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MATCH THREAD: Oxford United vs Charlton Athletic: Saturday 26th August 2023: KO 3:00pm

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  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    What a fucking shambles! Awful all over the pitch! 
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,490
    How many times has Holden tried to go 3 at the back just for us to be shit and him to have to change it up quickly now.
    We've had this problem for a while now where no formation properly suits us. Feel like I hate every formation we play. 
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    How have we got 44% possession?
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,535
    edited August 2023
    In case I bump into Mr Campbell some time, how do I pronounce his name like Chemist or Chemise.
    Ok...✅
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,767
    Shocking. There’s a massive gulf in the sides.

    Carry on that way. Oxford will get 3, possibly 4. We’ll be lucky to get a shot on target, let alone a goal.
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,377
    We can’t pass it out but we can’t go long as we’ll never win anything. Need a big improvement second half to get anything from this.
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,127
    What did winning used to feel like?
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,359
    Not watching, watching Man U game in a bar in Brussels, was laughing at them, then stated reading this ffs
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,535
    edited August 2023
    😫
  • Browny.: positive for me is were only 1-0 down. 
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  • Trying to decide if it's worth hitting the booze now.

    I'm in a bit of a quandary.

    It could either help me "appreciate" the football or....
  • Southbank said:
    Not just outplayed but outclassed
    By a very very average Division Three Oxford United.
  • SDAddick
    SDAddick Posts: 14,467
    Jones looking woeful. Kicking a line ball straight into touch when 2 players ahead. 
    He's been switched to LCB after playing all of pre season and league matches to this point. 

    Deji on the right (his more natural side) after playing LCB in pre season.

    It's all just baffling. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,767
    Curbs and Brown not holding back on Charlton TV. 

    Brown, without directly calling out Holden, is saying how disappointing it is that we’ve had a week prep and the system they went with has had to be changed before half time.
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,935
    We are in massive massive trouble this season.

    If I read moans of ‘we are only gonna be mid table’……… I would snap someone’s hand off for that right now.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,745
    Utter cack . Oxford look like Brazil compared to our bunch of headless chickens . 
    Alfie May must be wondering what the hell he was thinking coming to us . 
    Only plus point is we are only one down . 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    Uboat said:
    Well at least we can’t play this badly again in the second half. 

    Ha ha, I’m joking. Of course we can. 
    Convinced we're going to turn it around.

    Apparently Oxford should be 3 or 4 up. When that is us we usually lose. So now its our chance to turn it around. 
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,185
    At the match, it is so poor from us. Had real hope for this season. 
    We are being given a lesson in basic football tactics and technique.
    We are miles off of it.!!!
  • Bronwy: I would definitely grab people by the scruff of the neck.

    Curbs: if it doesn't change, we'll definately be on the end of a beating. 
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 11,986
    Bizarre how disorganised we look seeing as one of the semi positive parts of Holden last season was he came in and seemed to imbed a structure. 
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  • Oakster2
    Oakster2 Posts: 312
    Get the kids off, the senior pros on and expect them to show some desire and earn their effin wages

    Istead
    Jones - Hector - Thomas - Edun
    CBT - Dobson - Taylor - Payne
    May - Campbell

    Something like that
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,212
    Are we actually calling out shape and Holden tactics?  Do you think it might be underfunding, bad use of what little funding we’ve had and a shit load of injuries?  I do, we could have Pep we’d still be shite.
  • CharltontillidieCOYR
    edited August 2023
    Noone wins anything with a team of youngsters

    as someone else said we should have brought in seasoned experienced proven players mixed in with 2/3 youngsters
    not the other way

    they should mostly all be out on loan learning and improving 

    SHAMBLES !!!! 
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    Harsh on the 4 youngsters if he goes in their at half time throwing the tea cups about.
    They shouldn't have been playing in the first place.

    This whole set up is a shit show.
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,794
    Holden is out of his depth. Awful starting lineup. We’re going from bad to worse. Players will be losing confidence. This is a mess. 
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,448
    Holden plays 4-3-3 and does well last season. 

    Decides, without any wing-backs, to commit to 3-5-2 this season. Absolutely braindead decision and getting found out every game. 
  • This is so bad it is hard to believe what we are watching.

    At least Holden has had the sense to take @PeanutsMolloy advice and go to a back 4. About time - what on earth is Edun doing playing in midfield.

    Poor Korey Anderson. The lad is so poor I feel sorry for him. Take him off at half time, please.

    We surely can't be so bad in the second half. Can we ?
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,745
    Southbank said:
    Not just outplayed but outclassed
    By a very very average Division Three Oxford United.
    They look far better than average but that’s probably us that’s making them look like that . 
  • ElliotCAFC
    ElliotCAFC Posts: 2,553
    If we don’t have an incredible change in the second half, Holden should be removed tonight. 

    A whole week to train and get your point across and this is what we produce. Shambles.
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    se9addick said:
    Making a sub right before half time? Hmm, puzzling to say the least. 
    Not wonderful for a 19 year olds confidence either I would imagine…
    Yeah, but the lad isn't being hooked early because he's having a mare, it's a tactical change.


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