Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Blackburn Rovers FC – Monday 21st April 2025 - KO 15:00

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MadMackem77 said:
I think you’ve misread what I’m saying mate

I think momentum is a myth and therefore won’t be blaming rotation as the reason we don’t go up if we don’t?
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How have I? You’re saying momentum is a myth therefore rotating the team is fine, we don’t need any kind of momentum going into the play offs..

But if we get hammered in the play offs it’s nothing to do with said rotation and momentum?
 
Some tidy possession and nice play around the box but nothing much else. Lack of creativity continues to be an issue when ELF doesn't play.

Jones the standout, looks really tidy on the ball and has a nice eye for a pass. As I said before, if he bulks up he could become a feature in the side. Jobe doing Jobe things as well, continues to get better every week. Watson looks bright also.

Need so much more from Isidor. Quite a few crosses have came in and he's been nowhere near them. His movement was good earlier this season, especially his runs across the front post, but we haven't seen that recently. Needs to be so much stronger as well, Batth is eating him alive every time the ball goes forward. Anderson isn't at the level but I think we all knew that, tidy on the ball but not much else.

I'd say I want to see changes but I'm not sure what the mindset is, would love to see us make some positive changes and try and win the game.
 
MadMackem77 said:
This is a team of players that have played together for say 40 games every week. The back line have played a stupid amount of games together as have the midfield and attack

were not throwing players in who’ve never played together. If the performance doesn’t improve with a full strength team then we don’t deserve to go up it’s nothing to do with rotation.
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I strongly disagree. Can not just get an 11 together and expect them to perform. It takes time * together.
 
Prehab26 said:
if he is right are people going to come along and tell him so?
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There’s no way of proving right or wrong tho. The playoff games are what they are. Even if we’re poor in them, there’s no guarantee that’s because we’ve rotated. Nobody can know.

you’ve said yourself you’re concerned about individual form. And you’ve said yourself rotation is needed. Those things have happened. We might win in the playoffs because of them, or we might lose because of them. Or we might win in spite of them and lose in spite of things going well.

what we don’t need is fans pretending they’re cleverer than everyone else and that others are foolish for not sharing their point of view
 
Not too bad so far, been close to scoring a few times just needed some better decision making. Jones been very good, used the ball well and put some dangerous forward passes in. Anderson been fine.
 
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rooch 3 said:
He’s going to look a right plank if we don’t.
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I don’t think he will - he’s entitled to his opinion that we’re in poor form and that that’s a big problem. What I don’t think he’s entitled to is belittling people who disagree.

I think I’m done for today.
 
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Southern A said:
There’s no way of proving right or wrong tho. The playoff games are what they are. Even if we’re poor in them, there’s no guarantee that’s because we’ve rotated. Nobody can know.

you’ve said yourself you’re concerned about individual form. And you’ve said yourself rotation is needed. Those things have happened. We might win in the playoffs because of them, or we might lose because of them. Or we might win in spite of them and lose in spite of things going well.

what we don’t need is fans pretending they’re cleverer than everyone else and that others are foolish for not sharing their point of view
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For me I think we need to have the full team out last #2 games. Building continuity and some momentum is essential for the team that starts in the play offs
 
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WorkyTicketFTM said:
How have I? You’re saying momentum is a myth therefore rotating the team is fine, we don’t need any kind of momentum going into the play offs..

But if we get hammered in the play offs it’s nothing to do with said rotation and momentum?
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Yeah it won’t be, it’ll be because we played ****e on the day? :D
 
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