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Match Day Thread Leeds United FC v Sunderland AFC – Monday 17th February 2025 - KO 20:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Feb 14, 2025.

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Your Prediction:

  1. Home win

    20.0%
  2. Away win (safc)

    43.3%
  3. Draw

    36.7%
  1. Chip

    Chip Well-Known Member

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    I said they didn’t create much but they still dominated the play and it was a matter of time til the goals came. They have a quality team we were second best don’t know what else to say really.
     
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  2. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    I 100% do the same - because we always win at home and I’m at the match, so I’ll be walking back to the pub after a win.. and I don’t tend to go away much now so I’m watching and checking 606. Could be the case for others?
     
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  3. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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    But they didn't hurt us! They were falling over every ****ing challenge, the referee was booking out players for everything and they got away with the same challenges.
     
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  4. ristac

    ristac Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Relentless and better ;)

    We deserved the win but you made us work extra hard, our bench would start for virtually any other team, that was the difference, well that and parachute money

    Our last three games 7-0 2-0 (and really should have been 7-0 again) 4-0 you really limited our chances tonight.

    On our own match thread, I posted on 75 minutes if we get the equaliser in the next 5 mins we’ll win.

    The first half you were the best we’ve faced, I didn’t think you’d keep up the pace for a full 90 and you came to play and win.

    Hope you guys go up at the expense of Sheffield, think you’ve got a great coach
     
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  5. Dave_39

    Dave_39 Well-Known Member

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    we are all very gutted but we need to stop sitting back tactic
     
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  6. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    Same as we all have work tomorrow.

    I'm sure you will be back with your quality posts describing players as Arse or ****e.

    We gave the best team in the league a hell of a fright and I've broken my rule of posting after a game
     
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  7. Frazier the Lion

    Frazier the Lion Well-Known Member

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    Might do us some good concentrating game by game on trying to batter the opposition rather than feeling like we must keep the points ticking over. And if that clicks for us, you never know. Stranger things have happened.
     
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  8. TheBronzeBummer

    TheBronzeBummer Well-Known Member

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    I thought Rigg, for all I didn't want him starting, did very well tonight. Neil was class, Ballard was class, Isidor is a wonderful man.

    Just my opinions.
     
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  9. Ayrton

    Ayrton Well-Known Member

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    Gutted, lot of work to do now, plenty twists and turns yet. Don’t get samed playing higher
     
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  10. TeamOfTalents

    TeamOfTalents Well-Known Member

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    Love this team. Kick in the balls, but Leeds had so much quality on bench to change things.
     
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  11. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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    You really think you deserved that win? Yes you've got a better bench - one that we can only hope for but you didn't deserve it
     
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  12. SourPatch2

    SourPatch2 Well-Known Member

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    I think a lot of it is just natural, teams that are losing throw players forward and you have to react to that by marking them which results in having more players in the defensive areas.

    However, you need an out ball and we just didn't have one in the 2nd half. Invited attack after attack and we just couldn't get out.
     
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  13. Mackem-Tiz

    Mackem-Tiz Well-Known Member

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    Haven't read any comments. Literally on the back foot all the 2nd half.
    Samed doesn't seem to do too much imo.
    We played well first half. Very well!
    If Leeds beat Sheff Utd and we beat Hull we are right back in it.
    But even if we didn't go up I remember someone on here a few weeks ago saying if we don't go up we aren't ready to go up. It will happen very soon though.
    If not this season maybe next. Funnily enough imo our best chance is automatic (2nd) as I wouldn't want to play Coventry.
     
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  14. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Aye Neil my MoTm or Hume. Agree subs and Samed was ridiculous. Into Hull on Saturday.
     
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  15. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    Obviously yes as when we lose its far easier to post
     
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  16. BRMC

    BRMC Well-Known Member

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    The young lads just need to take that experience and learn from it for the playoffs.

    I doubt we'll play a harder game this season.
     
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  17. Hudson92

    Hudson92 Well-Known Member

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    Feel free to stick 7 past Sheffield United please
     
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  18. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    Pretty much nailed it mate. Defence barring Cirkin were outstanding. Dan Neil the best player on the pitch and didn’t deserve to lose. Thought we needed to make subs but I was disappointed not to see Mundle or Mayenda come on whilst Isidor was still on the pitch. They were playing in our half and there were opportunities to counter.

    But Rigg offered nothing imo. People saying he played in defensive shape? Come on he’s a professional footballer running around pressing is the very least he should offer. Roberts was really wasteful on the ball had a few chances to play through balls and fluffed them. Le Fee is just wasted on the left it’s ridiculous that he’s still playing there. Why do you make a marquee signing then play him out of position? Square pegs in round holes.
     
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  19. Daz

    Daz Well-Known Member

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    My Leeds mate said "at least we play decent football as Burnley and Sheff Utd are diabolical"

    :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  20. TheBronzeBummer

    TheBronzeBummer Well-Known Member

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    Hes no doubt someone we could improve on. But he's good for this league, he's solid. That's all you want/need in my opinion.
     
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