Away Match Day Thread 08/05/2024: L1 Play-Off SF 2nd Leg - Peterborough vs OUFC
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This is torturous to watch so far.
We’ve shown terrific fight and defensive tenacity - but we NEED more composure when we do get the chance to counter.
At the moment it’s too much ‘kick it near Murphy and hope he does something’. On the brief occasions we’ve got Rodrigues or Goodrham (before he went off) into little pockets of space behind their midfield we look like we could pose some real problems.
We’ve shown terrific fight and defensive tenacity - but we NEED more composure when we do get the chance to counter.
At the moment it’s too much ‘kick it near Murphy and hope he does something’. On the brief occasions we’ve got Rodrigues or Goodrham (before he went off) into little pockets of space behind their midfield we look like we could pose some real problems.
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Is the smart thing to do substitute Stevens? Seems a big risk with him on a yellow.
McGuane has to liven up. And we need to get on the ball more.
Would McEachran have been a better sub than MM?
McGuane has to liven up. And we need to get on the ball more.
Would McEachran have been a better sub than MM?
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45 minutes where we don't have to score but they have to score two. when they get desperate they will leave gaps at the back that we will exploit. Now time for a leak and another drink
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Silly comment
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We’re half way there.
We need to stop giving cheap fouls away, and Stevens needs to be careful in the second half.
The penalty changes everything all of the sudden, because Posh have to come at us now. That’s when we need to punish them. If we get the next goal, then I think we are there.
CamBran I love you!!
Come on Oxford!
We need to stop giving cheap fouls away, and Stevens needs to be careful in the second half.
The penalty changes everything all of the sudden, because Posh have to come at us now. That’s when we need to punish them. If we get the next goal, then I think we are there.
CamBran I love you!!
Come on Oxford!
Different beast. We won’t go in to that game as the away side carrying a one goal aggregate lead.
In many ways this stage of the play offs is much tougher than a one off knockout game with 10 days preparation.
45 minutes away from that being a nice problem to have.
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Shout out to the fans, that was a prime "you're not singing anymore"
not for that one for me but an easy yellow for the ref to give and he didnt.
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Exactly. This is a totally different approach for very different circumstances. I actually think we've done very well so far, and restricted them to bits and bobs, despite dominating the ball.
I’m not too negative about this. Plenty of game management which is good to see, we’re playing a smart game. We haven’t been especially adventurous but Peterborough aren’t forcing us to. They’re almost wasting their own time. I feel like they blew that half as we were asking for an onslaught.
Would like to see us a little braver now and get Murphy involved. Katongo is staying put at the moment, that’ll change if scores stay this way.
Would like to see us a little braver now and get Murphy involved. Katongo is staying put at the moment, that’ll change if scores stay this way.
We've come into this tie as the underdog - we were never going to repeat the 5-0 a few weeks ago.
I think the approach has been smart, we've been solid defensively and looked to squeeze their space. They've done us on a set piece, and if we'd made it to half time still at 0-0 we'd have been very happy.
Got punched in the face, responded well. This team has some grizzly attitude and I'm here for it. A lot of us, including me, moaned that we lacked a level of being street-smart under Robinson and that it was holding us back. I'm delighted that we're playing to give us the best chance of reaching Wembley rather than sticking to a notion of an 'Oxford way'.
After seeing that I'm much more confident we can do it.
I think the approach has been smart, we've been solid defensively and looked to squeeze their space. They've done us on a set piece, and if we'd made it to half time still at 0-0 we'd have been very happy.
Got punched in the face, responded well. This team has some grizzly attitude and I'm here for it. A lot of us, including me, moaned that we lacked a level of being street-smart under Robinson and that it was holding us back. I'm delighted that we're playing to give us the best chance of reaching Wembley rather than sticking to a notion of an 'Oxford way'.
After seeing that I'm much more confident we can do it.
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That penalty, cool as ice. Great roar from the yellow army.
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I think we would all have taken this score line at half time before the game. Even more so after the 1st half.
We are playing how I expected us to and apart from one silly challenge by Steven’s and poor defending by Harris we are doing ok.
It is clear we are trying to disrupt the game as much as possible with little fouls. I have no issue with that but it needs to be in the right areas.
We are playing how I expected us to and apart from one silly challenge by Steven’s and poor defending by Harris we are doing ok.
It is clear we are trying to disrupt the game as much as possible with little fouls. I have no issue with that but it needs to be in the right areas.
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I was suprised the ref didn’t give a yellow for it.
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