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Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Leeds United FC – Tuesday 12th December 2023 - KO 20:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Dec 10, 2023.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Dec 12, 2023.
  1. Home win

    57.8%
  2. Away win

    9.4%
  3. Draw

    32.8%
  1. cumbrianmackem

    cumbrianmackem Well-Known Member

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    Farke showed himself up with that interview, sometimes you just have to hold your hands up when it's not your day. He was outthought by a rookie manager.
     
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  2. Mackem-Tiz

    Mackem-Tiz Well-Known Member

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    The biggest difference I've noticed last 2 games is that we now defend like tigers and are hard to break down.
     
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  3. TopCat.

    TopCat. Well-Known Member

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    What a ****ing great night that was. Superb team performance, nervy last 15, absolutely brilliant
     
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  4. TopCat.

    TopCat. Well-Known Member

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    Farke is a knob. Totally classless. He could learn a thing or two from Corberan
     
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  5. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    I’m usually his biggest critic but O’Nien was superb tonight. Class.
     
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  6. Nacho

    Nacho Well-Known Member

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    Reading the match comments on the BBC, the Leeds fans are complimentary and recognise how well we played.

    It was a good game in terms of fair play there was bugger all conning the ref or gamesmanship. Just two well matched teams competing.
     
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  7. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    Game plan absolutely nailed. Can’t remember us being that organised under Mowbray, not once.
     
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  8. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    Haven’t seen a single Leeds fan say we parked the bus. Just their w*nker manager. Then again if I had a £70m front line that couldn’t break down a defence that cost less than £5m I’d probably be bitter.
     
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  9. Brian Storm

    Brian Storm Well-Known Member

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    They parked more than us mate. They did nothing.
     
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  10. sheepman

    sheepman Well-Known Member

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    Just home wow really enjoyed that. tactical masterclass.
    If a new manager had came in set us up like that and got the win we would be drooling over him.
    Take a bow Mike Dodds and the players worked their socks off to a man
     
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  11. TeamOfTalents

    TeamOfTalents Well-Known Member

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    Let's not do a Malcolm Crosby. Cheers Doddsy, but let's get a guy to push us on to next level now.
     
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  12. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    If that's parking the bus then i give up.

    It was a very well disciplined team performance that nullified then opposition.

    Well-done Dodds, the coaches and the players
     
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  13. marcusblackcat

    marcusblackcat SAFC Sheriff
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    nah I think he has bigger critics, but you’re one of his biggest :1980_boogie_down::1980_boogie_down:

    He was. Absolutely all were. Possibly my favourite win of the season
     
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  14. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    Just seen there we’ve had 6 clean sheets this season. Ba has started 10 games and we’ve kept a clean sheet in 4 of them. Roberts has started 14 and we’ve kept 2 CS. The CS games Roberts has started have been against bottom of the league Sheff Wed and Swansea who had 10 men for about 65 mins.

    Say what you want about Ba being poor in possession tonight but I really think Dodds knew what he was doing starting him and although I’d probably agree he was our “worst” player tonight if I had to choose one based purely on how sloppy he was in possession I think he helped do a job on that side against arguably the best winger in the league and a full back who earned a move to spurs after being promoted from this league with Forest not long ago.
     
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  15. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    Seelt was quality too, I thought. Over the moon with that win.
     
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  16. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    Isn't 09 the reason the we are rubbish at rhw back though?:emoticon-0105-wink:
     
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  17. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    Any noise from the Yorkshire boys? Didn’t hear a peep second half.
     
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  18. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    Normally play 4 at the back so not really in the question because we have an extra body in midfield! As good as O’nien was tonight in that 5 I’m not two faced I’d still rather have Seelt in at RCB over O’nien I’ll die on that hill mate :emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  19. Nacho

    Nacho Well-Known Member

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    I don't want to go on about him but when we bought O'Nien from Wycombe (undisclosed fee) he was valued at about 135K. Opinions on his shortcomings aside that's a cracking bit of business for someone of his quality.
     
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  20. Chunksafc

    Chunksafc Well-Known Member

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    Oh you will indeed die on that hill and fair play for sticking to your conviction
     
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