Matchday Thread: Derby v Oxford

[macstheman]

Wasn't there so can't comment but listening to Sky Sports it was clear that we were pretty bad. Clinton Morrison couldn't believe that we were so slow and lacking ideas. He couldn't work out what we were trying to do.
Having said that it is worrying that Warne seems to be taking more and more pot shots at the players! I don't think that ever helps, though perhaps Fergie was the one who seemed to thrive on it! It's his team now so it's time for him to concentrate his energy on finding a way to get them gelling whilst spending less time whingeing.

[MadAmster]

Correct, it's already started

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Though this does give me the chance to remind RA, of our 1 point from 7 games 2 years ago, before heaven shined on the East Midlands

1 point in 8 actually

[MadAmster]

Best team on the night won. They looked fitter, faster. Had better ball control. Won 3/4 of the 2nd ball. We couldn't find a teammate witha 5yard pass most of the time.

Looks like we're playing zonal defence. Look at both goals against yesterday. First, a crap pass from SB finds an Oxford player just inside the Derby half. He runs 25 yards unchallenged and plays a good pass into our box. Harris runs on to it, nobody tracking him and beats Wildsmith top corner, near post (is the near post JW's achilles heel?). Half a dozen white shirts in our box all marking nobody. Their 2nd saw Harris, again without a Derby shirt anywhere near him, latch on to a ball on the edge of the box and put it away. Zonal defence is brilliant, I've yet to see a zone score... We have enough players back, IMO, they're just not marking opposition players. Who to blame? For all of, and there were many, the poor passes, we can blame the players. For what looks like the chosen defence strategy, it's PW and his staff.

Ref was poor but we shouldn't complain. Another ref would have given a penalty to them plus a red card for the arm pull. Collo hung his left elbow out and was given a yellow. A lot of refs would have given a red. Cash was very lucky not to pick up a 2nd yellow late on.

[ramAnag]

Wasn't there so can't comment but listening to Sky Sports it was clear that we were pretty bad. Clinton Morrison couldn't believe that we were so slow and lacking ideas. He couldn't work out what we were trying to do.
Having said that it is worrying that Warne seems to be taking more and more pot shots at the players! I don't think that ever helps, though perhaps Fergie was the one who seemed to thrive on it! It's his team now so it's time for him to concentrate his energy on finding a way to get them gelling whilst spending less time whingeing.

You were lucky, mac. It was seriously bad.
I think I’m right in saying that, since the end of February we’ve played nine games at PP and won just one...a scrappy 1-0 over Burton. By anyone’s standards that’s dreadful.
I was sitting about ten metres away from the Derby dugout last night, and no I wasn’t shouting abuse, but Warne and Barker looked out of their depth. Many of the substitutions were just odd...players like Wilson, NML and Collins were continually looking to the bench in despair. Bradley and Nelson seemed to have to be told when to go up for corners. That’s like kids’ football.
Honestly...I reckon we’re at the stage where bad results against Fleetwood and Peterborough will present Mr. Clowes with a huge problem. It’s early days this season but we’ve clearly gone backwards since March. We were only in contention last season because of McGoldrick’s goals. Without him and with a defence that suddenly looks as if they’re not speaking to each other we’re mediocre at best.

[macstheman]

Don't mention the Posh, second half they battered Barnsley giving them an impressive win at the Tykes. At our best (if we have a best!) we could still get a drubbing.