Lincoln.yellow1
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Every time we sign a player either on loan or on a permanent transfer, they are always asked the question by Chris Williams “Why Oxford United”...............?
The answers from the newly signed players always seem to be similar.........
* Oxford play the style of football that suits my game
* There is a clear identity here
* Oxford develop players and make them into better players
* The training set up is everything a player needs
* The management are focused and passionate about the club
* There is a clear vision of where the owners want the club to be
Ask that question 18 months ago and further back the answers were all of the above.
Apart from the answer regarding the training set up all the other answers have disappeared into history...
Our style of play, which was always possession football, GK, rolling to a CB, the CB passing it to the RB, the RB passing it back to the CB, the CB, passing it quickly to a midfielder, the midfielder probing looking for the forward pass, it it not there pass it back or sideways to either full back or CB and start again, this style of play had the opposition constantly shifting and moving out of their positions untill the gaps appeared and we were in the final 3rd of the pitch with numbers of players as our players moved together or the opposition players were isolated and chances appeared for us.
This style of play has been dismissed this season with our GK kicking it long in the hope of our forwards win the 2nd ball or our GK rolling it out to one of our CB’s or full backs who then in turn knock the ball long with our forward players chasing lost causes more often than not.
These new tactics almost certainly hand the possession to our opponents for them to launch their attacks within their style of play...
Although possession does not win you the games outright it does allow the team to be more patient, more compact, more together and harder to beat as we then create more chances as you are dragging the opposition out of position.
WE NEED OUR IDENTITY AND OUR STYLE OF PLAY BACK...
The answers from the newly signed players always seem to be similar.........
* Oxford play the style of football that suits my game
* There is a clear identity here
* Oxford develop players and make them into better players
* The training set up is everything a player needs
* The management are focused and passionate about the club
* There is a clear vision of where the owners want the club to be
Ask that question 18 months ago and further back the answers were all of the above.
Apart from the answer regarding the training set up all the other answers have disappeared into history...
Our style of play, which was always possession football, GK, rolling to a CB, the CB passing it to the RB, the RB passing it back to the CB, the CB, passing it quickly to a midfielder, the midfielder probing looking for the forward pass, it it not there pass it back or sideways to either full back or CB and start again, this style of play had the opposition constantly shifting and moving out of their positions untill the gaps appeared and we were in the final 3rd of the pitch with numbers of players as our players moved together or the opposition players were isolated and chances appeared for us.
This style of play has been dismissed this season with our GK kicking it long in the hope of our forwards win the 2nd ball or our GK rolling it out to one of our CB’s or full backs who then in turn knock the ball long with our forward players chasing lost causes more often than not.
These new tactics almost certainly hand the possession to our opponents for them to launch their attacks within their style of play...
Although possession does not win you the games outright it does allow the team to be more patient, more compact, more together and harder to beat as we then create more chances as you are dragging the opposition out of position.
WE NEED OUR IDENTITY AND OUR STYLE OF PLAY BACK...
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