- Jul 28, 2010
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1) Absolutely rubbish first 45 from Argyle. Thomas fine going forward but a gaping hole at left-back. Team wise another of those performances that reminded me more of the autumn than the winter.
2) Alessandra and Reid the only players in green shirts to come out of the first 45 with any credit at all. Harvey was largely anonymous and Blanchard a liability with every pass he made.
3) Soft free-kick, which despite the theatrical dive was a foul by Blanchard, allowed Oxford the chance to set up an easy finish. Made even easier by Cole running backwards and forwards along his line without actually making any attempt to intercept the crosses.
4) Crap refereeing and officials performance but that should take nothing from Oxford's management who out thought Sheridan from the off, exploiting the space behind the wing-backs, especially behind Thomas who is not a wing back.
5) Second-half started as badly as the first ended. Blanchard clearly pulled back Kitson who dived theatrically and the ref produced the red.
6) Sheridan made the changes. Surprisingly he left Thomas at left-back and sure enough first real attack down that side and Nelson (who had a good second 45) was left with 2 and no chance.
7) Through a mixture of strong Oxford defending and inept attacking play Argyle rarely had a decent shot on goal. Showumni didn't look much of a threat.
8 ) Poor tactical display by Sheridan. It was obvious within 15 minutes of the start that 3-5-2 wasn't going to work and we needed 4 at the back but nope Sheridan stuck with it. Blanchard's performance - stupid at best.
9) More than half the crowd had gone by the time the final whistle went. So that's that then, season over. Hopefully now Sheridan will go back to 4-4-2 and start some more of the kids and we can start thinking about next season.
2) Alessandra and Reid the only players in green shirts to come out of the first 45 with any credit at all. Harvey was largely anonymous and Blanchard a liability with every pass he made.
3) Soft free-kick, which despite the theatrical dive was a foul by Blanchard, allowed Oxford the chance to set up an easy finish. Made even easier by Cole running backwards and forwards along his line without actually making any attempt to intercept the crosses.
4) Crap refereeing and officials performance but that should take nothing from Oxford's management who out thought Sheridan from the off, exploiting the space behind the wing-backs, especially behind Thomas who is not a wing back.
5) Second-half started as badly as the first ended. Blanchard clearly pulled back Kitson who dived theatrically and the ref produced the red.
6) Sheridan made the changes. Surprisingly he left Thomas at left-back and sure enough first real attack down that side and Nelson (who had a good second 45) was left with 2 and no chance.
7) Through a mixture of strong Oxford defending and inept attacking play Argyle rarely had a decent shot on goal. Showumni didn't look much of a threat.
8 ) Poor tactical display by Sheridan. It was obvious within 15 minutes of the start that 3-5-2 wasn't going to work and we needed 4 at the back but nope Sheridan stuck with it. Blanchard's performance - stupid at best.
9) More than half the crowd had gone by the time the final whistle went. So that's that then, season over. Hopefully now Sheridan will go back to 4-4-2 and start some more of the kids and we can start thinking about next season.
