Mostly just individual errors that can be ironed out.
Simms for first one. Maybe lati should shout for it? I dunno
Bidwell losing his man completely for second. Usually a dependable defender
I am not worrying too much
I don't care about Oxford and their howlersHow do you feel about the 2 Oxford howlers? Lati having a free shot that megs two defenders first and Haji's movement to capitalise on a bad pass?
Looked on the Oxford board and obviously they're ticked off, but nothing like the over-reaction on here to two sloppy goals.
Aside from Oxford doing what they should have been doing in harassing and pressing the defenders into mistakes, I honestly thought both of Oxford's goals were really resulting from some sort of astrological/astronomical alignments that only occur once every one thousand years and also the Moon was in retrograde or something, just all improbable things falling into place at the right moment for them.. twice
I don't think it helps that we are playing two CBs but expecting the full backs to be wing backs.
If you want full on wingbacks you need another CB or DM to cover
For their second MvE went forward and Torp was covering but let the guy pick his spot.
Think he is as culpable as Bidwell - didn’t close down quick enough.
Torp is not a DMQuite right, after Torp let him Cross the Ball he just Stood and watched, if he had pushed up the player would have been Definitely Offside. School Boy Error.
Torp is not a DM
Our only DMs are Sheaf and Eccles. Howley looked to be getting closer but seems to have lost his way
YesWell okay, but he Should Know the Offside Rule right.
We have £6m of centre halves on the bench - I can’t see how we could spend more money on another one without moving one on first
For their second MvE went forward and Torp was covering but let the guy pick his spot.
Think he is as culpable as Bidwell - didn’t close down quick enough.
The first goals wasn’t freakish at all, it was just poor defending. First, we failed to clear our lines and Torp and then Binks’ loose aerial duels. Lati, Simms and Binks all ball watch before Simms’ touch teed it up for their defender. It was a good finish but that was after a catalogue of errors.First one was just freakish. Firstly the free kick should never of been given, the bounce off Simms and a great strike from the Oxford CB who would probably miss that 9/10.
2nd was poor.
I acutally don't think the defending has been that bad this season. We kept Stoke out for long periods, and they didn't create that much considering our whole team were below-par. Oxford had very few chances on Friday night to be honest.
As happened last season, massive holes in the middle when we lose the ball in their half, and the team breaks.
Sheaf coming back will help that, but that needs to be addressed.
Solved by fouling on half way for me - might get a yellow but oh wellFor their second MvE went forward and Torp was covering but let the guy pick his spot.
Think he is as culpable as Bidwell - didn’t close down quick enough.
I agree Oxford had few chances, but the fact is they scored twice and both times a number of our players made mistakes in the build up and if even one of them doesn't then they don't score. For an average team in a division this is fine, but if we're looking to be pushing for promotion we can't have collective defensive brain farts two or three times a game. It will leave us with too much to do.First one was just freakish. Firstly the free kick should never of been given, the bounce off Simms and a great strike from the Oxford CB who would probably miss that 9/10.
2nd was poor.
I acutally don't think the defending has been that bad this season. We kept Stoke out for long periods, and they didn't create that much considering our whole team were below-par. Oxford had very few chances on Friday night to be honest.
As happened last season, massive holes in the middle when we lose the ball in their half, and the team breaks.
Sheaf coming back will help that, but that needs to be addressed.
As mentioned, Torp isn't a DM. If Sheaf was fit and in the team he wouldn't be that deep and it wouldn't be his responsibility.The second goal was almost entirely Torp's fault from start to finish. He really needs to step up and fast...
Sigh.. we didn't sign 3 players from Barnsley. I wish that..I just don’t rate any of the three we bought from Barnsley strange decision I thought. Hope Im proved wrong
Sigh.. we didn't sign 3 players from Barnsley. I wish that..
A. People would stop getting this wrong.
B. People would judge them individually rather than a weird trio they've made up in their heads.
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