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Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Leicester City – Tuesday 5th March 2024 - KO 19:45

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Mar 3, 2024.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Mar 5, 2024.
  1. Home win

    28.4%
  2. Away win

    54.1%
  3. Draw

    17.6%
  1. Hudson92

    Hudson92 Well-Known Member

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    Time to re-assess and make changes, there’s always a chance at 1-0 could have been so much worse
     
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  2. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    Positives:
    Its only 1 nil
    Weve passed the ball well at times
    We got better as the half went on
    Patto has been really good
    Rigg is an unreal talent that is showing exactly why he should start most games

    Negatives
    The start was shocking, leicester should have been out of sight
    Defensive shape is really poor
    Too easy for Leicester to pass through the lines - mainly because the gaps between our lines are far too big
    No pace going forward which means Leicester are getting man behind the ball

    We can get something out of this but got to be brave with our subs, id be getting rusyn on to buzz about from a wide left position
     
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  3. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    Not as bad as the Swansea game - but almost
    stats.GIF
     
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  4. Robertson

    Robertson Well-Known Member

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    Agreed.... and leave Hemir on, with that pace up front.
     
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  5. FellTop

    FellTop Well-Known Member

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    Should have been 2 or 3 down after 15. But after that even steven for me. They have better plans than we do, but we are in the game.

    I do worry about our shape when we lose it. Looks bloody ragged at times, but Ballard is a rock. Not sure about Seelt at all mind, scares me.

    Rigg is a proper footballer. Everything done at pace and with purpose. He is almost too quick of thought for some of his teammates. Build the team round a player like that in my book.

    Really not seeing Hemir in this line up. Feel sorry for him but he has to show a bit more in terms of positional play. His touch looks a bit wooden as well, safe side then turn, needs to get opened up a bit.

    Game not done, which after 15 mins I couldnt have expectes. Lets get at them second half and see where it takes us.
     
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  6. RokerStoker

    RokerStoker Well-Known Member

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    Soft as ****e. Hemir wouldn't get a game for Gateshead.
     
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  7. J Flash

    J Flash Well-Known Member

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    Jobe for rusyn and mundle for Ekwah with onien sitting in front of back 4. Neil and Rigg can push, rusyn left mundle right. That’s would I’d go for at half time
     
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  8. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    We have some real energy and pace on the bench, I hope Aouchiche gets on ... think he'd be great with Rigg tbh.

    Both quick thinking and want to play forward all the time.
     
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  9. J Flash

    J Flash Well-Known Member

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    Agreed. Another one I’d like to get introduced into the team to get ready for next year, he’s shown some signs when he has featured but never got a fair go yet imo
     
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  10. clockstander

    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    Sounds a bit like my team <ok>
     
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  11. Iain

    Iain Well-Known Member

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    Rigg has been our best player, he should be starting in front of Jobe, I do actually like Jobe I just think at times we have better options. He's not the superstar just yet that the club seem to think he is, Ekwah is the same, some games he's great others he's non existent he also seems to be undroppable
     
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  12. John Wick

    John Wick Well-Known Member

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    You've quoted me saying "Long" I didn't say that, I said "Constant".The three names you quoted I'd consider a constant amount. Neal and Mowbray having an assistant isn't what I would class as a "Staff",and Beale rocking up on his Todd....

    Goal keeper coach
    Performance analyst
    Physio or medical team
    Attacking coaches
    Defensive coaches

    All areas alone that you would imagine a Manager/Head coach may need and feel comfortable working with to make his ideas work within the background.

    Then your getting into the fancy stuff like

    Nutritionists
    Sports science etc.

    Football management is the kind of job where they probably need their own team. But the games changing all the time so what do I know. But reports were Will Still knocked it back because he wanted his team with him but couldn't.

    A Manger may even want to go daft and have at least 1 scout of his on the team. However they all know what they sign up for but in the end, the club may have to reevaluate the approach to odds and sods. Can't just keep giving coaches and managers the boot.
     
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  13. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    I would be playing neil n rigg every week then rotate ekwah n jobe
     
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  14. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    smug needs to be in the dressing room. Dodds has lost the ****ing plot.
    Who would you take off for Rusyn?
     
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  16. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    I would probably change it 2nd half, depending how half goes

    Take seelt off for rusyn
    Jobe off for mundle
    Ba off for ekwah

    Go 433, more goal threats on the pitch n real pace
     
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  17. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    Missed the kickoff on Sky red button <doh>
    - but we have commentary
     
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  18. Saf

    Saf Not606 Godfather+NOT606 Poster of the year 2023

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    Dan Neil caught on the ball again. He really struggles against the speed that the top teams close players down.
     
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  19. Prehab26

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    Get owned Dan Neil in the middle.
     
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  20. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    You just know the first sub will be Rigg off for Styles :D
     
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