Home Match Day Thread 26/12/23: L1 - OUFC v Cambridge

[Northstandboy]

As I said in the build up thread, we need a good performance and result in front of a big crowd.

 

[Golden Dr Otto]

Not sure quite how that shifted so much our way - Tyler second half was absolutely unrecognisable from the first, Stevens too, McEachran made a big difference as well. Two more games to battle through before the window gets going.

I wonder if that difference makes a case for McEachran to start over McGuane

 

[WEYellow]

I may sound like a broken record, but Mceachran is a must in home games against low blocks

 

[Foley]

Think you’re rewriting history here. That first half was so one sided that we could / should have been 4-0 down.

Well done to the team and fans for fighting back

4 0?
They had 2 shots on target in tye whole game and Beadle had little to do? We were very very poor, but not sure that Cambridge would have deserved to have been 4 up.

 

[Followtheox1]

I wonder if that difference makes a case for McEachran to start over McGuane

There is definitely a case for some rotation given our lack of bodies in that position.

 

[Ox4Eva]

A win, it might not always be easy, but we won.

Up the U's!

 

[Jster]

We were rubbish first half, but just before we scored the winner I commented to my son that Cambridge would probably be quite pleased with the draw. We definitely deserved the 3 points based on second half.

 

[Sarge]

Is Brannagan now suspended?

I dont believe so - albeit hes on 5 bookings in the league, wasn't the totting up cut off a couple of weeks ago

 

[Jster]

I dont believe so - albeit hes on 5 bookings in the league, wasn't the totting up cut off a couple of weeks ago

Yeah, 19 league games is the cut-off

 

[Golden Dr Otto]

4 0?
They had 2 shots on target in tye whole game and Beadle had little to do? We were very very poor, but not sure that Cambridge would have deserved to have been 4 up.

It was 11 shots to 1 at half time. A shot doesn’t need to be on target to have been a good chance. God knows how Brophy missed from 5 yards when it was easier to score (a shot that would count as off target)

 

[Sarge]

Feeling optimistic 2-1 nervy home win

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

Hopefully that will kickstart Des’ reign a little bit. Say what you like about him, but the players are still trying and still care, they just lack a little bit of confidence and we don’t always seem to have a clear plan apart from pass it around slowly at the back and hope for a little bit of individual brilliance, or punt a long ball forwards. Still, two wins in our next two games and things will be looking a lot rosier…

 

[DannyW]

I wonder if that difference makes a case for McEachran to start over McGuane

Ball was being moved quicker and more accurately in a positive direction after McEchran came on IMO

 

[behindthegoal]

Des....that performance was worse than under Robinson....you have to up your game, that was pants at best.

 

[Golden Dr Otto]

Ball was being moved quicker and more accurately in a positive direction after McEchran came on IMO

It crossed my mind given how slubbornly mills performed that we could have moved him out to right wing when maceachran came on just to see how his 1v1 direct game looked and to protect stevens a bit more

 

[behindthegoal]

I was laughing at those driving out of the car park when we scored.
Why bother coming to a game????

 

[werthersoriginal]

Ball was being moved quicker and more accurately in a positive direction after McEchran came on IMO

It was quite direct, basically hoof it to the wingers, but maybe that’s the way to deal with teams like Cambridge. Des has still got a bit of a caretaker vibe, but his subs were good again so credit due.

 

[Foley]

It was 11 shots to 1 at half time. A shot doesn’t need to be on target to have been a good chance. God knows how Brophy missed from 5 yards when it was easier to score (a shot that would count as off target)

Well maybe, but in the game they had 2 shots on target and I can hardly recall Beadle touching the ball.
We were awful but Cambridge were hardly world beaters and if you can't put more than 2 shots on target, then you don't deserve more than the 1 goal

 

[Followtheox1]

Ball was being moved quicker and more accurately in a positive direction after McEchran came on IMO

Interestingly the exact opposite of what he did when starting against Reading.

 

[Obstructed view]

I just think it's strange nothing has come out and they are still giving the line he is training well etc. Given how poor O'Donker has been, it just doesn't add up.

I would imagine there is some respect there to Leeds and not wanting to burn bridges as they will be looking to broker another loan for him

 

[ChamonixOx]

From the various parts of the game I saw (on ski lifts), we didn’t deserve that result, but sometimes you get the rub of the green, and other times you lose out! Certainly startled a few shoppers in Super U on the way home when the second went in!