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Title: Team For Oxford
Post by: Rovers91 on April 23, 2019, 10:30:51 pm
                         Marosi
Lewis  Downing  Anderson Andrew
                Whiteman  Kane
Blair                Copps          Sadlier
                         Wilks
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: DonnyOsmond on April 23, 2019, 10:31:27 pm
What's Rowe done wrong?
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: dknward2 on April 23, 2019, 10:38:54 pm
f**k it

Players who won’t be here next get dropped I.e haven’t sign up or on loan, start the bench from today plus any youth team player expecting to be a squad player next season.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: dickos1 on April 23, 2019, 10:42:47 pm
Thought Blair was ok today,
Downing was poor, I would’ve thought Butler was a better physical match for kee rather than Anderson
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: sha66y on April 23, 2019, 10:44:59 pm
                         Marosi
Lewis  Downing  Anderson Andrew
                Whiteman  Kane
Blair                Copps          Sadlier
                         Wilks

Looks good !
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on April 23, 2019, 10:47:06 pm
What's Rowe done wrong?

Didn't do anything wrong in the second half.

Sorry. Typo. Didn't do ANYTHING in the second half. He looked like a 12 year old wandering around in a pub league match.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: pib on April 23, 2019, 10:48:48 pm
I think Rowe has been good recently, and was trying to make things happen tonight.

Crawford on the other hand, Jesus. I rate the guy and think he’s a very good player but I don’t think the lad has found a Rovers shirt with a pass since mid-March.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: Lesonthewest on April 23, 2019, 10:52:53 pm
We missed Butler tonight, they were winning headers they wouldn't have with him in the side, also lacked his determination & commitment, another selection bo--ock dropped by the manager for me.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: RoversAlias on April 23, 2019, 11:04:15 pm
Rowe didn't do much in midfield and refused to get shots away when well placed in the second half. Not a fan of his display tonight.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: Dare to dream! on April 23, 2019, 11:10:53 pm
            Marosi
Blair-Butler-Anderson-Andrew
         Whiteman
      Kane     Crawford
Wilks     Marquis    Copps/Saidler
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: Alan Southstand on April 23, 2019, 11:26:14 pm
Surely, not Marosi!
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: selby on April 23, 2019, 11:33:32 pm
 We had two right footed slow centre halves, so they played two balls down our left channel for runners, and bingo 2-0.
And where was our left sided experienced central defender, sat on the bench resting, and with Coppinger two players who had played a big part in winning four games in a row one game ago, taking no part, a monumental bollock.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: goalkick on April 23, 2019, 11:34:29 pm
Crawford was terrible tonight.hispassing was appalling, headless chicken.big difference when him and may substituted.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: dickos1 on April 23, 2019, 11:41:15 pm
We had two right footed slow centre halves, so they played two balls down our left channel for runners, and bingo 2-0.
And where was our left sided experienced central defender, sat on the bench resting, and with Coppinger two players who had played a big part in winning four games in a row one game ago, taking no part, a monumental bollock.

Anderson is left footed
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: pib on April 23, 2019, 11:53:32 pm
We had two right footed slow centre halves, so they played two balls down our left channel for runners, and bingo 2-0.
And where was our left sided experienced central defender, sat on the bench resting, and with Coppinger two players who had played a big part in winning four games in a row one game ago, taking no part, a monumental bollock.

Anderson is left footed

Nah, he isn’t. He’s not uncomfortable on it but he’s still a right footed player.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: dickos1 on April 24, 2019, 12:05:29 am
I was watching him tonight and he was always trying to get it onto his left. And when he couldn’t he used his right and looked like our lass trying to kick it
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: selby on April 24, 2019, 12:13:05 am
If you  go to the games regularly, you have seen Butler deal with that ball loads of times.
  Anderson had a chance to deal with it and went for the ball with the wrong foot, and got done on the outside for pace.
 
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: StocksArmy on April 24, 2019, 12:14:58 am
It wont happen however.......

451

GK Marosi
RB Blair
CB Downing
CB Butler
LB Andrew
RM Sadlier
CM Kane
CM Whiteman
ACM Coppinger
LM Rowe
ST Wilks
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: The Red Baron on April 24, 2019, 12:44:31 am
I don't know why we abandoned 4-2-3-1. It worked for four games. Since we went back to 4-3-3 we've lost both games.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: NickDRFC on April 24, 2019, 07:26:14 am
Rowe didn't do much in midfield and refused to get shots away when well placed in the second half. Not a fan of his display tonight.

Rowe was head and shoulders above the rest first half (not saying a lot I know) - he was the only one playing with any dynamism or looking like he could make anything happen. His 2nd half performance couldn’t have been more different though - utterly, utterly anonymous. I spent the first 15 minutes trying to work out who had been subbed off given I hadn’t seen Crawford, May or Rowe since they came back out of the tunnel.

I’d still start Rowe on Saturday if Copps isn’t back, purely because, right now, he’s a better option than Crawford.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: GazLaz on April 24, 2019, 07:43:02 am
I’d go back to the 4231. I know in essence that are similar formations but the 433 we play is brilliant when we are bang on it and dominating sides but there seems no margin for error. If we are off our game we look dreadful and become far to easy to open up.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: graingrover on April 24, 2019, 08:37:30 am
It strikes me that when we are performing below par we never see any on field leadership from the captain and especially not from Rowe .
We desperately need a Leader like Bremner !
 
