Home Match Day Thread 30/01/2021 L1 OUFC v Fleetwood Town

[Cass63]

I'll see your 2 nil and raise you to 3 nil, Winnall getting the third from off the bench.

Wouldn’t that be disallowed.

 

[Manorlounger]

Definite win today. Emphatic and clinical. The good fizz is going in the fridge.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1355443716119547906

 

[ttg17]

Horrible weather. Glad I don't have to play in this (or go out and watch in it!). We're getting better at the physical, route one stuff this year, and our newfound prowess from setpieces could see us nick this in these conditions. 3-1 - Moore, Taylor, Long

 

[Oxford84]

I see the Northampton game is still on despite there being the same amount of rain when we were due to play them.

 

[Mad Dog]

Stevens
Long Moore Atkinson Ruffels
Gorrin
Henry Brannigan
Agyei Taylor Shodipo​

Bench: Eastwood, Forde, Hanson, Kelly, Sykes, Winnall, McNally/Hall

Biggest things for me are:

1. We go back to playing our usual formation, with just Gorrin in front of our back four, rather than a double pivot which we’ve seen time and time again, doesn’t work
2. Henry is in central midfield where he can dominate the game, drift wide if he wants to and bang shots in, as we saw against Rochdale.

Like that.

I was toying with the idea of that exact lineup myself, and also wondered weather Henry, if used more centrally, might be better further forward at the tip of a diamond, such as:

Stevens
Long Moore Atkinson Ruffels
Gorrin
Kelly Brannagan
Henry
Agyei Taylor
​

But no doubt Robbo will go 433, and I reckon in that formation, an on form Henry has performed better when on the right of a front three, although his lack of pace has shown this season in that position, so maybe dropping into a midfield maestro role might help him maintain form?

Would love to see that diamond idea given a go though!

 

[mooro]

I fear a scrappy one goal defeat...whoever plays the lefft hand side role instead of obita has a mare... Sykes watches from the stand even though we only name 6subs...a sub has to go off injured...and of course, the Cuddy canine pitch invasion

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

Like that.

I was toying with the idea of that exact lineup myself, and also wondered weather Henry, if used more centrally, might be better further forward at the tip of a diamond, such as:

Stevens
Long Moore Atkinson Ruffels
Gorrin
Kelly Brannagan
Henry
Agyei Taylor
​

But no doubt Robbo will go 433, and I reckon in that formation, an on form Henry has performed better when on the right of a front three, although his lack of pace has shown this season in that position, so maybe dropping into a midfield maestro role might help him maintain form?

Would love to see that diamond idea given a go though!

I think that diamond could be very good when McGuane is back fit. He would add dynamism to the midfield and it allows him and Henry to play centrally. I’d like to see that too but KR doesn’t seem to vary from 4-1-2-3 or 4-2-3-1 very often.

 

[Berliner]

1-1

 

[Foley]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1354867505773375490

Some interesting stats in that article

 

[cassox]

I see the Northampton game is still on despite there being the same amount of rain when we were due to play them.

We played those tramps when it was 6 inches of snow a few years back....

 

[Yellowecky]

For my first contribution to the forum I would go with the following:

Stevens
Long Moore Atkinson Ruffels
Gorrin
Kelly/Forde Brannagan
Henry Taylor Shodipo

Ideally I would start Henry alongside Brannagan but if Agyei and Shodipo both start it would leave us short of pace on the bench. Alternatively, start with Henry alongside Brannagan with Hall wide on the right for the same reason.

 

[Wallop]

Rain has just started turning into sleety snow - I live about 2 miles from the ground as the crow flies........

 

[Sarge]

snowing/ sleeting in OX3 currently .... presume its similar in OX4 ?

please Samual Barrott , dont call the game off

 

[Norwich exile]

Really think its to the teams credit show they've managed to keep the run going despite the schedule disruption with cancelled fixtures. Would have halted the momentum of many weaker-minded sides

 

[Oxford57]

It’s horrible in headington

 

[Pillox]

Some interesting stats in that article

Misses the fact that the run has coincided with a relatively soft run of opponents.

 

[Mad Dog]

I think that diamond could be very good when McGuane is back fit. He would add dynamism to the midfield and it allows him and Henry to play centrally. I’d like to see that too but KR doesn’t seem to vary from 4-1-2-3 or 4-2-3-1 very often.

Yeah I agree, Mcguane instead of Kelly in a diamond, with Henry at the tip, what a midfield that would be, and with a front two of Agyei using his skill and strength, and Taylor poaching, we'd tear teams apart!

 

[Pillox]

Sleet going to pass over quickly looking at the radar

 

[OX14]

It's fine the sleet has stopped in Abingdon now just a slight drizzle. It's moving up north