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Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Hull City FC – Friday 19th January 2024 - KO 20:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Jan 16, 2024.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Jan 19, 2024.
  1. Home win

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  2. Away win

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  3. Draw

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  1. John Wick

    John Wick Well-Known Member

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    We've had some class moments in the short time KLD has been here and I for one hope we'll get out of this blip, but at the minute, there's a vive around (personally for me) of when Short had had enough and wanted shot of us. We're at a time when Managers barley last 5 minutes, what's to say owners want to last forever. Just a thought. Not based on the last couple of games, but it has that feeling.
     
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  2. Wayne the Punk

    Wayne the Punk Well-Known Member

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    Certainly seems to be a lack of forward momentum
     
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  3. 123Daveyboy

    123Daveyboy Well-Known Member

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    The only momentum at the moment is downward:emoticon-0106-cryin
     
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  4. marcusblackcat

    marcusblackcat SAFC Sheriff
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    Maybe to some extent. But we have posters who only ever seem to post after a loss, yet won’t say anything after a win.
     
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  5. Notaskyboy

    Notaskyboy Well-Known Member

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    At this point Beale will never win over the support, I suspect this will drag on painfully until the point he’s sacked. We were so obviously one sided last night (which has been the case since Roberts got injured) that it was easy to defend against us. Let’s be honest a poor Hull side that for almost all the game looked less likely than us to score should be getting beat by the players we have and a tactically astute manager would have us winning these games.
     
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  6. smithy in nl

    smithy in nl Well-Known Member

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    Well that was the worst it’s been for a good while imo, players out of position no shape at all players look confused, subs too late set pieces dreadful and nothing up the top end of the pitch.

    Mowbray got sacked for performances exactly like we are seeing now and Beale looks like he hasn’t got a clue how to change it and he’s just looking for excuses.

    but apparently his training sessions are great and players love them :emoticon-0127-lipss
     
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  7. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    Why can us fans see that but not the manager? Give either Ba or Bennett the shirt and tell them they have half a dozen games to mke the shirt theirs.
     
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  8. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    To be honest I thought one of the very few bright spots last night was when Hemir came on. Big physical bloke who at least battled for the few minutes he got. But to take Rusyn off was ridiculous. A goal down. Heres something radical play 2 fkn forwards at least when ya chasing a game.
     
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  9. Random lad

    Random lad Well-Known Member

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    Oh dear me, utterly awful
     
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  10. The Norton Cat

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    Seemed to me that Rusyn, Pritch, and Jobe were supposed to rotate. Which they did to be fair. Its not that that can't work, it's just not working at the moment. It seems that he's trying to find ways to get both Jobe and Pritch in the same team. But at the moment, that's not helping us.
     
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  11. smithy in nl

    smithy in nl Well-Known Member

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    agreed but that probably means he gets nowhere near the team nxt game unfortunately. Same with Seelt he did well out of position again.
     
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  12. rooch 3

    rooch 3 Well-Known Member

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    I haven’t seen anything.
     
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  13. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    Totally agree. Jobe doesnt look to have a specific position at the moment and although trying to get into the game isnt having much effect. Pritch on the right is a no from me. We have looked unbalanced the last few games.
     
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  14. SAFCDRUM

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    Jobe, at the moment, is not offering anything in defence or attack. Not having a go at him, the lad needs a break. It's a waste of a shirt at moment though. Best players last night at bringing ball forward were O'Nien and Ballard. As soon as we started shifting the ball quickly towards the end, because we had to, we looked so much better.
     
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  15. Hudson92

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    Round pegs in round holes next week please, left back aside unless one comes in, we’re at home we should be on the front foot, Pembele and Ba look like they can offer us that, a threat on the right hand side frees up Clarke, fine with Rusyn getting another go and Hemir getting 25mins or so if not working
     
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  16. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    Did piss me off that the gola was scored by a player we didn’t look sideways at, who I personally thought would have knitted the midfield together for us.

    He had a really poor game but still managed to look dangerous, and get a goal.
     
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  17. Bizarreknives

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    Terrible performance last night but if I can take any positives from it, I thought Ekwah was motm, he played like we all know he can last night. Let’s hope he keeps it up.
     
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  18. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    He was a bit better I thought but he can still do more. He seems to be a bit delayed reacting to the ball last few weeks which is odd.

    I retain my high rating for the lad and just want to see him being an absolute arsehole and bullying people. He could be really special and hopefully his form dio has put off the PL 3 who were looking for now.
     
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  19. The Norton Cat

    The Norton Cat Well-Known Member

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    I thought Ekwah looked good last night.
    Also, he played as a single pivot last night, whereas against Ipswich it was very much a double pivot with him and Neil, so people saying Beale isn't changing things are missing that.
     
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  20. Comfy

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    Best training sessions speakman has seen apparently. Would love some of the coaches that get on these forums would actually think about it
     
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