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Match Day Thread Middlesbrough v Sunderland AFC – Monday 5th September 2022 - KO 20:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Sep 3, 2022.

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Your prediction:

Poll closed Sep 5, 2022.
  1. Home win

    4.4%
  2. Away win (SAFC)

    59.3%
  3. Draw

    36.3%
  1. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Guest

    Don't think it's just Roberts though imo
     
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  2. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Maybe. Or Amad and drop to a 4-2-3-1. Need to get more control. Get ran ragged everywhere so far.
     
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  3. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    We need to change shape rather than personnel. They are finding space we aren’t.
     
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  4. Saf

    Saf Not606 Godfather+NOT606 Poster of the year 2023

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    Neil and Evans isn't good enough. They've both been poor tonight. I'd keep Evans in the team but it's about time we give Neil a rest. He just hasn't managed the step up in class, yet.
     
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  5. Makemstine Roger

    Makemstine Roger Well-Known Member

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    Boro are dominating us better passing and looking hungrier winning nearly all loose balls
     
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  6. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Guest

    Need to keep playing it to feet to Simms
     
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  7. Makemstine Roger

    Makemstine Roger Well-Known Member

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    time for matete in Midfield
     
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  8. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    Need to stretch the game so 4231 would help with that. Its so crowded in cm as both teams have 4 players playing centrally in the middle
     
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  9. RTB

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    :emoticon-0119-puke:
     
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  10. Sunderpitt

    Sunderpitt Well-Known Member

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    Even Clarke making mistakes..
     
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  11. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    None of the front three seem to know their roles on the press either. That might be harsh on Simms

    I guess it is hard with such a late change in shape
     
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  12. Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon Well-Known Member

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    Yep, the press has been non existent without Stewart.
     
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  13. Saf

    Saf Not606 Godfather+NOT606 Poster of the year 2023

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    Imagine Stewart is out for a number of games <yikes>
     
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  14. Wibble

    Wibble Well-Known Member

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    First time tonight I’ve seen us look like a team full of younger players, getting bullied a bit.
     
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  15. Wibble

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    Robert’s has been crap
     
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  16. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    That was stupid from O’Nien. Need to hide that. If we’d scored he’d have been a tit
     
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  17. clockstander

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    McNair booked
     
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  18. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    McNair booked
     
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  19. marcusblackcat

    marcusblackcat SAFC Sheriff Forum Moderator

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    Can someone explain why that’s a free kick and not a penalty? O’Nien had shirt pulled guest, then pulls a shirt and gets penalised
     
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  20. young2077

    young2077 Well-Known Member

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    Stewart is class like. It stands out when he isn't there how much work he does. A couple of times I was wondering why no one was hassling their back 4 and remembered he isn't there.
     
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