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Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Swansea City – Saturday 24th February 2024 - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Feb 21, 2024.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Feb 24, 2024.
  1. Home win

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  2. Away win

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  3. Draw

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  1. Vincemac

    Vincemac Well-Known Member

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    That’s not good
     
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  2. Nacho

    Nacho Well-Known Member

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    Pretty good but it was hard to say as he played in about 15 different positions in the first half hour. Strange thing to do to a new signing trying to settle in.

    Looks a tidy and useful player though and put a nice pass or two forward to Rusyn. Fought for every header despite being 5'6 or thereabouts.
     
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  3. Dave_39

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    thats what you get with only kids the model really needs to change need some experience to help the kids
     
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  4. Iain

    Iain Well-Known Member

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    I think the one thing that has stood out to me in Adil is he's not a winger and never will be, he's a 10 all day long and really looks a talent but he has to get game time in that position
     
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  5. Vincemac

    Vincemac Well-Known Member

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    We have some good players
    However maybe not as many as I thought
    Back to the drawing board
    As has been said a few years ago we were to get the best young kids available and nurture them on
    Nevertheless we seem to have acquired not the best young kids
     
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  6. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Thought he was ****e. Slow on the turn and poor on the ball. Positionally he was terrible too.
     
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  7. Vincemac

    Vincemac Well-Known Member

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    If you are going to get the best kids available
    For zero money they have to be the best
    However the best shall we say 16 17 18 year olds cost money
    However we might get 1819 year old not quite good enough to come for little money
    This plan maybe ok on paper if you can get a few gems and then you need loads of kid
    It’s difficult
     
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  8. LBW

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    I thought he was to blame for our left side being totally dominated in that 1st half, he was awful
     
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  9. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    Maybe, but I think last season was a piss poor championship. The biggest issue for me is that other teams have strengthened loads this season and we haven’t, if anything we’re worse. Players have an extra season under their belt but we’re missing Diallo which is a huge loss and Michut who could play the DM role fairly well and obvs the strikers for the periods they were fit.

    This whole argument of people not wanting to loan players because they’d rather develop our own is f*cking nonsense and just cutting our noses off to spite our face. Since Carvalho went to Hull he’s scored the winner against us and Southampton off the top of my head plus scored today getting them another point. Ipswich brought in Moore who’s got 4G 1A in 5 games.. we’ve brought in Mundle who’s done nothing and won’t do anything all season - for £2m whilst the others cost nothing bar wages for 3 months.
     
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  10. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    didn’t watch the match but when he got taken off I noticed he was the highest rated player on our team if that means owt :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  11. Bazza2310

    Bazza2310 Well-Known Member

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    Yeah the intensity of our front 3 without diallo is a huge reason it isn't as effective this season. Roberts, diallo and Clarke were phenomenal last season. It's all on Clarke this season.
     
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  12. FellTop

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    3 head coaches didnt seem to fancy him mate. I dont either at this stage. What I saw earlier in the season was a tidy player, but one easy to predict and easy to play against. He is young, his time may come, but I dont think he has looked good enough to be in the starting 11 yet. I could see him moving on in the summer to be honest, depending on who the next coach is.
     
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  13. FellTop

    FellTop Well-Known Member

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    I am confused. Are you posting a private message you received from another poster?
     
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  14. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    What's happened to Ekwah? He came in last season and bossed games. I'd rather have Michut back, at least he could pass and tackle
     
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  15. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    It's an unsolicited message from a stranger and nothing different to what he's just posted on here.

    Basically the club is up for sale and KLD is a conman.

    If someone is sending a private message they shouldn't have to announce it, on here, and make me appear complicit.
     
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  16. Nacho

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    That was down to the way we were set up I'd say, if Styles had been told to stay on the left we wouldn't have been shagged down that side so much. Was far from awful for me.
     
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  17. Sour Patch

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    What are you basing not fancying him on? He's played handfuls of minutes here and there mainly out of position but every time he is on the pitch, outside of Ipswich away, he has done something positive. Data wise he is STREETS ahead of most of the squad in every statistic you want for an attacking minded midfielder.
     
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  18. FellTop

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    Havent you just put a club employee in the spotlight? Havent seen Bob do that. Apologies if I am wrong, havent read all the thread.
     
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  19. FellTop

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    When I see him play I see a tidy player. Technically good, but naieve out of possession. A lad that needs to learn how to react to losing the ball and his positional play. As a coach I would need to trust him a bit more when we lose the ball.
     
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  20. Billy Batts

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    Exactly, we haven't got as good a crop as is to be believed. But apparently Speakman is class.
     
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