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Post-match thread: Oxford v Charlton | 14th Aug 2021
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If anything, under Adkins we’ve been rock solid and well organised defensively. Today, for twenty or so minutes in the first half, we looked anything but. Against the run of play, Oxford countered effectively, scoring two with only two attempts on goal. At that point, the result looked academic!
We got a lifeline with the penalty, which Washington slotted away confidently.
Whilst we played better for spells through the second half, we weren’t able to pull level and truthfully never looked particularly dangerous. We have a distinct lack of firepower. Our attack is blunt and play too often bypasses our flapping midfielders.
Over to you.
Oxford 2 Charlton 1
We got a lifeline with the penalty, which Washington slotted away confidently.
Whilst we played better for spells through the second half, we weren’t able to pull level and truthfully never looked particularly dangerous. We have a distinct lack of firepower. Our attack is blunt and play too often bypasses our flapping midfielders.
Over to you.
Oxford 2 Charlton 1
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Utter disbelief at such a dire result, can't really enlarge on that
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We deserved fuck all. Goodnight0
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Still need 5 in. Current squad is one dimensional mid table outfit.
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Doesnt look like I made a bad decision by missing my first Charlton game or stream in a year and a half - Thanks for the updates.
Onwards to Tuesday!!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone8 -
Lucky to get away with a 1-2, could and should have been a lot worse4
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That was pretty bad.0
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I think it's only fair I concede Albie has no left foot for shooting.0
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Can’t wait to hear Mr Motivators spin on this one.1
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If only it had been 1-2stockportaddick said:Lucky to get away with a 1-2, could and should have been a lot worse
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Ran out of ideas, switched early to long ball. And the worst thing is that Stockley doesn't seem to be that dominant aerially. Last season at Sunderland their centre backs just gave up and let him win the headers... what's happened there?0
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Morgan is not the answer at CAM. That’s not being negative. It’s being truthful.16
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Too early to panic, think we might have an edge over the bottom four.19
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If we go up this season I'll get a tattoo of Marvin Sordell on my arse.
A lot of us have been sold a dream and bought it. Better than the alternatives but we aren't going anywhere.3 -
Shocking!
went from irrational and erratic play at times to plain complacency.
no midfield, which isn’t helped by Morgan trying to do everything- this is a make or break season for him and he shouldn’t be anywhere near the starting 11! Gilbey & JFC desperately missed!
nothing coming off from the bench, lack of Plan B is worrying - presumably with a few more bodies in that will change?A Defence that was solid last week, looked mistake prone and all over the place- again not helped by Gunter out of position and then no shielding from the wingers!Early days yet, and first 5-10 games of a season don’t matter as much, as still trying to get into the swing of things- but hard to see where we go from here!Where does Kirk fit in? We don’t play along the floor, and midfield is so overrun and static that it doesn’t bare thinking about!As others have/continue to say - need at least 5 more in!3 -
Would love to be a fly on the wall in the recruitment meetings.
Why have we entered a season with no LB, LW or AM?
Why have we entered a season with youth and over-the-hill players on the bench?
It's just so so poor. All the excuses they used last year are gone now.36 -
Listened on Valley Pass. Squad isn’t good enough to go and chase a game. Need 5/6 players to be anywhere near the top come May. Let’s hope we can get Kirk and Gilbey in the squad ASAP.0
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Maybe today he wasn’t, but he won every single defensive and attacking header against Wednesday.balham red said:Ran out of ideas, switched early to long ball. And the worst thing is that Stockley doesn't seem to be that dominant aerially. Last season at Sunderland their centre backs just gave up and let him win the headers... what's happened there?9 -
That was really awful to watch.
The saddest part for me is how identical we look to last season. No courage to get on the ball and play, a total lack of technical ability, wing-backs never pushing up, aimless long balls. Just really, really poor.
We were comprehensively outplayed by Oxford and a higher score wouldn't have been unfair.
I hope it was just a bad day at the office, but given that it's carrying over from last year, I highly doubt that.7 -
We’re gonna blow through this division…downwards2
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I've been optimistic with regards to the whole depth of our playing staff but I'm worried now. That was pretty bad.0
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I'm going to MKD on Tuesday. Hoorah6
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I honestly have no idea where Sandgaard stands and I don't think anybody does, outlandish European football aims and a self proclaimed lack of patience, yet a woefully thin squad to start the season leaving everyone else a step ahead.5
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A throughly depressing and dispiriting performance. It's not his fault, but having Stockley up front means that we abandon all attempt at playing football and simply hoof it up to him. If we continue to play like this it is going to be a long, boring season and I can't see us doing well.6
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Shame if he wasn't today... Wasnt there a comment pre-game saying that Oxford were without their two first choice Centre-Backs, one with COVID?stoneroses19 said:
Maybe today he wasn’t, but he won every single defensive and attacking header against Wednesday.balham red said:Ran out of ideas, switched early to long ball. And the worst thing is that Stockley doesn't seem to be that dominant aerially. Last season at Sunderland their centre backs just gave up and let him win the headers... what's happened there?
To be fair even if you setup against a Stockley, the message would surely be the aim to win the second ball that he knocks down, rather than trying to compete in the air0 -
Really poor, what's most concerning is how we played, second game in a row I'm struggling for positives.
Fair play to Oxford, they looked good.1 -
Oxford looked good. A group of players that have been together a while and know exactly what the manager wants out of them.
We looked poor. Extremely reminiscent of those dire performances under Karl Robinson towards the end of his tenure.3 -
Drop Morgan, put Washington in the centre and Kirk left wing for Tuesday. Only saving grace is that the all conquering (according to some) Ipswich are on the same points and GD as us!!2
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Abysmal,devoid of any ideas…set pieces what the fuck & no one on the bench to make it any better…Cmon Tommy let’s see what ya got…1
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Too one dimensional up front - no plan B if stockley doesnt win everything in the air.We need a rethink1
