Match Preview | Chesham United v Oxford City
City travel to Chesham as pre-season nears conclusion.
Oxford City continue their pre season as they face Chesham United at The Meadow on Saturday afternoon, 3 pm kick off, with only two games remaining before the commencement of the National League North when they face AFC Fylde.
City faced a well-drilled and tactically sound Gloucester City side in midweek, earning a 1-1 draw. Manager Ross Jenkins was encouraged by the game and praised it as a "really solid game that was a tough test, which is what we want in pre season."
Chesham United play their regular football in the National League South and the weekend's fixture will be an equally tough test for The Hoops. It's another opportunity for Jenkins to implement some of the tactical work he has been coaching and for players to keep building up fitness in preparation for the first week of the season.
With just one fixture remaining after the Chesham game, it's an opportunity for fans to evaluate the side with new faces and a new style of play.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Chesham United v Oxford City
The Meadow- Saturday 26th July – 3:00pm
Pre Season Friendly
ONE TO WATCH - Nathan Minhas
Minhas joined Chesham in the 2024 summer window having departed Slough Town and became their immediate attacking threat.
A proven goalscorer at Step 2 and Step 3 with 52 goals for Beaconsfield Town over two seasons and 17 goals in his debut season for Slough Town, Minhas finished last season with 15 goals for The Generals and finished the campaign as Chesham's top scorer.
Minhas remains with The Generals for the upcoming season having been offered fresh terms over the summer break.
Nathan also represented Panjab in the 2018 CONIFA World Cup, scoring three times as his side finished fifth overall.
THE MANAGER - James Duncan & Michael Murray
Chesham announced at the end of the 2024 season that Duncan and Murray would remain with the club for the foreseeable future having guided The Generals to a 13th placed finish in the National League South.
They took over Chesham in 2018 with the side in threat of relegation having won just once in their first 11 league games. The pair steered the side to a comfortable 11th placed finish.
Before Chesham, Duncan and Murray worked together at Potters Bar Town with Duncan as manager and Murray as part of the coaching staff and a player.
They secured promotion from the Isthmian Division One North in 2017/18 and maintained a top‑ten position in the Premier Division in 2019 before moving to Chesham.
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