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: RedJ on April 24, 2019, 08:51:45 am
It strikes me that when we are performing below par we never see any on field leadership from the captain and especially not from Rowe .
We desperately need a Leader like Bremner !
 
Rowe IS the captain.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: Move DRFC on April 24, 2019, 10:18:34 am
Marosi

Lewis
Anderson
Downing
Andrew

Whiteman
Rowe

Wilks
Copps
Sadlier

Marquis

Kane has been immense for us but he needs dropping, Sadlier for May is obvious. Rowe gets in ahead of Crawford. And I'm sorry but you don't drop your 20 goals a season striker when you need to win.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: Retdon1 on April 24, 2019, 10:36:17 am
Marosi
Blair
Anderson
Downing
Andrew
 
Whiteman
Kane

Copps
Rowe
Sadlier
Wilkes

Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: Campsall rover on April 24, 2019, 10:42:42 am
Marosi

Lewis
Anderson
Downing
Andrew

Whiteman
Rowe

Wilks
Copps
Sadlier

Marquis

Kane has been immense for us but he needs dropping, Sadlier for May is obvious. Rowe gets in ahead of Crawford. And I'm sorry but you don't drop your 20 goals a season striker when you need to win.
You would drop Kane??? Not a chance he could be the difference.
Just because he has had a couple of off days you would drop a player who has made this team tick.
Thought second half last night he was very influential in our build up play.
To leave him out would be madness. Just my opinion of course.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: Dare to dream! on April 24, 2019, 11:02:39 am
4-3-3 to me seems one dimensional, there doesn’t seem to be any fluidity. It’s a straight ball out to the wing and try and take on your man
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: Move DRFC on April 24, 2019, 11:40:28 am
Marosi

Lewis
Anderson
Downing
Andrew

Whiteman
Rowe

Wilks
Copps
Sadlier

Marquis

Kane has been immense for us but he needs dropping, Sadlier for May is obvious. Rowe gets in ahead of Crawford. And I'm sorry but you don't drop your 20 goals a season striker when you need to win.
You would drop Kane??? Not a chance he could be the difference.
Just because he has had a couple of off days you would drop a player who has made this team tick.
Thought second half last night he was very influential in our build up play.
To leave him out would be madness. Just my opinion of course.

Fair comments. I genuinely think Kane is different class and wouldn't complain if he started but he's been real poor recently. Think Rowe has been better on the whole although he was poor last night.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: drfc1951 on April 24, 2019, 11:42:51 am
Kane has only played a couple of games since his injury.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: Padge_DRFC on April 24, 2019, 12:02:44 pm
Sadlier should be a starter and probably more central quality on the ball.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: The Red Baron on April 24, 2019, 01:22:54 pm
Marosi

Lewis
Anderson
Downing
Andrew

Whiteman
Rowe

Wilks
Copps
Sadlier

Marquis

Kane has been immense for us but he needs dropping, Sadlier for May is obvious. Rowe gets in ahead of Crawford. And I'm sorry but you don't drop your 20 goals a season striker when you need to win.

That looks a reasonable team but I would play Kane rather than Rowe if Whiteman plays. Copps coming back in will also help to raise Kane's performance.

I agree about Lewis as the defence might need a bit of bolstering to cope with Whyte. You can always bring Blair on later in the game to run at tired defenders.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: Chris Black come back on April 24, 2019, 01:33:29 pm
Not sure McCann has confidence in Lewis. Might be wrong but last match he started was I think the piss poor team performance away at AFC Wimbledon where he was subbed at HT.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: sedwardsdrfc on April 24, 2019, 01:33:44 pm
Is Lewis decent? i've not seen much of him in the games i've been too and we seem to still prefer Blair most matches so i assumed Lewis was struggling when playing
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: RedJ on April 24, 2019, 02:11:14 pm
He's okay defensively but doesn't offer much going forward.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: Chris Black come back on April 24, 2019, 02:16:13 pm
His distribution at AFC Wimbledon was on par with Crawford last night.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: drfchound on April 24, 2019, 02:25:24 pm
Not sure McCann has confidence in Lewis. Might be wrong but last match he started was I think the piss poor team performance away at AFC Wimbledon where he was subbed at HT.





Lewis was subbed off in that game to allow  Blair to get at their left side defence, not because he (Lewis) was playing poorly.
It was a tactical attacking change.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: steve@dcfd on April 24, 2019, 02:33:59 pm
If Lewis was considered  a better right back than Blair then he would be playing majority of games. GM knows Blair does not like right back so he must believe he has no other option.

Another Loan like Smith who was a risk and have not prove themselves to the manager to be able to hold down a first team place.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: drfchound on April 24, 2019, 02:52:15 pm
The timing of Lewis coming in was probably because of the upcoming Mason court case.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: 5minstogo on April 24, 2019, 02:53:54 pm
The problem with Lewis is he likes to leave a mark on his man early doors, often leading to an early yellow card which is a risk then for the rest of the game.
Title: Re: Team For Oxford
Post by: sedwardsdrfc on April 24, 2019, 06:14:01 pm
Shame the January loan's haven't really worked out. When i saw Smith score those two on debut i thought he'd help fire us into the playoffs easy but just hasn't worked out for whatever reason.