Re: The Wishing and Hoping Oxford Thread !.
We really need to have a reality check here.
Oxford away in mid-week was never going to be easy for anyone,and in constable/rigg/potter and craddock have a experienced forward four with plenty of pace.
The team had the right game plan of keep it tight for the first half,and it worked.
Anybody who saw us the last time against them(with Atkinson playing),will confirm it was a lot better.
You cant legislate for injuries,and ultimately that cost us.
We are a young,largely inexperienced team,but in reality a win on saturday will give us the same points return as our play-off season.
Anybody can beat anybody in this division,as we have proved,but its madness to open games up,with the possiblity of conceeding early as we struggle to score when chasing a game.
Positives from the game,we were comfortable defensively,until the injuries,Clark did well for someone so young,and linney/moly put a good shift in down the flanks.
The negatives are a genuine lack of pace up top,especially when boco gets dragged deeper.
This leads into what Exile says about running into space etc..,you have to have genuine pace (like Rigg and potter for example) to cause problems.
When just have to work hard and hopefully the results will come
Keep the faith !!!
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