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Match Day Thread Reading FC v Sunderland AFC – Wednesday 14th September 2022 – KO 20:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Sep 11, 2022.

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Your prediction:

Poll closed Sep 14, 2022.
  1. Home win

    16.9%
  2. Away win (SAFC)

    45.1%
  3. Draw

    38.0%
  1. Oliver's Army

    Oliver's Army Well-Known Member

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    Embo was class when he came on. I really like him in that deeper midfield role.
     
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  2. TopCat.

    TopCat. Well-Known Member

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    Agreed. I hope this last few games has put to bed the idea that he's a midfielder. Going forward, I'd be happy to see him at RB or right side of a 3.
     
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  3. Oliver's Army

    Oliver's Army Well-Known Member

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  4. sheepman

    sheepman Well-Known Member

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    Fabulous performance And I get the feeling we are only getting started. Fabulous going forward thought Embleton really stepped up when he came in. But also a shout out for Alese. Thought he was excellent tonight.
     
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  5. TopCat.

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    More time on the ball and can use his range. Big EE fan here
     
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  6. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah that's it. He simply isn't a CM.
     
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  7. Oliver's Army

    Oliver's Army Well-Known Member

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    LIQUID FOOTBALL CHAPS AND CHAPESSES........
     
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  8. Nacho

    Nacho Well-Known Member

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    It's proving he's good enough to play in the championship, nothing else. Just because he's doing well at CB isn't evidence he can't play in midfield.
     
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    Can't stop watching that. What a bloody goal
     
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  10. Oliver's Army

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    And that's a good thing for Embo tbf. Some players need to get their head up and pick a pass other can do it with their eyes closed, not knocking them but just need to play to their strengths. Embo will be a good player for us this season, he is definitely good enough for the championship imo.
     
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  11. TopCat.

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    He's not a midfielder. He looked out of place in midfield in L1 and his early performances in midfield this season should have brought 2 red cards. As PH says, he's better facing the play. This isn't a post to slag him off, he's been excellent in defence since that QPR game and long may it continue
     
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  12. LD19SAFC

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    A big shout out to the support tonight. It’s all you could hear on Sky from the national anthem right through until the final whistle. Superb.
     
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  13. Nacho

    Nacho Well-Known Member

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    Well I don't agree but I won't argue the point at the moment. Let's just agree that he's been spot on this season and leave it at that.
     
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  14. Sunderpitt

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    On a note of caution...

    Mowbray mentioned we have small good technical players that lack physicality and was particularly worried at free kicks and corners.

    Last season we 'muscled' out of a couple of games...

    If we can move fast and get out passing right we should be okay?
     
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  15. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    Ballard, Cirkin, Huggins, Michut, Ba and Stewart.

    Just some of the players not in the squad tonight… We’ve got some talent on our books.
     
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  16. Oliver's Army

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    Only Evans and Clarke took more than one touch. Insane. If that's Barcelona or Man City then Sky are creaming themselves. Take a ****ing bow lads.
     
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  17. BackO'TheNet

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    Liquid foortball indeed...

    We have two target men injured...

    We had to adapt..

    We had to find a another way to score.

    So therefore, instead of our final ball trying to find the head of 6ft+ striker, our final balls were on the floor. All our goals were passed into the net from through balls on the ground...simply unbelievable football.
     
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  18. Oliver's Army

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    100% this. Safe travels back to wherever they are all from. Magnifique all evening.
     
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  19. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    dont want to sound defeatist but this season was never going to be a “win every game” season. I’d happily take being muscled out of the odd game if the delta of that is performances like tonight
     
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  20. CJ9150

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    Sexy football
     
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