Fan's View - Coventry at home
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Level: Callum O'Dowda
There is no longer a legal requirement for private companies to hold an AGM.
Paul B
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
I thought that might be the case now but wasn't sure.
So, even less chance of knowing what is going on.
Paul, agree with most of this, but don’t forget it was Robinson who told Mitchell to kick the ball into touch. When he actually first played for us I thought his kicking/distribution was quite good, but he has so little options no wonder it’s poor. For some reason, (again Ribinson/coaching staff) the fullbacks push right up to the halfway line nearly when the keeper had the ball rather than being deep and wide to offer another option.
Bring back Chrissy Allen I say. Whenever he took to the touchline the players respected him.
Bring back Chrissy Allen I say. Whenever he took to the touchline the players respected him.
Tiger himself said at the fans forum (pre match) there would be an AGM.... it appears now there wont be one in 2018
Foley
Level: Colin Harrington
(260 Apps, 30 Gls)
I am.not sure Robinson ever said kick into touch?
I remember him saying in one particular windy ganevto aim towards the sides at the full backs to avoid being exposed down the middle if the ball came straight back. But never kick into touch.
Paul B
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
KR was stood at the back of the SSU very near where we sit. I was obviously watching the game and not him but I think he was getting animated because the players were not doing as instructed.
Manorlounger
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
The Sky coverage had a few shots of KR on his mobile to Derry (and vice versa) Also conversations with the two tactical analysts. Didn't look as though Tiger had any part in the conversation though. Certainly not in camera shot.
West Oxon U’s
Level: Phil Whitehead
(238 Apps)
We have played only seven league games and conceded four penalties.
Shearer v Fleetwood, Hanson at Portsmouth, Ruffels v Accrington
and Mitchell v Coventry. That’s a lot. We’ve also already conceded two own goals.
Shearer v Fleetwood, Hanson at Portsmouth, Ruffels v Accrington
and Mitchell v Coventry. That’s a lot. We’ve also already conceded two own goals.
Paul B
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
That's a worrying stat. But I would have thought they are things that shouldn't be too difficult to eradicate.
Witney Wag
Level: Ricardinho
(39 Apps, 3 Gls)
Such a contrast between the Sunderland and Coventry game, it makes you wonder what is the real problem this season. Many have said we need to give it 10 games before giving our veiws of how the season will pan out and with just 3 of those games to go it don’t look promising. Should Tiger act now or wait until nearer Christmas? Either way will be full of risks. Who would want to own a football club? Not me.
James Henry's miss was the turning point. If we'd have equalised then, I do think we would have gone on to win the game.
Cannot understand why we didn't switch Holmes out to take on Junior Brown in the second half. The attacking 3 behind the striker were far less fluid than v Sunderland. Holmes looked pretty shot by the end of the game, think those minutes v Fulham were hampering him.
Cannot understand why we didn't switch Holmes out to take on Junior Brown in the second half. The attacking 3 behind the striker were far less fluid than v Sunderland. Holmes looked pretty shot by the end of the game, think those minutes v Fulham were hampering him.
Paul B
Level: Callum O'Dowda
(106 Apps, 14 Gls)
Holmes looked shot from the start. Why he played against Fulham I do not understand at all. But if he was shot what does that make Mackie?
I thought Junior Brown had a good game. If he's been in our side it would not have made us any worse.
ZeroTheHero
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
I was hoping for more from Mackie after recent reports that he'd been OK as the central striker, but have to admit that nothing I saw made me feel better about him. Given that he isn't up to speed, Smith hasn't had a flying start, Obika is (frankly) useless and Lopes just a kid, you have to wonder where the threat is going to come from centrally.
The three behind. Currently, the role of the lone striker is one to try and distract the CBs. Admittedly, Obika, Mackie, Smith are yet to do that consistently, but we would be kidding ourselves if we think they will be getting a majority of our goals. Its clear Henry/Whyte/Browne/Holmes carry our goal threat (of which there is little)
ZeroTheHero
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
I thought someone would come up with that and yes, you would hope and expect the likes of Holmes and Henry to score a fair few. Browne and Whyte? Who knows. But the idea that you can have a central striker whose sole role is to lay the ball off to people behind him and distract the opposition seems like madness when we are at least supposed to be a team that plays with width. What happens when it is crossed to our non-scoring striker? Exactly what is happening at the moment - the square root of b****r all! We aren't good enough and the players we have aren't accomplished enough to accommodate a single striker as some sort of movable brick wall to bounce the ball off.
Im not suggesting the role Obika etc are playing is ideal, I would love to have a unit that can run the channels and score also...the reality is that Smith was the primary target, with Obika the main man for much of pre-season. We're lacking up top, thus I think the change in role for the striker.
The striking situation is ridiculous, im not sure how we are in this position, however we have to make do with what we have.
Great report, as ever Paul. Like you, I had also believed that we had turned the corner - had even been studying the table to see how high we would get with ever higher winning margins! Question is whether this was just a bump in the eventual road to recovery or a true reflection of where we really are. I want KR to succeed as that means most importantly that we are succeeding but he does worry me with the constant repetition that the players haven't done what he has told them to do - surely that is his most basic responsibility to get the team set up, understanding and at least trying to implement what they have been told to do. Like others, I worry for Saturday against Wycombe whilst hoping for the best.
ZeroTheHero
Level: Les Phillips
(224 Apps, 15 Gls)
I certainly agree with that. I suspect a manager who was a little more flexible with his formation might well play a proper two up front - I could see Smith and Browne making a decent and quick pairing, with Holmes/Whyte/Henry wide, Baptiste and Hanson/Brannagan in midfield. Add in Norman bombing up one side (don't ask me about a left sided wing back, we are a bit knackered there as well!) and you've got a team that looks much more potent.
monsieurgrumpy
Level: Billy Beechers
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Watched the match at a friend's house. He used to play for Preston's youth team with Howard Kendall in the sixties. He kept asking me posers I struggled to answer. Why do so many Oxford players keep falling over? Why do they give away so many cheap free kicks? Why do players not make themselves available to receive the ball? Why is each attack so painfully slow? Why does Browne take all the dead ball kicks when he hasn't delivered all match? Why can your players not control a football? When Obika headed in the corner, I suggested that the previous crap balls were to lull the Coventry defence into complacency. I did apologise to him on the way out, not for the first time, for wasting his time watching us give another embarrassing performance on live TV.
We are either tactically uncohesive or we have players who are playing as individuals. I cant decide which, but the consistent issue is that the players never look like theyve met each other before. I cant decide whether the issue is tactical, organisation (which i suppose could be the same thing). or recruitment.
Foley
Level: Colin Harrington
(260 Apps, 30 Gls)
Not true in my view.
I would say that we have been ridiculously inconsistent.
So to suggest that we have consistently look like we haven't met each other before is unbelievable for anybody who went to the Sunderland and Burton games for example ( and I would guess Newport)
TailsWeWin
Level: Dave Roberts
(176 Apps, 8 Gls)
I honestly believe Browne up front (on his own as part of a pair) is probably our best option. He’s quick, can close down defenders, run the channels when necessary and he knows how to put the ball n the net. Play Whyte and/or Holmes wide. He’d probably work well with Mackie, who has the nous but not the legs.
Unbelievable? 2 reasonable games out of 7 (one of which we conceded and drew against 10 men). A 28% strike rate of cohesive performances and 23rd in the table isnt inconsistent, its significant underperformance. I doubt that the playing and management staff at the club would even argue it was anything else.
What we need to establish is why, not if.
