Oxford boss Bloomfield thankful for time to prepare
Oxford United head coach Matt Bloomfield says they have used their free week to solely focus on their Championship game against Southampton.
Matt Bloomfield was appointed Oxford head coach in January [Shutterstock] Oxford United have used a free week to prepare well for Saturday's Championship match at Southampton (15:00 GMT), according to head coach Matt Bloomfield. The U's 1-1 draw with Charlton last weekend ended a sequence of three games in six days and extended their unbeaten run to four matches. "The lads have trained and trained really well.
We're obviously working really hard towards the end goal," Bloomfield told BBC Radio Oxford. "This week we've had some time on the training ground which we've enjoyed and spent some time with the lads which has been really good. " Oxford are third from bottom in the Championship table but only one point short of safety after winning three of their four past matches.
"We've had the time to focus on it in amongst playing Wednesday and Saturday last week," added Bloomfield. "You have to be careful how much change you put in because of the time you have to prepare for weeks like that. "We've had time to prepare for this [game] and we hope top put our best selves out there on Saturday.
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