Oxford United vs Sheffield United

EFL Championship Matchweek 40 - Saturday 5th April 2025 - 15:00 - Kassam Stadium
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Referee: James Linington
Assistants: James Wilson and Ian Cooper
Fourth Official: Scott Jackson

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[Jan Age]

This is very very very poor … attitude is completely wrong

 

[FriethBlade]

Well after Coventry that was the exact opposite

 

[Iceybabey]

Rockets need letting off at HT

 

[HackeyBlade]

Fucking appalling, what's the point of Choudhury?

 

[toledo]

I simply don’t get it … why of why did we play this way this half….

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Must do better. Need a win after the Leeds fail.

 

[Champagneblade]

BBD off and Brewster off

Since when has BBD had such a bad first touch?

Terrible touch against Coventry cost us a good chance.

Done it today as well.

Now comes arguably the most important 45 of the season.

 

[Iceybabey]

Fucking appalling, what's the point of Choudhury?

They've all been shite

 

[originaltrueblade]

Rubbish first half although we have had two good chances saved by their keeper

 

[Iffy Onuora's Shiny Head]

We lose BBDs best feature when we don't play him on the left, he can't cut in and shoot which is how he gets so many of his goals.

Hamer has been dreadful, but so has everyone.

Souza needs to come into the center mid

 

[JayGreen17]

Must do better. Need a win after the Leeds fail.

At this rate Leeds are gaining a point on us…. so their result isn’t so bad after for them if that’s the case. Dreadful performed, they need a fucking rocket.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Turgid watching this are we scared of these.....need to get playing football not dropping to the hoofball style that they are playing.

Example when we have corners do something different other than sending it straight into the box onto their defenders heads.

 

[FriethBlade]

It extremely windy which isn't helping and they r pressing well. We've have to hope they tire but I'd get ohare and JRS on at half time for sure

 

[bakeblade]

They've all been shite

Vini and O'Hare on for Choudhury and Brewster please CW, no messing about

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

If this score doesn't fire the lads up for the second half then we've missed a huge opportunity. Oxford have been nothing special just fired up more.

 

[Sharp_as_a_Blade]

Souza and Ohare on to try and take control, that was as bad a half as we've had all season

 

[Sydney Blade]

Yep neither had a kick

Totally wrong… BBD has cut out incisive balls to Femi S. at least twice. Brewster’s played a couple of decent balls but not imposing on the game at all - along with the other 10. Even cooper looks ropey today and hasn’t come for claimable balls at least half a dozen time. Looks like a club coming off the back of a squad illness, not a solid week of training as wilder claimed.

 

[Blade56]

We're back to slow slow build up letting teams get organized at the back.

Inconsistent due to tactics. Aimless long balls, passes giving up possession and even commentator said we are playing walking football. Allows them to regroup behind ball. This is what we can expect under Wilder IF we get promoted.

 

[Pedro's Winger]

Liking the plan to mess things up with a few games to go. Saves all that unnecessary heartbreak in the last game of the season.

 

[Belvedere Blade]

Very poor 1st half performance after what a performance Utd put in last Friday v Sky Blues. Come on BLADES

 

[AWetFlannel]

Nobody has mentioned Anel not winning or even jumping to win the ball, the biggest mistake leading to the goal.

 

[bladesmanluke]

This will be a very crap result. Real sucker punch. We've got to respond second half

 

[FriethBlade]

Totally wrong… BBD has cut out incisive balls to Femi S. at least twice. Brewster’s played a couple of decent balls but not imposing on the game at all - along with the other 10. Even cooper looks ropey today and hasn’t come for claimable balls at least half a dozen time. Looks like a club coming off the back of a squad illness, not a solid week of training as wilder claimed.

I'm there mate and let me tell you BBD is invisible, he's given the ball away and contributed nothing going forward. Round of applause for cutting 2 balls out ffs !

 

[CoatesyBlade]

We lose BBDs best feature when we don't play him on the left, he can't cut in and shoot which is how he gets so many of his goals.

Hamer has been dreadful, but so has everyone.

Souza needs to come into the center mid

We’re effectively playing with no one on the left.
Hamer is central and both BBD & Brewster are on the right… eh?

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

 

[Champagneblade]

Tell you what, having seen it again, Campbell should have scored. He had all the goal to aim at from about 8 yards out.

Keeper stuck his leg out well but it shouldn’t have been anywhere near him. He had all the left of the goal to pick his spot in.

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Hairdryer time

 

[jono_t2000]

Nobody has mentioned Anel not winning or even jumping to win the ball, the biggest mistake leading to the goal.

He's been poor, was too relaxed on another Oxford ball and almost let them in.

He's nowhere near good enough for the Prem in my honest opinion

 

[FriethBlade]

If this score doesn't fire the lads up for the second half then we've missed a huge opportunity. Oxford have been nothing special just fired up more.

The wind has evened the game out. Their only tactics is get it forward, win a throw and lob it in the box....and it's working as they have some big lads and we don't have Souttar or Moore or Souza

 

[originaltrueblade]

Needed Hamer Holding and O’Hare on