Time for a shake up and change of tactics, we clearly can't play with one up top, and five at the back doesn't suite the players and hasn't worked. So back to basics and go 4-4-2 and play fast, high tempo football with the ball and press and hurry the oposition when they have the ball. Yes, we give...

Time for a shake up and change of tactics, we clearly can't play with one up top, and five at the back doesn't suite the players and hasn't worked. So back to basics and go 4-4-2 and play fast, high tempo football with the ball and press and hurry the oposition when they have the ball. Yes, we give...

Time for a shake up and change of tactics, we clearly can't play with one up top, and five at the back doesn't suite the players and hasn't worked. So back to basics and go 4-4-2 and play fast, high tempo football with the ball and press and hurry the oposition when they have the ball. Yes, we give ...

I dont watch Reading much anymore but that was men against boys. WBA were everything Reading weren't, aggressive in and out of possession quick to move the ball forward, quick to get bodies forward and a centre forward willing to work for the team and do the ugly stuff. I thought Reading were garba...

Saying we are safe is very dangerous, we have yet to win a game in 2020 and our recent record is poor. Luckily at the moment there are also a few other teams around us with equally poor records. WBA are a very good team who press high, play with a good tempo and their passing game is effective and a...

We really need to up our game for Wednesday night, otherwise i fear a right drubbing by WBA, however we do tend to play better against the top teams. We really need to get three points out of the next three games, otherwise we could be looking over our shoulders again, yes its a ten point gap, howev...

Why the hell are we playing 5-3-2 at home against a Hull City team who's form is dire!! Away from home, yep i get it, but we should be taking the game to teams like Hull, especially if as Bowen says "We are still going to give the play-offs a go". Most teams play 4-2-3-1 these days and the...

My life, our new found Kenyan hoardes are batshit crazy lol, if and when our new Kenyan "Messi" scores his first goal there will be a total social media meltdown.....time to throw away the Portugese flags and dust off our Kenyan ones ....whose for Kenya Day for the last home match

Still, I would give him the chance to see if his time away has sorted him out. If he still looks bad, get rid. Why do our young talented players have to take a backseat to him??? He has had his day. Bye Bye. Totally agree OMA, i agree with second chances, and yes sometimes it works, however, he is ...

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Crowbar6753 4-3-3

Rafael

Gunter Moore Morrison Obita

Rinhomota Ejaria Pele

Meite Joao Baldock

Joao as the loan striker with Meite and Baldock as inside forwards.



We need to take the game to Derby.

Thought Boye was the loan striker?

My bad, can i blame this on auto correct

4-3-3

Rafael

Gunter Moore Morrison Obita

Rinhomota Ejaria Pele

Meite Joao Baldock

Joao as the loan striker with Meite and Baldock as inside forwards.



We need to take the game to Derby.

Terrible game, however, it was a decent point against a team that really should be further up the table with the players they have at their disposal. Finally we got away from five at the back, that system was killing me, but i would prefer a 4-3-3 with Joao as the main striker and Meite and Boye pla...

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Old Man Andrews Moore's hammy might have gone.

Nice lol

The third terrible performance on the bounce, totally have had enough of this 5-3-2 formation. Its clearly not working with these players, so time to change. Pretty sure Bowen wanted us to play fast attacking direct football!! that"s clearly not happening and for some reason the players have lo...

Think I’d bring Obita back if possible. Puscas/Meite has to be broken up, poor partnership. Actually thought Puscas did ok on Sat - certainly retained the ball a lot better. Meite just doesn’t seem to blend with anyone much - decent player but in the wrong side/set up Would probably go Joao/Puscas ...

Think I’d bring Obita back if possible. Puscas/Meite has to be broken up, poor partnership. Actually thought Puscas did ok on Sat - certainly retained the ball a lot better. Meite just doesn’t seem to blend with anyone much - decent player but in the wrong side/set up Would probably go Joao/Puscas ...

Someone may come and point out we dont have anyone to play the Ejaria role which I understand. Joao maybe could do it but he wasnt fit enough for a full 90 and we would all rather see him up top anyway. Maybe Barrett? Anyway, hindsight really helps here. I mentioned in another post about giving Oli...

The shape change oxf*rd us. I think comparisons to last weeks shape change are pointless. Came at a different point in the match. Also I think the first 11 was a mistake. As someone pointed out we looked shit in the first half last week with this 11, why would we expect any different this week? Hav...

Not in my pecking order.. I suggest you peck elsewhere then because Adam is a seasoned pro. I'll peck where I want to bro. Olise is the future. And the future should start asap. Olise is quick, skillful and the future of the club but prone to errors due to inexperience, Whereas Adam is slow, cumber...

So we revert to the good old fashioned 4-4-2 system and bang in three quick goals!! makes for a good plan B i guess...its not that fashionable these days, but i must admit you can't beat having pacey wingers causing havoc down the sidelines with two sharp center forwards banging them in ....the good...