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Match Day Thread Oxford United v Sunderland AFC – Saturday 9th April 2022 - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Apr 6, 2022.

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Your prediction:

Poll closed Apr 9, 2022.
  1. Home win

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  2. Away win (SAFC)

    63.0%
  3. Draw

    29.6%
  1. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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    Take Clarke off at half time and go to a back 4
     
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  2. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Playing ****e TBF
     
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  3. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Clarke isn't going past his man and not tracking back.
     
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  4. TopCat.

    TopCat. Well-Known Member

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    Got to make changes. Clarke as LWB is not working

    Get Bathh on for Clarke
     
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  5. clockstander

    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    Ht 1-1 lost our way a bit after a bright start.
     
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  6. Reggie the Cheddar

    Reggie the Cheddar Well-Known Member

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    The 'better' of 2 dogshit teams is still dogshit.
     
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  7. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    Frustrating, just relieved to still be in the game. Get into them Neil.
     
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  8. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Needed that half. Getting a schooling last 15
     
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  9. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Ffs, Oxford got every lucky bounce in that last move .. unreal <laugh>
     
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  10. SAFCDRUM

    SAFCDRUM Well-Known Member

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    Very worried with set pieces with only 1 centre half and a left back as proper defenders. Side unbalanced.
     
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  11. clockstander

    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    We might also need to win this one looking at the results elsewhere.
     
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  12. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    I'd replace Matete with O'Nien.

    I live the lad but he's chaotic and trying too hard.

    Embleton for Clarke and push Broadhead wider.

    And stop giving them possession ffs.
     
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  13. samwise_new

    samwise_new Well-Known Member

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    my worries were correct, getting over run in the center, oxford playing some decent stuff while we are hoofing it upfield in hope, apart from the first few minutes we have done nowt in their half.

    clarke and roberts continuing to turn infield, especially when clarke is going past his man on the outside, is costing us in attacks...matete not active enough for a central player but we look like we are all defence right now, mistake leaving batth out i think.

    if oxford had the right boots on they could have had a couple more, although same could be said about us early on.
     
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  14. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    A draw was never gonna be any good today. Must win, regardless of other results.
     
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  15. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    I'll be amazed if the same eleven come back out.
     
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  16. malagamackem

    malagamackem Well-Known Member

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    I'll take that at half time. Midfield has been awful - kicking it around like a hot potato. Jack Clarke has been ineffective, Dan Neil on please
     
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  17. rooch 3

    rooch 3 Well-Known Member

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    Well seeing as nearly everyone thinks we are going to win with anything up to six - one, Oxford have to get that one sometime in the game.<laugh>
     
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  18. clockstander

    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    O/9 on for Roberts and off we go again
     
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  19. clockstander

    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    Oxford starting brightly.
     
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  20. Oliver's Army

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    Sounds like we are struggling here.
     
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