Thoroughly enjoyed that today, excellent first half, and solid 2nd half. Normally, when we are winning by the 1 goal, I'm ****ting it towards the end...6 minutes injury time like today...I'd be panicking like owt!! I wasn't today though, today felt different. Despite Norwich pressing and having loads of possession, I just felt we had it all under control...felt they were never gonna score.
One of my pals from Scotland was down for the Fulham game Thought Michut was the best player on the pitch. With his potential £5m is a snip at the very worst we would get our money back
I’ve been wanting us to get Ekwah into the midfield to be fair but he looked nervous and tentative when he came on. Danny Batth and 09 got him out of jail but hopefully with more game time he will find his feet. He has ability according to my workmates in London.
Excellent performances all around, great finish by Ba and as the commentators mentioned we had the balance spot on. These are the type of teams we will pick up points from and i'm certainly more confident for Wednesday night now. Also O'Nein was excellent again, never afraid of a tackle and the passion he shows is superb.
https://rokerreport.sbnation.com/20...rland-lads-show-grit-determination-in-victory Anthony Patterson: 7/10 Wasn’t tested much today, other than some shots right at him that he handled well all game. Slight heart in mouth moment right near the end with a poor clearance but thankfully it didn’t come to anything. Trai Hume: 7/10 Had a difficult game up against some creative Norwich players but defended well no matter who he was up against and made some strong tackles. Dan Ballard: 8/10 Could have been a tricky game up against some mobile strikers but had the beating of them both on the ground and in the air, read the game really well too. Danny Batth (C): 8/10 Had looked a little leggy of late but looked so much better today, like Ballard he had the beating of the Norwich strikers and looked very strong today. Luke O’Nien: 7/10 He and Clarke got caught napping a little early on with a ball over the top but was solid all game on the left hand side of the defence. Dan Neil: 7/10 A good response to that error last week, was seemingly everywhere all game protecting the defence and should have got an assist after his header found Gelhardt free in the box. Edouard Michut: 7/10 Quietly effective today, covered a lot of ground in the middle of the pitch, read the game well and always found a team-mate. Patrick Roberts: 6/10 Couldn’t quite get going in the first half but came out flying after the break and was causing Norwich all sorts of problems before drifting out of the game a bit once he went further forward following the withdrawal of Ba and Gelhardt. Abdoullah Ba: 7/10 Took his goal really well, slowing the defending down before passing it into the far corner but his all round game was good too. Worked really hard off the ball and showed some nice touches. Jack Clarke: 7/10 Caused loads of problems to the Norwich right hand side and grafted hard defensively. Joe Gelhardt: 6/10 Much better today but still a mixed bag for Gelhardt. Really did put in a shift today, got an assist after playing in Ba but then missed an absolute sitter when in on goal and there were a few instances of him doing well initially but then not playing a ball quickly enough or taking the wrong option. Substitutes Pierre Ekwah: 6/10 Covered a lot of ground after coming on, made one really important tackle in the box that prevented an opportunity but also misread the bounce a couple of times in dangerous positions. Lynden Gooch: 7/10 Really got stuck in and typified the effort the rest of the team showed, made some very strong tackles and made life difficult for Norwich. Issac Lihadji: 6/10 Took the ball up the pitch and gave us an out ball as we held on for three points. Man of the Match: Danny Batth A captain’s performance in the middle of the defence, really strong all game and none of the many Norwich attackers on show got a sniff out of him. A great response after looking a bit tired the past few games and even had half a chance of scoring but couldn’t quite get enough of a header on a Clarke cross early on. please log in to view this image Photo by Ian Horrocks/Sunderland AFC via Getty Images
Got to agree, thought he was woeful, and an accident waiting to happen. He was a lucky boy on a few occasions. Bart
I'd bump Batth and O'Nien up a point, not sure what more Batth could do to get a 9 and Luke wasn't far behind.
Seen a couple of posts about this on Twitter, sounds like an SAFC fan gave first aid to a Norwich fan after the game and potentially saved his life. Well done if true. Haven't seen anything official about it.
Luke 09 Luke 09 he's the guy to make em whine with a mick mack paddy whack leave our luke alone his ****housery gives me the bone
