oddball":dh6alsyo said:
TC ..... oxford are a completely different kettle of fish to Newport. Harvey looked completely lost yesterday in midfield. You could say we were playing with 10 men even before Blanchard got sent off.
Whilst agreeing that Oxford are a better outfit than Newport, a point Ive made a few times Al
. I don't think Tyler single handedly gave Oxford the edge.
It was more a case that they knew we were weak down the flanks and attacked us there one side, then the other to the point the back 3 were being pulled apart to make ground and cover the many gaps. The point I have tried to make is that the writing has been on the wall for a while and we do not appear to have taken any remedial action to stop the onslaught down the wings.
Thats what undid us.
On your wider point, Max and Hotlips make it too easy for Refs to yellow card them and to that extent, both are a liability.