Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Sheffield United FC – Wednesday 1st January 2025 - KO 20:00

Really good half, mayenda is making alot of us look silly, he’s absolutely a striker and not a winger, tight between hamer and Dan Neil for best player on the pitch, Luke is given me a heart attack mind

 

Absolutely freezing here today lads and lasses. Enjoying immensely though

 

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If he leaves it Moore taps in, and he gets slated for leaving it! If Ballard had done it most would say unlucky. Because it’s onien it’s poor! He’s given the penalty away but otherwise can’t work out what he’s done wrong

 

Yes it was a tad stupid from O'Nien but that's what your keepers for- to tell him. Either Patto didn't shout or O'Nien didn't hear

 

The split strikers with instructions for the player on the ball to play the ball down the side of the CBs is excellent by the coaching staff. Both forwards are looking unbelievably threatening doing what they are best at, running into space.

Think our defence looks very shaky, would like that to be tightened up. Don't think Jobe needs to be pushing as high as he is, think he could be helping Neil offer the defence a bit more protection.

Keep this up and we win this.

 

Decent half but we still have levels to go up

Our defence has been poor imo, I really don't like Alese as a LB - he keeps dropping deeper than the rest and he isn't opening his body up enough when receiving the ball. O9 has been poor, needs to put the OG and conceding the pen behind him

Midfield has been OK, just think all 4 can go up a couple of levels this half tho

The front 2 have been different class tho, Sheff Utd can't handle the movement and the pace they are doing it at

Mayenda has been class this half both in and out of possession - what a talent he is

Isidors goal is just ridiculous, unreal skill to get away from his opponent then a class finish

We def need to up it a bit this half and be more solid defensively but we are capable of doing both

 

Who is the geordie bastard on Radio Shefifeld?

 

What a great game this is. Sheff playing their part. If you have Hamer you have a chance.

Mayenda has been class so far. He looks so much more comfortable through the middle. His movement is really very good. Two up top, but he drops in 5 yards when out of possession and we dont think the press is on. Clever.

Isidor's goal is top class mind. Credit Adil because his run gives Isidor a tiny bit more space. But really he has so much to do, against arguably the best CB in this division. Just class.

Not sure who turned their back on Hamer for the ball in for the og, but that was poor. Hume getting caught a bit under the high ball as well. But one thing making me laugh is Neil keeps kicking and having a dig at Moore when he comes deep. Wouldnt be my instruction, but it is funny watching a big un get kicked by a little un. Might have a sore ankle which is why he missed the penna.

Haway lads, cracking little performance by all.

 

100% I was convinced he wasn’t but nah he defo is

 

Well it looks like we finally went 4/4//2 with both front men scoring , still a bit of work to do but we lead 2-1 and could have been 3 or 4 , they are still a danger but so are we . Big 45 ahead

 

The irony of the missed penalty is that they stuck it in after the ref blew!! Funny as ****

 

Look at it back cause Moore wouldn't have reacted quick enough, listen you said people have an agenda against onien if they think he could've done better, I haven't got an agenda with him as I've never called him anytime over the years he's been here. But my opinion is he's having a mare and should be taken off, your opinion is your opinion. That doesn't make me having an agenda against him. You seem to think your opinion is right all the time.
Actually the cross was going no where near Moore as it was going out the other side of the goal plus hume would've dealt with it had he left it

 

Just shows you how much we don’t get the ball in behind for our strikers. We need to do it wag more often, both Isidor and Mayenda thrive off of through balls

 

For me, I think Sheffield have been the better team but for once we've put our chances away. Wilson's goal was just sublime, if you're the defender you think you've done enough but Isidor puts it in the back of the net. We need to be stronger in midfield and especially at the back

 

Fair enough, I’ve just seen it again I don’t think Moore would’ve got there but he’s a closer than I thought he was

 

I still don't understand why we don't have at least one man on the half way line.

 

Pundits saying the OG was unlucky, had to go for it but the pace and swerve on the ball made it very difficult.

 

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