Sparse highlights. Jackson enjoyed scoring the goal. Difficult to see as the build up is not shown but the Oxford striker had a lot of space for his goal.
Rudd Solly Teixeira Bauer Fox Holmes Ulvestad Jackson Lookman Magennis Ajose
Is the team we should be playing, take it to every team we play, we might lose the odd game 2-1 or 3-2 but we'll stuff a couple of teams too. To play a negative 451 twice in a row, it's stupid.
Crofts and Foley are not promotion players, they are plodding cloggers who won't win us games, but don't provide the defence with any protection either, so what's the fucking point?
Yet again we fail to close out match after taking the lead.
Rusty tactically naïve (again) today?
We got caught badly on the break ..... that's down to players' own discipline when committing to attack, and the need to keep the team shape once that move breaks down.
Even Slade can't be blamed for that. And I don't suppose he was too impressed himself!
He and his players knew that Oxford were good in the counter and played that way often, so yes he can be blamed!
Failure to have a full game plan and plan b , as well as sticking to even the basics of concentrating on the scouting reports to nullify your opponent!
He did have a game plan though. The same game plan that many are criticising as too negative.
But it seems evident that the team shape was lost when one of Charlton's attacks broke down - and Oxford sharply counter-attacked and equalised. I doubt players losing positional discipline and team shape was part of Slade's game plan.
Rudd Solly Teixeira Bauer Fox Holmes Ulvestad Jackson Lookman Magennis Ajose
Is the team we should be playing, take it to every team we play, we might lose the odd game 2-1 or 3-2 but we'll stuff a couple of teams too. To play a negative 451 twice in a row, it's stupid.
Crofts and Foley are not promotion players, they are plodding cloggers who won't win us games, but don't provide the defence with any protection either, so what's the fucking point?
Novak for Ajose. Not convinced Jackson can play in the middle in a 442
Charlton team is an incomplete team, this season's flaw is an anonymous midfield lacking in creativity and energy. Slade may be not be up to much, but he is hamstrung alongside every other head coach under Duchatelet & Meire that has attempted to manage / coach Charlton. Until Duchatatelet and Meire bother to support the manager with a balanced team, Charlton will struggle. Until the midfield is sorted, Charlton will find it difficult troubling the top 6 places.
There should be enough creativity between Holmes, Lookman and Ulvestad.
Rudd Solly Teixeira Bauer Fox Holmes Ulvestad Jackson Lookman Magennis Ajose
Is the team we should be playing, take it to every team we play, we might lose the odd game 2-1 or 3-2 but we'll stuff a couple of teams too. To play a negative 451 twice in a row, it's stupid.
Crofts and Foley are not promotion players, they are plodding cloggers who won't win us games, but don't provide the defence with any protection either, so what's the fucking point?
We've conceded once in two games, it's scoring goals that is the problem.
Sparse highlights. Jackson enjoyed scoring the goal. Difficult to see as the build up is not shown but the Oxford striker had a lot of space for his goal.
Good 1st time finish by the Oxford lad, very well taken - but we'd completely lost shape. In the video their player was quickly moving clear of our last central defender and you can see Morgan Fox desperately trying to get back. The defence should never have allowed themselves to be exposed like that.
Another typical league 1 game I thought, got well and truly caught upfield chasing a second goal, but it's a long old season and I expect us to improve.
Charlton team is an incomplete team, this season's flaw is an anonymous midfield lacking in creativity and energy. Slade may be not be up to much, but he is hamstrung alongside every other head coach under Duchatelet & Meire that has attempted to manage / coach Charlton. Until Duchatatelet and Meire bother to support the manager with a balanced team, Charlton will struggle. Until the midfield is sorted, Charlton will find it difficult troubling the top 6 places.
There should be enough creativity between Holmes, Lookman and Ulvestad.
