Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Hull City FC – Friday 19th January 2024 - KO 20:00

[E.T. Fairfax]

If our model makes our pool of manager searches limited, and the best we can get is Beale, then we need a serious change in model.

 

[TopCat.]

They all had a bit about them though. Unlike this clown currently in charge. It’s all just pointless - club have well and truly ****ed it.

True, but your point was about our refusal to pay compensation "under KLD" so I was pointing out that this is normal SAFC behaviour

 

[Nacho]

Corners were absolutely diabolical mind, **** me.

I don't expect anything from us at set pieces. On paper Pritchard takes a good free kick but nothing ever comes from it, corners are either ****e or nobody gets near it despite having a good few players well over 6 foot.

One of the things I hope we're looking at this window is bringing in a set piece specialist. Could make all the difference.

 

[Hudson92]

True, but your point was about our refusal to pay compensation "under KLD" so I was pointing out that this is normal SAFC behaviour

Who was the last manager we appointed who was in a job? Jack Ross?

 

[clockstander]

Not blaming the fans but he was sacked because the same thing was happening before he went as it is now. The quality we had hasn't been replaced and we are now struggling.

Could be something to do and picking the same out of form players gams after game , while ignoring options we saw it with TM and we are seeing it with MB.

 

[Wibble]

It’ll be tough next week. Stoke have only lost 1 in their last 8 games and that was against a good Brighton side in the FA Cup (4-2).

Lose that and it'll be absolutely toxic

 

[Wibble]

Not read the whole of the thread so don’t know if anyone’s mentioned it but did Pritchard look like he was saying goodbye last night? Or maybe the extended clapping and waving was his show of sympathy for the fans.

That would just top the weekend off

 

[John Wick]

Did piss me off that the gola was scored by a player we didn’t look sideways at, who I personally thought would have knitted the midfield together for us.

He had a really poor game but still managed to look dangerous, and get a goal.

Unmarked with space, much like Chapman last week.

 

[Chunksafc]

Would it help of we moved away from the 4231 we seem determined to play no matter what?

Trouble is the squad is unbalanced and lacking in the 2 key areas and with injuries we need a full back as well

 

[Sour Patch]

Would it help of we moved away from the 4231 we seem determined to play no matter what?

Trouble is the squad is unbalanced and lacking in the 2 key areas and with injuries we need a full back as well

We didn't play that yesterday, was much more of a 4141 with Ekwah sitting and Neil and Jobe pushing on.

 

[clockstander]

What about O’Nien who is undroppable? Captain fantastic Absolute garbage…

I agree with you btw.

playing just in front of the Cb's or at full back as has been said infinitum

 

[Chunksafc]

We didn't play that yesterday, was much more of a 4141 with Ekwah sitting and Neil and Jobe pushing on.

It's a variant of it though, still the same 4 at the back, still the same midfield, still the same lone front man

 

[J Flash]

4/5 of Sunderland’s lowest xG this season have come in 4/6 of Mick Beale’s games in charge:

Rotherham (A) - 0.35
Preston (H) - 0.50
Middlesbrough (H) - 0.55*
Hull (H) - 0.70
Ipswich (A) - 0.80

*Under Tony Mowbray and played 45 mins with10 men

Beale out.

Horrific stat. One of those were bottom of the league and Preston were probably close to the bottom of the form table too

 

[clockstander]

God help him if we get turned over again Saturday, gooch winner would be the icing on the cake

with a massive deflection

 

[Prehab26]

Horrific stat. One of those were bottom of the league and Preston were probably close to the bottom of the form table too

Yep. The cold hard reality.

Some performance culture we have. It's absolutely garbage.

 

[Gromit]

That would just top the weekend off

Yep, took plenty of time at the end of the match to wander around the pitch and clap the fans. Looked like he was saying his goodbyes.

Both O’Nien and Patterson came over to him to hug.

 

[Robertson]

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[Sour Patch]

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Pritch and Jobe in the same areas. A centre back playing out of position being asked to cover the full right side. Pathetic tactics.

 

[Daz]

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Just look how unbalanced we are when he plays Pritchard on the right. It’s so bloody obvious that’s an issue.

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[Smug in Boots]

Grow up man.

Did they though? There’s still some on here desperate to defend the bloke. He’s an absolute clown and should be nowhere near SAFC - just like Parkinson when he was here.

I've not seen anyone on here like that tbh.

There's been a few 'wait and see' people based on the poor start from Mowbray. I said I'd wait 'til the end of January before I judged him ...

... after last night I suspect I know what the answer will be.