Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Real Betis FC - Saturday 2nd August 2025 - KO 15:00

Where was the marking then, 5 players in front of him and not one of them attacked the cross

 

Ah that's a shame, good header.

 

Do the two linesmen have different ideas of what offside is??

 

Really poor that. Free header 8 yards out. Just emphasises the need for a CB.

 

Doesn’t happen with a CB mind.

still played well

 

Patto’s fault

 

He'd saved that

 

I thought it was O'Nien's myself - nowhere near the ball!

 

Think it was the second line (and Xhaka specifically) where it went wrong. Defo poor though. Another one out of the system

 

Yeah just guessing that the 2nd CB would've been in that zone considering Ballard went near post.

 

Excited to see guiu / Isidor / another striker

don’t think Mayenda is great at moving in the box and there’s a few chances could’ve been tapped in across pre season

 

Great play again

 

Great build up play there. Need more runners into the box though, ball across a bit too far ahead as well

 

Wondering about the lack of subs once again. Suppose it could be a case of getting some to have a 90 min runout. However, I dunno if there’s any need for us to push harder than we would in a typical match day. The worry is that this IS a match day dress rehearsal for Reggie.

 

Isco deservedly clapped off what a player

 

By and large we’ve been okay, clear where we are lacking, like the keeper wingers I think will be hit and miss alot this season as most are

 

I really think Neil, Browne and Roberts are going

 

I think half of his bench isn’t here. And most on that bench will either be away or are youth

 

Adingra been much better second half

 

Think we've been really good 'between the boxes' today. Some of the play through the thirds has been exceptional, Xhaka makes a real difference to that. Lack a cutting edge going forward though.