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The one time in the game that NML didn’t want the ball to feet and we scored…. Almost like he should be running in behind more often.
Players wanting the ball to feet now instead of running in behind is an epidemic that modern football coaching has created.

This is a testament to Nelson and Cash for me.

I think new players is a given.
What will need to change and he needs to adapt is a better style of play. We had less possession today than Cambridge, a team which had 36% possession against Bristol Rovers in their previous game.
If we adapt the playing style of this season, even with slightly better players, then we won’t progress and next season will be a struggle.
 

This is a testament to Nelson and Cash for me.

Cameron Brannigan has run the show for Oxford tonight. We need that type of player in the middle of the pitch. Contract runs until 2025 I believe but he has a footballing brain and would adapt in the Championship. Scores goals as well.

Unreserved seating on Saturday. What a sh/t show that will be.
 

It's good to see us getting strong at set pieces, now we just need to work on player movement at throw-ins

I don’t think a player such as CBT signs without an assurance of where he fits into the team. I don’t think we should waste 10k a week on a player who doesn’t play.

Ideal for us then. 

But won’t be in the Championship…. Still we have to get there first so it’s a mute point until we do.

We could have done with an overseas batsman 😂

But it does make the signing of CBT pointless if you want to play three centre backs.

To be fair I was expecting that.
However, to be a miserable git, we won because of set pieces. We created nothing from open play in the first half. The first corner was won when NML went out to the wing into his natural position.
Second half was better as the game was more stretched and they were tired but we still didn’t score from open play.
Of course a win is a win, and I’ll take it as I want to be in the Championship next season but I stand by my comments - that line up and that formation doesn’t score goals. Other teams won’t gift us so many corners and have a goalkeeper who is rooted to his line. As another poster on here said, if we did it to exploit a recognised set piece defensive set up from them, then good job.

To be fair I was expecting that.
However, to be a miserable git, we won because of set pieces. We created nothing from open play in the first half. The first corner was won when NML went out to the wing into his natural position.
Second half was better as the game was more stretched and they were tired but we still didn’t score from open play.
Of course a win is a win, and I’ll take it as I want to be in the Championship next season but I stand by my comments - that line up and that formation doesn’t score goals. Other teams won’t gift us so many corners and have a goalkeeper who is rooted to his line. As another poster on here said, if we did it to exploit a recognised set piece defensive set up from them, then good job.

Won’t make any bones about not being his biggest fan. I think even at his best this season he’s merely been “fine”, which for what we are presumably paying him and the fanfare that surrounded his arrival, has been a disappointment to say the least. He’s made several errors and for a 6ft5 monster I don’t think I can remember a centre back so tentative. Would do himself some favours by attacking the ball and leaving the wrestling out of it.
I questioned the reasoning for his inclusion yesterday given his recent performances and what he did at Northampton, but it seems Warne may have known about Orient’s inability to defend crosses and it really worked. Hats off on that. He was untested defensively, although did give away a couple of poor free kicks first half. The announced man of the match seemed a bit of a stretch, there were 3 or 4 players more deserving. 

We deserve to lose with that line up. 

We lose CBT and Washington and replaced with Bradley and Thompson.
NML is consistently awful up front centrally so where do we play him…. Up front centrally.
Jesus Christ.

We deserve to lose with that line up. 

We lose CBT and Washington and replaced with Bradley and Thompson.
NML is consistently awful up front centrally so where do we play him…. Up front centrally.
Jesus Christ.

And what a kick in the teeth for CBT. One bad game (where everyone offensively was bad) and he’s dropped.
Are people looking at that line up and genuinely excited for this game?
Also - today would have been a great day to work on the goal difference as well. Nope, scrap that.

In hindsight, should have played the other spinner as well.

Well Cashin is the only one who ventured forward a little but that was it. Fans are obsessed with the wingbacks Wilder used to play at Sheff Utd but there the centre backs on either side (Basham etc) regularly used to be making overlapping runs to the bye line.
Secondly - our three at the back often had two holding mids to go with it. Adams and Smith are holders, CH is more a holding player now, Fornah is more defensive than offensive. So together with the Wing backs often playing like full backs, we we just left with three offensive players to do anything and the lack of options for our defenders to pass to was alarming.
For me, we just don’t have options, attacking flair or ability by pass/move (as Warne can’t coach pass and move as a way to create space and opportunity). So our tactics are try and give it to the wingers and hope they create something or win a second ball that’s lumped into the channels. Therefore, as Nelson and Cashin are very good defenders in this league, I just want more forward players on the pitch.

I still think we'll win because we've got the better players and Orient don't have a lot to play for now, but dropping a winger and striker for a centre back and centre mid after we've just failed to score against Wycombe seems a strange choice. And it feels quite harsh on CBT .... Sonny lets the team down and comes straight back in as soon as his suspension is up, but CBT is dropped after his mistake.

Fixed that for you.
                 Wildsmith
Wilson Nelson Bradley Cash Sibley
        Tommo Adams Smith                          
               
                    
 
            NML            Collins

But won’t be in the Championship…. Still we have to get there first so it’s a mute point until we do.

Sonny Bradley is available. 

Wildsmith
 
sibley
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wilson
 
adams
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cbt
barks
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collins
 
vickers
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houriaine
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