Oxford Utd 2-4 BWFC (Link to goals Post 54)

wanderlust wrote:

Sluffy wrote:

Fabians Right Peg wrote:

Sluffy wrote:Long needs to be coached out of his 'greedy' approach and taught lift his head up and be more aware of better options to score, as soon as possible if he wants to improve his game and become more of a worry to the opposition coaches.

Or alternatively the guy needs to be greedy, he's a striker and if he can get a shot away on target and force the keeper into making a save then that's his role, some of the best strikers in the world are the greediest who would knock a ball across the line from an inch out if they get their name on the score sheet.

If he didn't have the ability to hit the target then yes he should be passing the ball, but from what I have seen he looks to be making the keeper work every time, if he doesn't get goals then undoubtedly some of his efforts will be knocked in by players following up with the keeper out of action.

Players get rounded on for passing the ball too much, yes he needs to balance out his play but I'd rather he was encouraged to have a go at goal than the coaching staff start putting doubts into a confident young player.

I said on another thread we have had less chances on goal than Coventry earlier this year, I bet over the last few games that stat has changed, I wonder if it was ALF having a shot on target if the same fuss would be made?

ALF doesn't shoot from impossible angles and does pass the ball to players in better positions to score.

I'd refer you to the opening goal against Fleetwood.

Natasha Whittam wrote:It was a pisspoor performance, but for once we got very lucky. Clearly a penalty to Oxford at 3-2.

The midfield was awful all night, Pratley and Spearing got the runaround, did either of them hold onto the ball for more than 2 seconds?

Thought Madine did well for little reward, Shane Long** is turning into a League 1 Theo Walcott - bags of pace but absolutely no ability.

But we won, so who cares.

** I know he isn't called Shane but I can't remember his name.

Boggersbelief wrote:
We got lucky? We were superb, head and shoulders above anything in this league along with Sheff Utd..

Chris Long btw