Well done Critch

[TheOldKop]

They didn’t exactly expose us apart from their goal. I’d say we executed the plan until they scored quite well

 

[RCSeasider]

Next joke haha he’s a asbeen ffs

Pretty sure 99% on here would've said the same about Rhodes when he signed

 

[Leyland bfc]

Pretty sure 99% on here would've said the same about Rhodes when he signed

Rhodes scores goal Madine doesnt ffs are u for real

 

[RCSeasider]

If u think madine and Rhodes would work well I have no words

Kouassi would learn so much more with Madine guiding him. Bin off Beasley and sign Madine, that would then give us Rhodes, Lavery, Madine, Kouassi, Joseph

 

[Macseasider]

Can you all stop it. Some bloke in Leyland is going to blow a blood vessel.

 

[Leyland bfc]

Madine as long gone he’s not fit to lace Rhodes boots ffs and he’s a idiot

 

[gjr]

wins 90% of headers rhodes would read him well

He'd have to be heading it 30 yards was always off the pace a year ago, won't be better now, move on.

 

[A_Tense_Grin]

I'm not sure I'd even have Madine over Beesley. The club has looked to the past far too much as it is.

 

[RCSeasider]

Rhodes scores goal Madine doesnt ffs are u for real

Prior to signing for Blackpool Rhodes had scored 15 in 3 years, Madine had 23. Yates was twice the player when playing along side Madine.

Would you have Madine or Beesley? In League 1

 

[A_Tense_Grin]

Prior to signing for Blackpool Rhodes had scored 15 in 3 years, Madine had 23. Yates was twice the player when playing along side Madine.

Would you have Madine or Beesley? In League 1

If that's the question, bring on Forest Green.

 

[bollieboy]

Prior to signing for Blackpool Rhodes had scored 15 in 3 years, Madine had 23. Yates was twice the player when playing along side Madine.

Would you have Madine or Beesley? In League 1

How is the rehab going Gaz ?

 

[RCSeasider]

How is the rehab going Gaz ?

So you'd have beesley instead? And yates didn't play better in a 2 with madine?

 

[gjr]

Prior to signing for Blackpool Rhodes had scored 15 in 3 years, Madine had 23. Yates was twice the player when playing along side Madine.

Would you have Madine or Beesley? In League 1

In 2023/24 which is now, Beesley, ideally neither of them.
Why would you want to bring Madine back, there will be big centre forwards under the age of 30 in none league that would be a better option than cuprinol man.

 

[Burnnazzer]

Agreed!

If we had a better manager, we'd be winning this league.

Utter nonsense

 

[BillyRonsonNo7]

Credit where it's due. I was critical of his subs at Charlton but today's made a real difference to the game and got us a decent point.

Questions now about who starts and who finishes. Can Dembele be as effective as a starter? Same for Lavery compared to Kouassi.

Good point though and deserved over 90+ mins.

Carey was ineffective

Pretty sure 99% on here would've said the same about Rhodes when he signed

Good result. Carey was ineffective as usual

 

[Costero Poderoso]

In fairness to Carey, it also passed O-B by and for 50-55 mins we were ineffective. We improved initially with Dale getting on the ball on the right side further up the pitch and then gradually built pressure as they tired and had nothing new to offer.

We generally kept them at bay in the first half, we were wasteful in possession but I can't remember any other chances they had other than the goal. We broke a few times and at the heart of those breaks driving forward was OB.
The first half was attritional, Oxford had a plan and were neat and tidy but we matched them defensively.
If there's any criticism it's we gave them too much time to play. Don't think there was a bad performance today, maybe not the very best from some but more than competent from the whole team.

 

[Dr Hfuhruhurr]

Absolute rubbish. We were shocking up until the substitutions. At half time we had zero shots and zero corners. It was very poor and that's being kind. That said, Critchley made some good subs and we looked better for it.

For context, listened to Radio Oxford on the way home, they reckoned that first half was some of the best football Oxford have played this season. Second half they said they defended really well against a decent team who upped the tempo when their subs came on. They also said that they thought we might go on and get the winner.

 

[Ginge 2]

fact is that for 75 minutes it was very poor. Who is that down to if not Critchley?

1st half they were the better side. We were too cautious.
2nd half we were by far the better side. As good as they were in the 1st half we were more than that in the second.
We should have had a penalty and on another day Rhodes is scoring a hat trick

 

[Ginge 2]

Coward ha.

Critchley spelt it out for you with his subs but if still struggling and just for you, Kouassi and Carey.

You'd have been the first to complain had Kouassi not started.
As for Carey, I understand that. The thing is, and I have this on good authority, his stats, despite how it looks to us mere mortals suggest he's doing everything asked of him.
He's just the whipping boy at the moment.

 

[Wizaard]

Today's first half display cannot be blamed solely on Carey's young shoulders.
It is Critchley's job to prepare and instruct the.team, so for me that was totally on him.

I'm not blaming Carey, I'm just saying he's not impacting games as he should.

 

[Wizaard]

Don't get it. All I said is we need Kyle Joseph back from injury. I do often think I live in a parallel universe as most people on planet Earth are strange.

I know what you mean. It gives us another option and that's always good.

 

[straightatthewall]

I'm not blaming Carey, I'm just saying he's not impacting games as he should.

There's no denying that the midfield 3 were totally ineffective in the first half and it was pretty much Kenny playing on his own at times. The second half saw us playing more proactively and further up the pitch and the introduction of Dembele and Morgan made a clear difference.

 

[Ginge 2]

There's no denying that the midfield 3 were totally ineffective in the first half and it was pretty much Kenny playing on his own at times. The second half saw us playing more proactively and further up the pitch and the introduction of Dembele and Morgan made a clear difference.

Two more forward thinking players.
Re Joseph, no one knows what type of player he is. Is he a Lavery a Madine a Rhodes?
From memory the last time he played (Derby away in a cup game) he was a wide man....
Carey is putting a shift in, that's not in question. He's breaking up play but his end product just isn't there currently.
I do think he will come good though.