Rudd Solly Teixeira Bauer Fox Holmes Ulvestad Jackson Lookman Magennis Ajose
Is the team we should be playing, take it to every team we play, we might lose the odd game 2-1 or 3-2 but we'll stuff a couple of teams too. To play a negative 451 twice in a row, it's stupid.
Crofts and Foley are not promotion players, they are plodding cloggers who won't win us games, but don't provide the defence with any protection either, so what's the fucking point?
We've conceded once in two games, it's CREATING CHANCES that is the problem.
Poor performance overall. Only one of Jackson, Crofts or Foley should be in at any one time and I'd always go for Jackson, the other two, steady as they are, have zero movement forward. Not impressed with Lennon his distribution always looks shaky. Novak shouldn't be playing he looked so far away from match fitness it was embarrassing. It's a paper thin squad so Slade doesn't have too many options. We'll be mid table all season unless he can find a way to play that brings the best out of Ajose. I like Magennis but he ain't gonna score many on his own.
The writing was on the wall in the summer. The recruitment was nowhere near good enough.
What we need is a 20-something computer geek with dodgy hair and no idea about football to advise us on recruitment.
I wouldn't put it past Duchatelet to make Driesen our next manager now we've uncovered him! He really couldn't give a toss about us and will simply do whatever he likes irrespective of the likely consequences.
The chants of 'JUST SELL THE CLUB' on the 20:01 train from Oxford are keeping me awake and amused... and pissing off most of the other passengers on the train. Love it.
Didn't go today (thanks retail work) but observing from the outside the problem we've got is that there's too many draws.
If you'd have told me we'd have lost twice in the first nine games then I would've taken it. The problem is that there's only two wins.
We need that one key central midfield player who can open up a League One defence with a pass or a bit of skill. In 11/12 we had two (Stephens & Yann), this year we haven't got anything close to either of those two.
Echo the thoughts of most that we were far too defensive with little attacking nous. Even but unspectacular first half, one outstanding save by Rudd. Second half slightly better, blatant penalty, couldn't understand bringing Lookman off for Holmes, why not play both? Goal for them felt inevitable but Magennis really should have scored the header, worldy of a save by their keeper. Telling that the loudest chants all day were the multiple renditions of 'Just Sell The Club' and 'We Want Roland Out'.
Brussel is the problem very surprised at line up, so negative.
Grandson was mascot today and royally looked after by Oxford, amongst other things visited the Directors lounge and were immediately approached and chatted to by the Oxford directors.
Meire and the Perks ignored us (although Grandson had his kit on so obviously Charlton supporters). Thats the difference between how a good club is run and Charlton. I really wish they would just go they are so up there own arses it hurts!
Thanks to the Charlton players for chatting to him and having a photo but a poor display on the pitch. To be fair think they were only playing to orders but it was dross.
Couldn't believe Holmes was not in starting line up and playing one up front with 20 to the next player is daft, no wonder Slade has never achieved anything in his managerial career.
Two home wins and a couple of performances now a must.
We didn't play that badly - just an inability to create any chances and Magennis had zero support. As someone else said Slade clearly has no Plan B - he must be one of the most stodgy/negative managers out there - the reason he has won nothing is clear for all to see and we obviously will be season 23 of non-performance under his stewardship - how the fuck he has remained in work I havnt the slightest idea- why the negativity the whole bloody game ? - Oxford were shit and quite clearly there for the taking. Support was brilliant and total opposite from what I experienced v Wimbledon.
We didn't play that badly - just an inability to create any chances and Magennis had zero support. As someone else said Slade clearly has no Plan B - he must be one of the most stodgy/negative managers out there - the reason he has won nothing is clear for all to see and we obviously will be season 23 of non-performance under his stewardship - how the fuck he has remained in work I havnt the slightest idea- why the negativity the whole bloody game ? - Oxford were shit and quite clearly there for the taking. Support was brilliant and total opposite from what I experienced v Wimbledon.
This will be pretty much the case for every team we play, it's a terrible division.
