cider-manc Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, Nibor said: Yeah I'm just making the point he's not some 18 year old in his first season. I don't agree he's developed much but will be very pleased to see him progress. He does seem to have the technical attributes and necessary pace and stamina, if anything I think it's confidence and composure to work on which may well come with time. Don't forget that the majority of his appearances are no higher than league 2 level. It will have been a huge step up for him last season. He is developing.... Just not spectacularly...but there is some signs and hopefully this year he will push on. A goal would certainly do him the world of good. Bit too soon to be writing him off imo. A lot of Oxford fans were more disappointed to see him leave than roofe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Haven't read the entire thread, so apologies if its been said before, but ... with a name like Leko, he must have electric pace. Lightning fast. Totally positive , no negatives and down-to-earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 6 minutes ago, Bazooka Joe said: Haven't read the entire thread, so apologies if its been said before, but ... with a name like Leko, he must have electric pace. Lightning fast. Totally positive , no negatives and down-to-earth. Let's give him a few games to fuse with the team and see watt your current thoughts are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 47 minutes ago, Chalkie said: Let's give him a few games to fuse with the team and see watt your current thoughts are. Do you think there may be resistance from the player that plays in his position? Perhaps we could alternate between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 I am slightly worried that he may not be the midfield dynamo we need though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 6 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said: I am slightly worried that he may not be the midfield dynamo we need though. You're a bright spark ain't ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Bazooka Joe said: Haven't read the entire thread, so apologies if its been said before, but ... with a name like Leko, he must have electric pace. Lightning fast. Totally positive , no negatives and down-to-earth. Is he short, or does he make good contact with his head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 4 minutes ago, Juan Kerr said: Is he short, or does he make good contact with his head? A bit of a live wire when he has the ball by all accounts but I`m staying neutral until I`ve seen him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 This thread is shocking, We all gonna get charged for these bad puns. At least the PUNishment will be less than for assault and battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 O'Dowda is much more effective on the left imho. The partnership he'd started to build with Bryan was encouraging. Got a lot to do, I admit, but playing him on the right where he can't get into his full stride, is hampering him. I'm not against him starting left and switching periodically but I think he is one-dimensional when playing on the right. I'm sure the coaching staff have their rationale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinapig Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 47 minutes ago, Bazooka Joe said: This thread is shocking, We all gonna get charged for these bad puns. At least the PUNishment will be less than for assault and battery. OHM dear, do put a socket in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Red Right Hand said: A bit of a live wire when he has the ball by all accounts but I`m staying neutral until I`ve seen him play. Hopefully he is down to earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 3 minutes ago, Juan Kerr said: Hopefully he is down to earth. And can he switch wings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 We need to sign a Pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 3 minutes ago, Juan Kerr said: We need to sign a Pole. I don`t know if that would be a positive or a negative TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nest Egg Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 5 hours ago, Red Right Hand said: I don`t know if that would be a positive or a negative TBH. could go a bit south if you ask me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 Leko was a player that much maligned former member "Ciderbeans" repeatedly touted. Bet he's genuinely delighted by this transfer for once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 On 28/08/2017 at 13:55, Davefevs said: A squad us a modern day necessity and also a modern day conundrum. 7 subs is part of that evil. Why not make it 4, and make the manager think about how he covers the eleven. It's too easy to pick 1GK, 2D, 2M and 2Fs. That in turn bloats your squad. I think I've gone away from trying to pick a starting eleven and now look on it as who's playing well, who's fit, who needs a kick up the backside etc. I would like to think that LJ has settled on a 442. Even that is fairly fluid, Reid dropping back to make it a pointed 4 when we haven't got the ball. We now have 3 genuine wide men and if you include Brownhill and Paterson that makes 5 who can play slightly different variants. Probably means the side might get picked for each match within reason. We finally have a well balanced squad and maybe we will start to see the benefits of being able to keep a starting eleven that is sharp and in form. I think the cup games have shown LJ that he has capable replacements. Not to mention we ask our "wide" players to do a lot of running. Not sustainable over 46 games and I expect Leko may play up top at certain points as well much like O'Dowda has to stretch tiring defenders. We do need a squad of players and we now have that. There will still be some trimming and yes, some players LJ brought in will probably leave. Only a shock because managers aren't usually around long enough to see players come and go. The club and LJ are still finding the right mix of players to be a successful team but all while looking for specific types of players. It's going to be hard to field a team of mostly under 25 year olds and be successful but we are getting closer to it. Signing Leko for me just means we aren't as short at CM as it frees Brownhill up to play there. Strengthening our bench. Also if we are chasing a game, we will have 2 of Pato, Eliasson, Leko and O'Dowda to bring on. Also the pace I think will help our away form. Don't think Watford was a coincidence. We started pacy players and defended as a unit but used that pace to get bodies forward and we scored because of it. Maybe I'm crazy, but I see a team starting to look competitive in all areas of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ska Junkie Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 Let's hope he can turn it on away as well as at ohm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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