Home Match Day Thread 23/01/2024 L1: OUFC vs Barnsley

[Carpy]

Should be our toughest test of recent times this evening if the form table is to be believed

 

[tonto]

Dont mind seeing Smyth on

 

[Concretebob]

Own goal apparently

 

[Made-in-Jericho]

Being played off the park

 

[Swaby39]

They are targeting the gap between Stevens and Long.

Been our soft spot all season regardless of selection. Never been dealt with. Smyth no worse but at least offers you quality on the ball. Odd decision to take him out IMO, especially at home where we should be confident of having more of the ball and play positively.

 

[greatunclekip]

Was a long og. Similar to Derby,, Barnsley bossing the midfield. Macguane, Stevens, goodrham, Rodriguez anonymous

We aren't anywhere near Derby, Barnsley, Posh level. That's a fact. We need to be looking at those teams as aspirational. Pace, power and height.

 

[isibuko]

tbh we're shite but I'd expect us to be played off the park kicking against this wind. If we can hold it to 1-0 we're still in with a chance I reckon.

 

[bazzer9461]

Why can’t Oxford play to the conditions Barnsley go long from the keeper we P**s about playing around our defence and we ain’t coping, cmon Des sort it out

 

[Mad Dog]

How the hell we're anywhere near the playoffs is beyond me. Utter shite.

 

[Sarge]

really ref?

 

[pidge]

By the 60/70 min there’s no excuse for us not to take control of the game and put the pressure on. We had a free weekend these Barnsley players should start to tire.

 

[Scrongo]

Soft ,weak, in every department..

 

[Scrongo]

Shape up FFS I'm getting wet

 

[andystroud]

By the 60/70 min there’s no excuse for us not to take control of the game and put the pressure on. We had a free weekend these Barnsley players should start to tire.

They had a free weekend too

 

[Twiggy85]

We used to play better against the better teams - but recently we have been dominated by good teams. Concerning that this is following a similar pattern to p’boro and derby

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

Goodrham looks absolutely lost

 

[Steve Gilbert]

By the 60/70 min there’s no excuse for us not to take control of the game and put the pressure on. We had a free weekend these Barnsley players should start to tire.

Barnsley had a free weekend too..

 

[chromeyellow]

How the hell we're anywhere near the playoffs is beyond me. Utter shite.

I imagine because of the amount of points that we've amassed

 

[Made-in-Jericho]

We simply cannot keep hold of the ball

 

[Swaby39]

Could be down there with our worst half all season. Have we made 5 successive passes?

Bit of classic case of coming a cropper any time a team with physicality are in front of us. Absence of an imposing holding mid and a physical striker continue to haunt us.

Brannagan and McGuane overrun and Harris being toyed with. We need half time sharpish and forget this just happened.

 

[Sarge]

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