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Absolutely pathetic.
Oxley: Superb 8
JD: Not his night - gave away the first goal - casual or lacking concentration 4
AF: Did nothing wrong (unusual) but contributed little that was positive 5
JW: He has matured as he has grown older and now reads the game superbly. Our best defender - again 8
SH: Back to usual. Second goal down to him 4
JM: Was he actually playing? 5
JW: Worked hard but his girlie tackling is pathetic. Unlucky with header and please stop passing backwards and sideways 6
AW: Sorry didn't notice him 4
MT: The only other midfielder to put in a shift 6
NR: Oh dear. I have seen him play so well for us but not today - appears to need a pre season 5
Ba: Tried hard to little effect. 5
Robinson awful missed 2 easy chances 3
McLaughlin: As per JM 4
Cox: At least he tried. 6
To summarise, the problem is that Brown appears to be content with nice defensive football but has no idea or no wish to coach the attacking skills that will win games at this level.
We were probably the better team at passing it around but fifth best at trying to win the game.
Never mind Ron, a win would only have been worth £20k.
I thought it was JW that was caught out for the first goal with JD trying to cover
Edwards, Marriott, Forrester and Maddison were a handful all evening and looked good players.
Ages 24, 23, 24 and 24 - good ages - young and still hungry for success.
They'll surely get it too even if not with the Posh, who will definitely miss Tafazolli.
I was on the half way line on JDs side.
JD just lazily assumed that the cross field ball would be cut out (which it wasn't) and allowed Edwards to get goal side of him after the ball was kicked (so not offside) and Edwards finished well giving Oxley no chance.
Edwards, Marriott, Forrester and Maddison were a handful all evening and looked good players.
Ye he was definitely onside, JD seemed surprised that there was a player going past him.
Shame you spoiled your report Mfrouk by claiming Anton was a 5 and JW an 8.....I know you don't like him but at least be fair otherwise genuine criticism won't count either.:winking:
Maybe mforuk saw Anton as a 5 and JW as an 8. It's his rating, not yours.
None of our players were worth an 8, absolute fact.... No one could give Anton less than a 6 if they are being fair.
Ye he was definitely onside, JD seemed surprised that there was a player going past him.
Shame you spoiled your report Mfrouk by claiming Anton was a 5 and JW an 8.....I know you don't like him but at least be fair otherwise genuine criticism won't count either.:winking:
Maybe mforuk saw Anton as a 5 and JW as an 8. It's his rating, not yours.
I thought Oxley was worth eight.
He was faultless, made two or three top drawer saves and kept the score down.
However 12 months ago I would have bet huge sums that I would NEVER have written that.
Huge credit to him and his character.
Yes credit to the Ox and the goal keeping set up we have. Ted Smith tells me he's a really top bloke as well.
we may have trouble keeping him this summer if he carries on. He was worth a 7 but like everyone else in an orange shirt last night his kicking/passing wasn't at its best, which is normally a very good area for him. He did get angry at one point when he was trying to adjust in the wind. Gave some of his own team mates a deserved both barrels.
Yes credit to the Ox and the goal keeping set up we have. Ted Smith tells me he's a really top bloke as well.
we may have trouble keeping him this summer if he carries on. He was worth a 7 but like everyone else in an orange shirt last night his kicking/passing wasn't at its best, which is normally a very good area for him. He did get angry at one point when he was trying to adjust in the wind. Gave some of his own team mates a deserved both barrels.
Just a few stitches apparently.
We're in go a goal down we can't score 2 mode away from home. Could be fatal.
......and Brown clapped heartily above his head in a demonstration of total agreement with Oxley.
Bizarre.
Brown's the manager not Oxley.
If anyone was going to give both barrels it should have been the management not our own keeper.
Absolutely pathetic.
Oxley: Superb 8
JD: Not his night - gave away the first goal - casual or lacking concentration 4
AF: Did nothing wrong (unusual) but contributed little that was positive 5
JW: He has matured as he has grown older and now reads the game superbly. Our best defender - again 8
SH: Back to usual. Second goal down to him 4
JM: Was he actually playing? 5
JW: Worked hard but his girlie tackling is pathetic. Unlucky with header and please stop passing backwards and sideways 6
AW: Sorry didn't notice him 4
MT: The only other midfielder to put in a shift 6
NR: Oh dear. I have seen him play so well for us but not today - appears to need a pre season 5
Ba: Tried hard to little effect. 5
Robinson awful missed 2 easy chances 3
McLaughlin: As per JM 4
Cox: At least he tried. 6
To summarise, the problem is that Brown appears to be content with nice defensive football but has no idea or no wish to coach the attacking skills that will win games at this level.
We were probably the better team at passing it around but fifth best at trying to win the game.
Never mind Ron, a win would only have been worth £20k.