Brussel is the problem very surprised at line up, so negative.
Grandson was mascot today and royally looked after by Oxford, amongst other things visited the Directors lounge and were immediately approached and chatted to by the Oxford directors.
Meire and the Perks ignored us (although Grandson had his kit on so obviously Charlton supporters). Thats the difference between how a good club is run and Charlton. I really wish they would just go they are so up there own arses it hurts!
Thanks to the Charlton players for chatting to him and having a photo but a poor display on the pitch. To be fair think they were only playing to orders but it was dross.
Couldn't believe Holmes was not in starting line up and playing one up front with 20 to the next player is daft, no wonder Slade has never achieved anything in his managerial career.
Two home wins and a couple of performances now a must.
to be fair to Perks she was fully focused on that plate of cocktail sausages, once a professional is in the zone they won't be distracted by anything
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Sparse highlights. Jackson enjoyed scoring the goal. Difficult to see as the build up is not shown but the Oxford striker had a lot of space for his goal.
If people want to start casting judgement after the next two home games that's fine but I think waiting till then is the fairest option
Solly Teixeira Bauer Fox
Holmes Ulvestad Jackson Lookman
Magennis Ajose
Is the team we should be playing, take it to every team we play, we might lose the odd game 2-1 or 3-2 but we'll stuff a couple of teams too. To play a negative 451 twice in a row, it's stupid.
Crofts and Foley are not promotion players, they are plodding cloggers who won't win us games, but don't provide the defence with any protection either, so what's the fucking point?
The same game plan that many are criticising as too negative.
But it seems evident that the team shape was lost when one of Charlton's attacks broke down - and Oxford sharply counter-attacked and equalised.
I doubt players losing positional discipline and team shape was part of Slade's game plan.
The defence should never have allowed themselves to be exposed like that.
If you'd have told me we'd have lost twice in the first nine games then I would've taken it. The problem is that there's only two wins.
We need that one key central midfield player who can open up a League One defence with a pass or a bit of skill. In 11/12 we had two (Stephens & Yann), this year we haven't got anything close to either of those two.
26/9/2009 L1 Parky Posn. 2nd Pts. 23 (finished 4th)
28/9/2010 L1 Parky Posn. 7th Pts. 15 (13th)
24/9/2011 L1 Powell Posn. 1st Pts. 23 (with a game in hand; champions)
24/9/2016 L1 Slade Posn. 16th Pts. 11 (your guess)
First 4 games: 7 pts,
last 5 games 4 pts, winless ( =upward curve).
60th in the league pyramid, a mere 53 places behind Palace.
Oxford Utd - Charlton
Possession % 54 46
Total shots 14 8
On target 9 5
Off target 4 2
Blocked 1 1
Corners 5 9
Goalkeeping
Saves 4 8
Discipline
Fouls Committed 5 8
Fouls Won 8 4
Yellow Cards 2 0
Red Cards 0 1 (two yellows, I believe)
(Match stats from Sky Sports)
Grandson was mascot today and royally looked after by Oxford, amongst other things visited the Directors lounge and were immediately approached and chatted to by the Oxford directors.
Meire and the Perks ignored us (although Grandson had his kit on so obviously Charlton supporters). Thats the difference between how a good club is run and Charlton. I really wish they would just go they are so up there own arses it hurts!
Thanks to the Charlton players for chatting to him and having a photo but a poor display on the pitch. To be fair think they were only playing to orders but it was dross.
Couldn't believe Holmes was not in starting line up and playing one up front with 20 to the next player is daft, no wonder Slade has never achieved anything in his managerial career.
Two home wins and a couple of performances now a must.
Thanks very much.
We need flair. We need to do the unexpected. Like actually playing Botaka from the start.
Support was brilliant and total opposite from what I experienced v Wimbledon.
I went to watch Dover v Lincoln today. Call it a bit of advance scouting for next season.