What do people think would be our best starting #11 if players had stayed instead of being sold
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Personally I’d swap long for baldock I’d swap rothwell for Henry and o’dowda for Whyte and put roofe LW Whyte RW
That’s true and I would have kept long but his injury problems keep popping back to haunt him who would you put magsBaldock wasn't sold though. There's a case for Henry, definitely. Also, if it's not about a player being actually sold then Maguie walks into a starting eleven.
He was clearly head and shoulders above most players at this level in terms of technical ability, he just never seemed to get given a run of games in a consistent role that suited him best. Because he was good enough to play several roles in a competent manner he suffered, and so did we. He was a good example of the false economies that football can often be riddled with in recent years. An obsession with ‘adaptable players’ who can play three different roles and give you six or maybe seven out of ten on a good day, rather than letting them play in their best position and smashing out eights and nines.Rothwell is a strange one, hit and miss rotation option for us, never knew his best position. Since leaving he's been brilliant for Blackburn though.
He was clearly head and shoulders above most players at this level in terms of technical ability, he just never seemed to get given a run of games in a consistent role that suited him best. Because he was good enough to play several roles in a competent manner he suffered, and so did we. He was a good example of the false economies that football can often be riddled with in recent years. An obsession with ‘adaptable players’ who can play three different roles and give you six or maybe seven out of ten on a good day, rather than letting them play in their best position and smashing out eights and nines.
Good haircut when he was here, too. Very 1940/50s. Smash a moustache on him and stick a pack of ciggies up his sleeve and he was ready to advance on Berlin.
Maurice Kyle a shocking omission SirBaron
Bevon
Shuker
The Tank
Quartermain
Clark
Sloan
Wiley
Bud Haughton
G Atkinson
Harrington
Rothwell is a strange one, hit and miss rotation option for us, never knew his best position. Since leaving he's been brilliant for Blackburn though.
Ledson or Brannagan is a tough one?
I don't think it's for contributions over the 5 years, it's players at their current level. Hard to argue that Lundstram, Ledson, Baptiste and all would walk straight back into our current first XI.Imagine not including Henry. Absolutely nuts.
It’s saying if you could have kept hold of any (permanent) players we’ve had over the past few years, what would be the best possible team Oxford could field today. I don’t think anyone would argue that Henry would, today, get in a midfield containing Lundstram, Ledson, Baptiste, Brannigan or Rothwell.Imagine not including Henry. Absolutely nuts.
Henry's as good as most of those but a different sort of player. Have to go on the wing, or play 4-5-1.It’s saying if you could have kept hold of any (permanent) players we’ve had over the past few years, what would be the best possible team Oxford could field today. I don’t think anyone would argue that Henry would, today, get in a midfield containing Lundstram, Ledson, Baptiste, Brannigan or Rothwell.