Some People here seem to have the wrong idea of Oar and when it comes to judging his performances. And i think it just comes down to a misconception of the style of player they thinki he is.

Oar has had a slow, not to spectacular season thus far, but let it be said he was top class last season and made many team of the weeks and i think even team of the year if i remember correctly. He was also class in the Costa Rica friendly and our last Qualifier.

Where people get it wrong i think, is there expectations and what role many want him to offer. Because the fact is Oar isnt exactly your direct, speedster of a winger, hugging the touchline, getting around players whipping in crosses and geting on the end of through balls for a walcot style finish. Hes a creative attacking player, wether it be on the left or centre, and is at his best when his short and long passing game come to the fore, his left foot is dead accurate wether it be deep crosses or set pieces, and he actualy seems to blossom when dribbling through traffic in the middle of the field, not down the flanks one on one.

Long story short weve fallen in love with the direct and flair of Kruse, we want more of the same from Oar. Completely different players though. My little analogy or way to put it and excuse the exageration. But Oar is like a "Hazard" style player, you build a teams attacking style around them to reap the benefits. Kruse is like a "Robben" style, hes direct, skillful and capitalises on the space and balls provided to him.

Some People here seem to have the wrong idea of Oar and when it comes to judging his performances. And i think it just comes down to a misconception of the style of player they thinki he is.

Oar has had a slow, not to spectacular season thus far, but let it be said he was top class last season and made many team of the weeks and i think even team of the year if i remember correctly. He was also class in the Costa Rica friendly and our last Qualifier.

Where people get it wrong i think, is there expectations and what role many want him to offer. Because the fact is Oar isnt exactly your direct, speedster of a winger, hugging the touchline, getting around players whipping in crosses and geting on the end of through balls for a walcot style finish. Hes a creative attacking player, wether it be on the left or centre, and is at his best when his short and long passing game come to the fore, his left foot is dead accurate wether it be deep crosses or set pieces, and he actualy seems to blossom when dribbling through traffic in the middle of the field, not down the flanks one on one.

Long story short weve fallen in love with the direct and flair of Kruse, we want more of the same from Oar. Completely different players though. My little analogy or way to put it and excuse the exageration. But Oar is like a "Hazard" style player, you build a teams attacking style around them to reap the benefits. Kruse is like a "Robben" style, hes direct, skillful and capitalises on the space and balls provided to him.

Actually going down the flank then whipping in crosses is exactly how he's been playing all season. In fact it seems like it's the only thing he does in attack. It really has been quite disappointing how one dimensional he's become as a player.

There's an old adage that you don't strengthen one position by weakening another. The loss of Williams is massive but there are other CB options while at LB we have next to two thirds of fkall.

Also good to hear DeVere is back playing. Talented boy, very unlucky with injuries.

Porta played this morning in Copa Libertadores , his team won 2-0 to win 2-1 on aggregate but he was subbed at half time (it was 1-0). I am guessing this was a playoff to get in to the comp

The best player to never play for Australia.

L0L

Craig Johnston

Zenon Caravella

Zenon Caravella

That was random...

Needs a separate thread but I'll say Ufuk Talay and Lou Hristodoulou.

Cristiano Ronaldo - he has some family in Perth so we should have capped him early :-)

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looks like sainsbury is starting

Use a link shortener like this one next time :)

Australian reunion!

how do you do that?

That was random...

Needs a separate thread but I'll say Ufuk Talay and Lou Hristodoulou.

Oar beating two midfielders with his feet and drawing a foul from a third. Much more than pace involved in that.

As you can see from formations posted around, Oar and Sarota are playing relatively centrally.

Utrecht plays one of the most lob-sided midfields i have ever seen...sarota pretty much plays as a 3rd CM with Oar the only wide mid. Bit like ernie merrick's MV during season 2/3