Away Match Day Thread 05/04/22 L1: Morecambe v OUFC

[m]

they did easily enough to win,backed up by the stats.

We'll have to disagree.

What you do in the penalty areas decides games sometimes. As was the case today.

 

[holdsteady]

An infuriating result which doesn't end our play-off push, but certainly makes it all but impossible. Sunderland is a bigger must-win than it already was.

I don't think it's a surprise that another Karl Robinson side bottles it under a little bit of pressure. We did it against Wycombe, we did against Blackpool and we did it against League Two Tranmere in the EFL Trophy semi. We just don't have enough steel about us, and lacked leadership on the field. This hasn't ever been addressed.

And again, our squad building and Karl playing square pegs in round holes costs us again. We had a back four made up of a winger playing right back, a right back playing centre half, a young centre half in his first pro season, and a centre back at left back. If we actually had more than two full backs in our squad, this game of merry-go-round can easily be avoided. And that's before we get onto Kane - a playmaker - playing as a holding midfielder for christ's sake.

Repeated basic mistakes are costing us promotion to the Championship, and with the ambitious ownership, they could end up costing Karl Robinson his job.

Pretty much this, especially the Kane as holding midfielder, he is a liability there, the second midweek game where he has gifted a goal to a team who have not long equalised and pretty much killed us.

 

[Sarge]

The only stat that matters in 2-1

sadly true

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Not much more we could have done to win that.

Only real criticisms could be:

Herbie Kane - didn’t play well at all. If Brannagan is back on Saturday it should be Kane who’s dropped, not McGuane - but doubt that will happen.

Gavin Whyte - his finishing and final ball were poor once again.

Karl Robinson: Don’t think he got the subs right.

You could add the numerous poor crosses from Williams all night which Henry tried hard to emulate when he came on.

So disappointing to lose to such a poor side with two horrendus mistakes. The damage is self inflicted So often.

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

That doesn't soften the blow of losing, it makes doing so worse.

It's happened too many times.

Yes but we didn’t play badly as such. We were by far the better team who dominated the game and did everything we could to win. Just a big deflection for their first, a Herbie Kane brain fade for their second and then coming up against a massed defence who threw bodies on the line and a keeper who was having a worldie

 

[bazzer9461]

Will Easty be reinstalled as oxfords no 1 keeper? Sorry but Jack has been quite awful since his return from illness.

 

[Oxford84]

We'll have to disagree.

What you do in the penalty areas decides games sometimes. As was the case today.

well youre wrong,simple.

 

[PottersRightBoot]

We just didn’t catch a break tonight. (We did get a big break v Ipswich.) s**t happens. One of those games where the old magnetic force field in their six yard box was man of the match.

Thought McGuane and Holland were both OK. Whyte should however be hanging his head. Primary school finishing.

Suspect our goose is nearly cooked though.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

No, not really the wrong thread. Too many on here (hello Scotchers) thought everything we were doing was flawless - get a successful team first - and we are miles away from that at present - then check out the guys who are (allegedly) "investing" in OUFC - where are they by the way?

Awaiting planning permission before completing their takeover. They won't sack KR, footballing success is quite a way down their list, its a property deal for them.

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

The only stat that matters in 2-1

Technically yes, but if you’re arguing about did we play well or not, if we’d had 1 shot on target, 0 corners and 20% possession, you’d be saying we were awful, but we clearly battered them

 

[bazzer9461]

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Tbf stats mean didly squat if you don’t win

 

[Oufcrealist]

Spot on regarding his transfer business. KR got it right offensively but didn't pay enough attention to the defence.

He never has!!

 

[OX14]

Not sure why everyone on Radio Oxford are blaming Brown, he was our best player I thought.

 

[Concretebob]

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Same old story

 

[IsleofWightYellow]

Tbf stats mean didly squat if you don’t win

They show which side played better and dominated the game. Obviously all that matters is the goals. But they are shocking stats which show how much we deserved at least a point

 

[Golden Dr Otto]

How many of the last 20 games have we conceded two goals or more ?

I’d be worried if the club didn’t have Brannigan and Taylor

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

Do people still want to pay shitloads of £ for Kane ?

Because of Gorrin's injury and KR's inability realise a specialist defensive midfielder was a priority signing in January, Kane has been used in the wrong position. Move him higher up the pitch and he'll show why he's a million pound player.

 

[Leysboy]

KR should be asked in his interview “ Do you think our January activity may have cost us” in terms of defenders coming in.

It’s been so obvious that this was what was needed, or a defensive midfielder to protect the backline.

Lge 1 will be stronger next season!

 

[Manorlounger]

Well, at least we won't have to go through the pain (and embarrassment) of the play off's.

 

[joshua]

Have we sold out for Saturday yet