Away Match Build Up 21/5/2021 Playoff L1 Blackpool FC V OUFC

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we're 0-3 down, at half time .... if this season has taught anything , it would be to never write off this Oxford United squad - a squad that after last night has been stretched even thinner with Winnall & Cam Bran joining Sam Long with hamstring issues- can the mighty U's triumph against all odds on Friday night? ....the Accrington match /result led to playoff chances being written off by some, yet the U's got there... get an early goal and go for it ,it may be unlikely but by no means impossible to turn this semi final play off around
 
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Maybe Super Dan will get a start in a front 3....... death or glory!!

Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
“Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!” he said.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

“Forward, the Light Brigade!”
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
Someone had blundered.
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die.
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell
Rode the six hundred.

Flashed all their sabres bare,
Flashed as they turned in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wondered.
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right through the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reeled from the sabre stroke
Shattered and sundered.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell.
They that had fought so well
Came through the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.

When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!
 
So is it only on the TV or does IFollow have it? Not got SKY so i thought id ask.
 
Last two against them, lost both. Outmuscled, outfought and no goals scored. Something has to change this time and whatever that might be, change of formation, different players different positions, which might be enforced anyway but do the same again and we’ll lose.
Taylor was predictable, they contained him well but they didn’t like big Dan, he’s strong, he holds the ball well and draws in players freeing up our runners. Start him up front on Friday, Forde at right back and on set pieces and probably Gorrin for Brannagan if he’s injured start Shodipo for Lee and with all that we have half a chance of an early goal.
Keep the faith.
 
Weather looking like it might be a factor on Friday - can we handle high winds and rain better than the seasiders?
 
If we went 3 at back we could bring in McNally. He was on the bench on Tuesday. He has pace and height so needing a miracle we can just go for it. Atkinson could then have more flexibility to move forward with the ball. Taylor and Agyei up front. Barker and Mido wide with Gorrin Sykes and Henry in middle. Would pose Blackpool a few problems
 
4-4-2 diamond for me won’t happen but hey ho
Stevens
Forde Moore Atkinson ruffles
Gorrin
Sykes Henry
Barker/shodipo
Agyei Taylor
We’ve got to attack we need goals and pretty quickly otherwise the longer the game goes on at 3-0 the less chance we’ve got
 
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