Match Day Thread Sheffield Wednesday FC v Sunderland AFC – Friday 28th February 2025 - KO 20:00

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Hudson92 said:
Interested to see how we line up if these whispers about no cirkin are true, onien left back and seelt straight in?

edit forgot hjelde exists id just play him left back and leave Mepham and onien less disruption that way
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yes reckon it be Hjelde left back if Cirkin is out hopefully we be more attacking Haway the lads 3 points please
 
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Dave_39 said:
yes reckon it be Hjelde left back if Cirkin is out hopefully we be more attacking Haway the lads 3 points please
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Sounds like two depleted sides hopefully our quality at the top end of the pitch is on it, should be enough to get us through
 
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Apologies I’ve no idea how to embed from Apple News (chronicle) but this article from this morning about O’nien is great. Many of you already know my thoughts on his ability as a whole but no denying the leader he’s turned into and him as a player in general you can’t deny his brilliance. You can see RLB really trusts him and values those leadership qualities.


Sunderland defender Luke O'Nien is set for a historic landmark

Luke O’Nien will make his 300th appearance for Sunderland at Sheffield Wednesday tonight.

The 30-year-old defender is joining an illustrious group of players who have made an indelible impression on the club’s fabric, with his passion, drive and whole-hearted embrace of everything Sunderland stands for having long endeared him to the fanbase.

Head coach Regis Le Bris has grown to love and admire such a reliable player and said: “Energy – if we had to define Luke it would be energy. That’s a good word.


"He wants to learn even after 300 games. He is a role model, he is important for that and always connected with the team. His behaviour is really positive. For our young squad, the way he wants to improve, connect with the others and be positive when it’s tough.”


O’Nien has swapped positions throughout his career and Le Bris is impressed. “It’s a good example of the learning process,” he said. “He started as a forward, then a number 10, then in the middle, on the right side and now centre-back.

"He is mobile, and with footballers we like mobility, intensity and the ability to move in different situations very quickly, He is connected with the game and with the team and knows the game.”

O’Nien said: “It means the world to me. It will be a special moment for me. Not just for me, for my family, or for my kids.

“When I finished the game [against Hull last Saturday], I took my kids around the pitch. They just see their dad running around, but I can tell them I’ve done it 300 times for this club now, which is nice. Although they probably don’t really care.

“I won’t be moving up on any goal charts or anything like that, so this sort of thing is very special to me. Everyone knows how much the North east and the City of Sunderland mean to me. Getting to 300 would be incredible, but I’ll swap all of them as long as we win.”
 
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WorkyTicketFTM said:
Apologies I’ve no idea how to embed from Apple News (chronicle) but this article from this morning about O’nien is great. Many of you already know my thoughts on his ability as a whole but no denying the leader he’s turned into and him as a player in general you can’t deny his brilliance. You can see RLB really trusts him and values those leadership qualities.


Sunderland defender Luke O'Nien is set for a historic landmark

Luke O’Nien will make his 300th appearance for Sunderland at Sheffield Wednesday tonight.

The 30-year-old defender is joining an illustrious group of players who have made an indelible impression on the club’s fabric, with his passion, drive and whole-hearted embrace of everything Sunderland stands for having long endeared him to the fanbase.

Head coach Regis Le Bris has grown to love and admire such a reliable player and said: “Energy – if we had to define Luke it would be energy. That’s a good word.


"He wants to learn even after 300 games. He is a role model, he is important for that and always connected with the team. His behaviour is really positive. For our young squad, the way he wants to improve, connect with the others and be positive when it’s tough.”


O’Nien has swapped positions throughout his career and Le Bris is impressed. “It’s a good example of the learning process,” he said. “He started as a forward, then a number 10, then in the middle, on the right side and now centre-back.

"He is mobile, and with footballers we like mobility, intensity and the ability to move in different situations very quickly, He is connected with the game and with the team and knows the game.”

O’Nien said: “It means the world to me. It will be a special moment for me. Not just for me, for my family, or for my kids.

“When I finished the game [against Hull last Saturday], I took my kids around the pitch. They just see their dad running around, but I can tell them I’ve done it 300 times for this club now, which is nice. Although they probably don’t really care.

“I won’t be moving up on any goal charts or anything like that, so this sort of thing is very special to me. Everyone knows how much the North east and the City of Sunderland mean to me. Getting to 300 would be incredible, but I’ll swap all of them as long as we win.”
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Thanks for another belter RTB
Would like to see Browne in tonight to add a bit of calm and control, he’s a great player who’s been unlucky since joining us. I fancy us to win tonight but think it will be tight, 2-1 to the lads
 
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https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/s...s-set-tough-conversations-sunderland-players/

REGIS Le Bris is ready for more "tough conversations" with his Sunderland players as he prepares to rotate in the weeks ahead to ensure the Black Cats don't run out of steam in the promotion run-in.…

That means he won't be afraid to tweak his side in the final 12 games of the season.

"Our main output will always be on the football output, rather than physical data or anything like that," he said.

"It's the stage of the season where this is important. We have done well so far, and we have to remember this.

"The team and the squad are in a good place, but it is possible we can struggle for a period. We were good at Leeds, I think - it wasn't our best performance against Hull but at the same time it wasn't a disaster. We could have won the game but sometimes you can make a mistake and be punished - maybe in the next game it doesn't happen this way.

“It's important to manage the squad for sure, to finish the league with good momentum. We have had many injuries, sometimes suspensions, so it wasn't always possible [to rotate]. Now we have this opportunity a bit more because we are closer to a full squad. We will see.

"In a long season like this, this stage is like 'the wall' in the marathon and it is tough for everyone. We have to manage it properly and we know it's normal to have fatigue, but at the same time it creates the condition to manage the squad and to involve the players in the recovery process."

What Le Bris won't accept is fatigue being used as an excuse.

He said: "If we have the ambition to be in the top bracket of the league, we can't complain that we are tired and say we can't play well as a result. If we want to play at the top level, Premier League, European competition then there are many games to play. We have to learn and experience this dynamic.

"We have these two focuses, I think. We want to take care of the team but we also want take care of our players - it's always connected. If we only think about the [short-term] performance of the team, the players will not trust us. It's always a question of balance.

“If we just make decisions for the team that damage the career of the players, we won't be connected for long. We have to find the balance. We are really connected because when we have to have tough conversations, we do this.

"So for example, we had the conversation about Meps a couple of weeks ago. It was really important for him to recover because his dynamic was a little bit low, even for a player as important and impressive as him he needed to recover. Now he's fresh again - sometimes the players don't like this conversation but they understand it is good for both them and the team."
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"That means he won't be afraid to tweak his side in the final 12 games of the season."

I wish he'd done that the last few games where possible :emoticon-0100-smile
 
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Daz said:
"That means he won't be afraid to tweak his side in the final 12 games of the season."

I wish he'd done that the last few games where possible :emoticon-0100-smile
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Without doubt. Even one extra sub in certain games could have helped changed the momentum, rested a fatigued player or helped to match-sharpen another one.
 
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Anyone heard anything of Cirkin being caught drink driving? Just overheard it being spoken about on the bus could be total nonsense mind.
 
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