Match Day Thread Middlesbrough FC v Sunderland AFC – Sunday 4th February 2024 - KO 12:00

Exactly, bossing the middle of the park isn't all about kicking lumps out of players, plenty of games when everything seems to go through DN

 

Yes. But it would have to be this season.

And frankly, I give me a chance at Emily Ratajkoski

 

Its about dominating and he will do that one day but right now we are relying on a kid thats still learning his trade to do that

 

It does.

Beale criminally seen him off today though. Lifting positioning.

 

Or aye I’m expecting a couple to go in the summer if we don’t go up. I'd have pop at her anawl.

 

By far the busiest time, on this thread, was when they scored ...

... it was like a dam bursting

 

Thing is he's doing a decent job playing the more defensive role yet that's not where he's most effective. Really hope Styles plays that role so DN can do what he does best, if that's the case it makes me wonder which one of Ekwah or Jobe will make way

 

indeed. Dirty diving little bastard, but a good player (and a complete bell end)

 

Yeah. It needs to change. Jobe isn't on the level of Neil. Not even close IMO.

 

He did what I wanted Burstow to do. Cause a bit chaos. Get mucked in and be a bastard.

 

Nobody better at doing that than Craig Bellamy, hated that little ****er aswell

 

He’s not a bellend at all.

Lovely kid from a good family.

 

He did react horrendous at the SOL. He knows it too. But he is where his bread is buttered currently so will play the game.

 

Plus isnt being helped by the other 2 in CM

 

Three brilliant passes, from box to box, and a goal Sky describes as a pot shot ... tossers.

 

Wish we’d hung onto him.

 

He put some power behind it as well which I reckon made the keeper thought he had more than than he really did plus with it hitting the floor just in front of the keeper beat him. A great and very deceiving shot

 

But Dan Neil wasn't at the level of Jobe at the same age.

I remember loads giving Dan dogs abuse in L1, yet persistence has seen him turn into a great player.

 

Aye. Donald had him away