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Match Day Thread Preston North End FC v Sunderland AFC – Saturday 12th August 2023 - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Aug 11, 2023.

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Poll closed Aug 13, 2023.
  1. Home win

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  2. Away win (safc)

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  3. Draw

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  1. sheepman

    sheepman Well-Known Member

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    Had a lot of the ball but thought we were way off it today.
    Apart from the lack of a finisher a couple of things worried me today.
    yet two more self inflicted goals really poor. We will get beat of some poor teams unless we cut this out.
    Also didn't think we actually had a plan. As soon as they stepped up 5 yards second half we were lost.
    Only the last 15 when they sat back did we look likely to score.
    Not a massive overhalll needed but chnages need to be made
     
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  2. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    Not sure how you can blame the first massively deflected goal on anyone
     
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  3. Lozza80

    Lozza80 Well-Known Member

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    Dan Neil losing possession that led to the goal. He wanted to much time on the ball and lost possession
     
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  4. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    And he lost the ball where on the pitch?
     
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  5. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    He had plenty of time, as he did on other occassions and with his shot that went ten yards over the bar.

    Dunno what's wrong with the lad, he didn't get forward until we were losing late on ...

    ... just like Ipswich.
     
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  6. smithy in nl

    smithy in nl Well-Known Member

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    Really? Where they not both deflections? :emoticon-0114-dull:
     
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  7. Pure River Slut

    Pure River Slut Well-Known Member

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    Was that not Jobe? Maybe both
     
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  8. Lozza80

    Lozza80 Well-Known Member

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    Mate if you watched the match . He had the ball in cm took to long to release it, got the ball took off him , they then went and scored. Simple as that . Its not first , second third or fourth time its happened with him . He gets caught in possession all the time, it cost us a goal today.
     
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  9. Lozza80

    Lozza80 Well-Known Member

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    1st goal Neil got caught in possession. 2nd was Bellinghams bad pass
     
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  10. Chunksafc

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    It was miles from our goal and the "shot" took a massive deflection.
     
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  11. Lozza80

    Lozza80 Well-Known Member

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    What led to those shots though? Two bits of sloppy play. Dress it up however you like
     
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  12. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    Neil loses the ball far too often in stupid places trying to turn which then leads to a counter attack that has O’Nien falling over his own feet.

    Needs to make changes IMO, players need to know that their place in the team isn’t a given week in week out. I’d go with Ekwah and Bellingham in the middle, Dack behind Hemir then Clarke and Roberts out wide with a back 4 of Huggins, Ballard, Bathh and Cirkin.
     
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  13. Lozza80

    Lozza80 Well-Known Member

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    Miles ? Was middle of the park, it still led to their chance
     
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  14. Essayyeffcee

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    Last season we played a 4-2-3-1, Mowbray has tweeked that to play 4-3-3. It's a more fluid formation but I don't think we have the players to really play that formation
     
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  15. Pure River Slut

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    I do think Ekwah and Bellingham are right. Maybe in front of a CDM
     
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  16. Sunderpitt

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    Apparently a porous defence and toothless attack is not a cause for worry?
     
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    Looks to me like they are taking turns. Ekwah and 2 or 3 shots in the 1st half
     
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  18. Lozza80

    Lozza80 Well-Known Member

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    Apparently because the opposition score two deflected goals you also don't need to worry about how those shots arrived by sloppy play
     
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  19. Sour Patch

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    Just don't see the sense in changing a system that had us in the playoffs
     
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  20. smithy in nl

    smithy in nl Well-Known Member

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    You can run it back as long as you want two three four passes they were ****ing deflections ya whopper
     
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