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The Championship 24/25

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by Scout73, Nov 11, 2024.

  1. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    Plus they don't score against us, so maybe a 1 nil win with a last minute Isidor pen will have to do lol
     
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    Burnley v Sheff Wed on Friday night

    I don’t hold out much hope for Sheff Wed keeping a clean sheet, they’ve been horrendous at the back this season conceding 50 goals in the league! Only 4 sides have conceded more
     
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    best we can hope is another 0-0 IMHO
     
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    When I dream about football I'm normally playing.......and I'm ****ing ****!
     
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    barman, ill have whatever hes having
     
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    A point doesn’t do a great deal for Sheff Wed so hopefully they go for it
     
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  7. Smug in Boots

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    They'll be dropping points when they play each other and Burnley are still in the cup which won’t help them imo.

    If they draw again, with Sheff Wed, I think they’ll start to lose their nerve a bit …

    … Parker has has all season to improve them but I don’t believe he has.
     
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    Preston 1-1 Millwall

    Strange one as a draw does very little for both sides
     
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  9. Smug in Boots

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    Two plodding teams with two plodding managers, I doubt either can make the playoffs tbh.
     
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    A win tonight would’ve had either side still hopeful, same as us regarding the top 2 :emoticon-0105-wink:
     
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    Between them they've won one of the last six games ...

    ... they've lost more than they've won this season.

    Not likely to match our form tbh.
     
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    We could look at how few games the sides above us have lost too though, not sure that’s gonna suddenly change

    Anyway, it’ll be a good end to the championship season as it always is. Loads left to play for for most sides
     
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    If we only make the playoffs we'll have already shown we're better than the other teams in there.

    I'm also hoping they knock lumps out of each other getting there and are already exhausted.

    If we're not making second place we can play at our own tempo, avoid cards and injuries but really build towards the playoffs.

    Our squad, within the next fortnight, will be the best it's been for the entire season ...

    ... I'd love to see them on that Wembley pitch showing the nation what we're capable of.
     
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    I’m excited at the thought of a potential play-off campaign. The only thing that concerns me is our games are usually very tight and we struggle to kill teams off. It would be devastating to go out on penalties over 2 legs against a side we know we’re better than.
     
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    I believe, and have done for some time, that RLB has been cagey deliberately.

    I think he'd have different tactics for these games as opposed to league matches clocking up points.

    We clearly have loads of attacking threat and I think he'd use it.
     
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    I'm going to choose to believe your hypothesis is correct as it makes me feel warm and happy inside :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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    I've said this before but I'd be happy for us to go and get Sargent if we get promoted. He'll make the step up at this point in his career for me.

    I also wouldn't be unhappy with Piroe or Maja in the squad to be fair.
     
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    <laugh> Cheered me up!
     
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  19. Brainy Dose

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    Good post,mate!
     
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  20. Scout73

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    Wyscout rankings after latest round of games

    TOP 3 GKs
    Trafford - burnley
    Cooper - sheff utd
    Pears - Blackburn

    Patto at no7

    Top 3 RBs
    Dunne - QPR
    Bogle - Leeds
    Hume

    Top 3 LBs
    Ogilvie - Portsmouth
    Burrows - Sheff Utd
    Cirkin

    Top 3 LCBs
    Struijk - Leeds
    Amapdu - Leeds
    Darling - Swansea

    O9 is 5th, Esteve of Burnley is 4th

    Top 3 RCBs
    Egan-Riley - Burnley
    Rodon - Leeds
    Cabango - Swansea

    Mepham is 4th

    Top 3 CDMs
    Brownhill - Burnley
    Hackney - Boro
    Jobe

    Neil is 8th

    Top 3 CMs
    Bannan - sheff Wed
    Clark - Luton
    Knight - Bristol City

    We have noone classed here as the system picks us up as playing 4231 in possession

    Top 3 AMs
    Lang - Portsmouth
    Azaz - Boro
    Aaronson - Leeds

    Rigg is 9th, he's been falling last few months

    Top 3 RMs
    James - Leeds
    Roberts
    Anthony - Burnley

    Top 3 LMs
    Sainz - Norwich
    Mehmeti - Bristol City
    Hamer - Sheff Utd

    Mundle is 15th still - impressive considering how much he's missed

    Top 3 CFs
    Piroe - Leeds
    Maja - WBA
    Morris - Luton

    Isidor is 8th but has been climbing a lot last month or so

    Not surprised with the number of Leeds players ranked in the top 3. It's all based on stats so the system isn't saying these are best players in each position, just that based on certain stats they are ranked highly. The Swansea CB pair will be high due to the number of completed passes. Brownhill started the season as a CDM but has been more an AM recently and his goals puts him ahead of the other CDMs

    Make of it what you will guys
     
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