality.

 

[Houdi]

A wonderful entertaining match with a fantastic atmosphere. Difficult to know what some fans want, even world class players make mistakes in games.
Dovin no real blame for either, calm and confident with the ball at feet, made an absolutely crucial save near the end diving to push out a dangerous cross, thus saving a certain goal.
MVE probably his best ever game for us , brilliant cross for the first goal, great finish for his goal. Strong in the tackle, great energy all game, just a sublime game.
Lati solid game, maybe his lack of height is a worry to some but is still good in the air, and he has decent pace. Never going to be a star player or seemingly a crowd favourite, but surely a valuable squad player.
Binks always looks composed on the ball, and his passing is generally of a very high standard, good in the air, created a chance for Hadji in the 1st half with a great header, and had a great effort near the end.
Bidwell got forward often, gives his all, solid if not spectacular.
Torp decent going forward, not the best without the ball, but a player I feel will get better and better.
Eccles hard working as always, just think he lacks a bit of self-belief, but the midfield was certainly better than the Stoke game.
Rudoni has settled here so quickly, still a young player but already a crowd favourite, and its easy to see why.
Sakamota such an intelligent player, heavily involved in the first 2 goals, hopefully he can stay injury free, because he will always create and entertain in equal measure.
Simms not at his best, but we have already seen he will be a match winner in many games.
Wright a brilliant headed goal for the 1st, and he took his 2nd like a seasoned finisher, he could possibly had another couple as well. Involved in most of our dangerous moments. Sometimes looks ungainly but my God what a player he is, he would not look out of place in any Premiership team.

 

[skybluegod]

Quite shocked to see so many didn't rate torp .. thought he was very good , Eccles was the biggest problem in midfield .

Mr 4 yard pass never look forward never take a risk ... drove me mad

Agree I thought Torp did well last night, and will look much better alongside sheaf, the biggest issue for Torp is his inability to use his frame, he loses the ball too easily at times and the same thing has happened in all 3 games where he gets shrugged off the ball and expects a foul that isn't coming. But thought he put in a good shift last night.

 

[Evo1883]

Agree I thought Torp did well last night, and will look much better alongside sheaf, the biggest issue for Torp is his inability to use his frame, he loses the ball too easily at times and the same thing has happened in all 3 games where he gets shrugged off the ball and expects a foul that isn't coming. But thought he put in a good shift last night.

Whilst I agree about his physicality I felt like he atleast had a go last night rather than be bullied , alot of our forward play involved torp I thought

 

[steve101]

I wonder if Eccles would agree to dye his hair sky blue for the rest of the season to make it is easier to distinguish him from Torp and make our ratings more accurate?

 

[wingy]

A wonderful entertaining match with a fantastic atmosphere. Difficult to know what some fans want, even world class players make mistakes in games.
Dovin no real blame for either, calm and confident with the ball at feet, made an absolutely crucial save near the end diving to push out a dangerous cross, thus saving a certain goal.
MVE probably his best ever game for us , brilliant cross for the first goal, great finish for his goal. Strong in the tackle, great energy all game, just a sublime game.
Lati solid game, maybe his lack of height is a worry to some but is still good in the air, and he has decent pace. Never going to be a star player or seemingly a crowd favourite, but surely a valuable squad player.
Binks always looks composed on the ball, and his passing is generally of a very high standard, good in the air, created a chance for Hadji in the 1st half with a great header, and had a great effort near the end.
Bidwell got forward often, gives his all, solid if not spectacular.
Torp decent going forward, not the best without the ball, but a player I feel will get better and better.
Eccles hard working as always, just think he lacks a bit of self-belief, but the midfield was certainly better than the Stoke game.
Rudoni has settled here so quickly, still a young player but already a crowd favourite, and its easy to see why.
Sakamota such an intelligent player, heavily involved in the first 2 goals, hopefully he can stay injury free, because he will always create and entertain in equal measure.
Simms not at his best, but we have already seen he will be a match winner in many games.
Wright a brilliant headed goal for the 1st, and he took his 2nd like a seasoned finisher, he could possibly had another couple as well. Involved in most of our dangerous moments. Sometimes looks ungainly but my God what a player he is, he would not look out of place in any Premiership team.

Re Saka,lacking protection from the ref again , maybe they feel that stature doesn't have anything to do with the game, then what was Simms punished for? Oh that brings me to that peroxide pratt,so David Sylvian!!

 

[skybluegod]

Whilst I agree about his physicality I felt like he atleast had a go last night rather than be bullied , alot of our forward play involved torp I thought

Agreed, this was an improvement and I think he will keep improving in that department.

 

[Otis]

The opposition were not really a threat. We dominated the flanks - I can’t remember us getting so many crosses in. If MVE and Wright weren’t playing we would have seen a very different game.

How many crosses is not many? Genuine question. I remember two from Wright, at least two from MVE, two from Bidwell and at least one from Saka.

Is that poor? What's the average in a game I wonder.

 

[OffenhamSkyBlue]

The championship really is the place to be,bout time the TV exec's understand this with it's reward structure,if the premier league don't do it, it's.within their realm to change it and they should do as their selling a lie otherwise,but getting there, with the return of a package on ITV+status from year's back!

Listening to 5Live this morning, it's as if nothing exists outside the Prem. Not the briefest mention! Twats

 

[Grendel]

How many crosses is not many? Genuine question. I remember two from Wright, at least two from MVE, two from Bidwell and at least one from Saka.

Is that poor? What's the average in a game I wonder.

You’ve misread what I said

 

[SwanLane]

MVE & Wright were brilliant. Rudoni also had too much for them first half. Torp and Eccles were ok. Few iffy moments (esp Torp standing off them for their second).

Quiet one from Simms who put a shift in. He was unlucky to be pulled back for what looked an ok shoulder challenge. He was getting in the way for the goal by that Ibrahimovic bloke for Oxford.

Lati was ok. Not convinced by him but he was ok. Binks was great going forward and very neat on the ball but too passive at times when defending.

The entertainment levels in the championship are getting crazy. Mad division.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Why have you ?

Eccles passing through the lines at times was sensational helped by rudoni and others finding space

 

[SBAndy]

Should be focusing on the positives but thought Bidwell was dreadful last night. For a player with a reputation as a decent defender he’s so passive and sits horrendously narrow at times.

 

[CCFCSteve]

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

Yeah, the Torp thing is weird. Played some great balls, something like 89% pass completion and worked hard. Also made a last ditch tackle when they broke at 2-2 after their forward had barged Lati over - ignore seen it on tv and it was Eccles !!

People don’t see that though, they ignore the fact that he tracked back half the pitch, trying to cover two players, when MVE and Saka were caught up the pitch and focus on him not managing to stop a cross that should’ve been dealt with by our defenders

Standard city fan boo boy blindness.

I reckon, him, Eccles and Rudoni (and probably rest of the team) were all told to be braver with forward passes and move the ball quicker. Meant we gave away a few sloppy ones but made for a great game

Edit - a midfield that was involved in creating 26 shots and only conceding 7 has done a decent job in my book. Just two sloppy/freaky goals - first one nothing too do with midfield. All looked tired at stages but so much better than first two games.

 

[Briles]

I'd go 7s all round bar Wright and MVE who get 8-9

 

[wingy]

Should be focusing on the positives but thought Bidwell was dreadful last night. For a player with a reputation as a decent defender he’s so passive and sits horrendously narrow at times.

I think that's probably a change in coaching and want's of an impatient fan base TBF,for one so solid last season it's the on thing I can think of,or his legs are going which I don't think is the case.
Give it five games I think it be ironed out.