v Oxford Utd (h) - 24/08/2024

[Herbie6590]

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Let’s have your thoughts ahead of Saturday…can Yuki make it 4 in a row? 
 

[Herbie6590]

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[Herbie6590]

Last match

[dallydally]

Rovers 3 Oxford 0

[Cherry Blue]

3rd game after a positive start. I've got one eye on Dingles game but Oxford is far more important because its the next 3 points.

3 0 will do for me too.

[MarkBRFC]

1-1. Look a tough nut to crack these.

[RoversTilliDie]

I was talking to a Bolton fan who said Oxford played well in the play off final last season, let's not take them lightly. If we can win this one it's a perfect home record to the start of the season. We need to get it right in midfield, keep possesion and dont give the ball away to cheaply.

[roversfan99]

Im not saying it will be easy but it has to be a game where anything less than 3 points is a big disappointment. Another promoted side at home.

[damo100]

Every game is difficult in the Championship, and you should underestimate no-one. 

However, 12 goals in 3 games, bench looking OK atm we should win.

2-1

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[BankEnd Rover]

These look a lot more organised than Derby so it’ll be a tough game.

2-1 Rovers - Yuki winner.

[OsloRover]

Organized schmorganized, we’ll beat them 3-1, Mak to score

[philipl]

I watched bits of Oxford games against Norwich and Coventry. Norwich were woeful and Coventry wasteful.

Oxford move the ball quickly and skilfully in midfield but oten mix in route 1 long balls as well. They don't make many chances but are lethal when they do.

Coventry showed a high press and rapid incisive attacks can open Oxford at will. Defence is bodies on the line over organisation.

Irrespective of signings or not, we have enough to win this one but we won't if we don't move the ball sharply.

[chaddyrovers]

Oxford are decent team but its a game at home that we should be winning for me. I go 2 nil. Our first clean sheet of the season

[Upside Down]

We'll get turned over here.

Pears will cost us a minimum of one goal.

[simongarnerisgod]

rovers 3-0 oxford.big mak to open his account.before dolan and yuki finish them off,easy

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

1-1 

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Pears makes me nervous.

[joey_big_nose]

If Oxford come to be organised and defend deep (not sure if they play this way - just guessing from what others have said) having Geuye could be a real asset. Actually having someone to get on a cross is so important in those games. Also Ohashi is less physically imposing but also heads the ball really well.

If we are going to have a lot of the ball I wonder if bringing Buckley in makes sense?

                    New gk (please!)

Brittain    Carter       Hyam    Pickering

JRC        Buckley     Tronstad  Hedges

                Geuye      Ohashi

 

[Upside Down]

12 minutes ago, joey_big_nose said:

If Oxford come to be organised and defend deep (not sure if they play this way - just guessing from what others have said) having Geuye could be a real asset. Actually having someone to get on a cross is so important in those games. Also Ohashi is less physically imposing but also heads the ball really well.

If we are going to have a lot of the ball I wonder if bringing Buckley in makes sense?

                    New gk (please!)

Brittain    Carter       Hyam    Pickering

JRC        Buckley     Tronstad  Hedges

                Geuye      Ohashi

 

Ohashi may not be the biggest but he just seems to shove himself right into the mixer where a lot of players would bottle it.

[Fraserkirky]

It’s time to start Ohashi behind Gueye.

[Michael123458]

2 0 Blackburn win here. We’ve got this. 

[arbitro]

I have seen both of their league games so far and we should underestimate them at our peril. They are organised and with the likes of Cameron Branagan in midfield they can play, particularly on the counter. The two big centre halves aren't particularly quick but are a real threat at set pieces. I think they will look to capitalise on our weakness in this area. If we do the basics right and match their endeavour we should have too much for them.

[Moptop1]

12 hours ago, MarkBRFC said:

1-1. Look a tough nut to crack these.

Yep, I think it will be a 1-1 also.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

6 hours ago, joey_big_nose said:

If Oxford come to be organised and defend deep (not sure if they play this way - just guessing from what others have said) having Geuye could be a real asset. Actually having someone to get on a cross is so important in those games. Also Ohashi is less physically imposing but also heads the ball really well.

If we are going to have a lot of the ball I wonder if bringing Buckley in makes sense?

                    New gk (please!)

Brittain    Carter       Hyam    Pickering

JRC        Buckley     Tronstad  Hedges

                Geuye      Ohashi

 

I wouldn’t be playing JRC at the moment. Is Weimann ready for a start ? Also I don’t think starting both of Gueye and Ohashi is possible at the moment. Neither of them has much more than an hour in their legs. I’d start with Gueye and hold Ohashi back. I think Dolan has played himself out of a starting role on Saturday, maybe time to give Siggy a whirl there. He looked more focussed in that cameo he had. 

[Mercer]

A difficult game.

Want to see what incomings, and outgoings, there are this week before making a call on this match.

Oxford are sure to be a threat at set pieces and with Pears and our defence, that frightens me to death.

[Lancaster Rover]

Dolan playing himself out of the team within 2 starts, at least he's consistent in that respect!