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Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v West Bromwich Albion - Tuesday 26th November 2024 - KO 20:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Nov 24, 2024.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Nov 26, 2024.
  1. Home win

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  2. Away win

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  3. Draw

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  1. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Same every game. Nowt has changed. We haven't won in 6 or 7 games. We look flat and easy to play against.

    Defeat in Friday in my opinion.
     
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  2. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    Our chance creation is poor
     
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  3. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Their keeper didn't make 1 save.
     
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  4. smithy in nl

    smithy in nl Well-Known Member

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    Class from the lads that, absolutely controled the game from start to finish scored a perfectly good goal and the officials just went down hill from there.

    And if anyone was listening on sky you'd think that we'd been absolutely battered the commentary team were ****ing pathetic, have to say I had a little giggle at the end because it got that pathetic he mentioned the crowed flooding out of the stadium as the whistle went on the 96th ****ing minute. <doh>
     
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  5. Pure River Slut

    Pure River Slut Well-Known Member

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    Roberts huff and puff without the final product. Obviously. We need another option there if we can’t get Poveda fit. Missing the quality of Mundle and Cirkin on the left.
     
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  6. J Flash

    J Flash Well-Known Member

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    Just not ruthless enough. Last 3 games should have been wins but didn’t take the moments/opportunities that were presented to put the game away. Positive is defensively we look solid and hard to beat.

    Need to try and hang in there till January and bring in 2 or 3, especially someone out wide who can make something happen. I think we need an upgrade on Roberts and another option out on the left, but tough to find in January.
     
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  7. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    made one from Isidor in first half but aye, that’s the problem. The “chances” we created were half chances at best. Some of them just hit and hope.
     
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  8. Essayyeffcee

    Essayyeffcee Well-Known Member

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    Didn't really create enough in the final third for me. Roberts and Rigg could've been subbed for me to give West Brom something else to think about. Not really convinced about the goal being disallowed with the defender all over Wilson so level for me but I'm biased!
     
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  9. Scout73

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    We def looked flat in the final 3rd, too many caught on their heals, too many not anticipating where the ball might go, noone creating space for teammates too run into

    We have to start using the bench, I keep saying it but we are not using the bench effectively and it will kill us in the end

    Most of the starting line up have played so many minutes already and you can see the sharpness is going

    As I said not the worst performance, thought we were very good oit of possession
     
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  10. jimjamsafc

    jimjamsafc Well-Known Member

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    West Brom with a scandalous game plan considering their position. Didn’t even want to attack in the 93rd minute

    This run has been tricky, and think we’ll probably lose Friday night. But the fixtures open up nicely after through Christmas and hopefully we can click back into gear.

    Watson did alright, caused problems but is lacking quality, strength and decision making, to be expected given his age.

    Thank god Jobe is back. Rigg needs a break.
     
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  11. SourPatch2

    SourPatch2 Well-Known Member

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    Our chance creation numbers are bottom half level. I get that game state plays a huge part in that as we've led in so many games but it's still not good. Our chance conversion is the best in the league.
     
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  12. Teessidemackem

    Teessidemackem Well-Known Member

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    If WBA are playoff rivals then we have no problems at all over 2 legs.
    Weve lost Mundle till after Jan and our top scorer. We need reinforcements in Jan because our current wingers couldn't hit a barn door. Good goalscoring wingers in this league are important which Leeds have always been blessed with unfortunately.
     
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  13. Pure River Slut

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    Rigg made a bit of play but I was crying for the ambition to bring Connolly in at 10 second half.
     
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  14. Nacho

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    Disappointing second half but we didn't do enough and West Brom got the 0-0 they came for. Didn't agree with taking O'Nien off, he was putting dangerous crosses in we certainly didn't offer more down the right after the change.

    Good to see us looking solid in midfield again but we were flat in attack. Watson did well for an inexperienced lad but Roberts continues to frustrate the hell out of me. I'd play Mayenda on Friday. Isidor had nowt to go off really.
     
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  15. TheBronzeBummer

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    Proof today our issue isn't finishing chances, its creating them. From the start till Pompy, we took 95% of our chances. Then again we took our chances vs Hull and Luton.

    Sheffield United is must win if we wanna maintain a top 2 ambition. We are more than capable on our day of taking the piss out of them, but they've got Hamer, Rak Sakyi amongst others, who are top players at this level.
     
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  16. Southern A

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    Anyway I’m switching off for the night. My positive spin is that at least we are drawing all our games during a bad run of form, rather than losing them. And whilst we will probably slip down to 4th tomorrow, I’d still have snapped your hands off for this start to the season.

    Friday will be very tough but it always will be going to the parachute payment clubs away from home. That game won’t define our season and whilst we need a win, a draw to keep up our unbeaten run will be fine at Brammal Lane
     
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  17. Chip

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    Commentary is terrible every time we are on Sky, don’t know what we have done to deserve such biased clap trap every time we are on tv. They don’t even try and hide their dislike of us.
     
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  18. FellTop

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    Have to say I am a bit disappointed with that. In the final third we are a bit too predictable at the minute. Everything seems a bit static in the box to me. Little 2 yard movements not there, no real incisive give and go edge of box. When we get Wilson running off the shoulder it looks ok, but when they sit deep we seem to lack ideas. Bit of work for Regis here imo. He is quite open about wanting to play quick counter attacking, which is good when it works, but tonight shows it is quite easy to counter too. We need more little patterns edge of box, that draws defenders out of position. We need to create space.

    Ah well, another point. But it is starting to feel a bit rut like if I am honest.

    Thought Mowatt for them was brilliant. Neil for us put a right shift in and played his role. Watson caused bother but made some poor decisions. Subs didnt change anything for me, maybe the opposite.

    Anyway, I am at Sheff Utd Friday. Onwards and upwards.
     
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  19. Daz

    Daz Well-Known Member

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    Resilient defending coupled with some of the luckiest defending I've ever seen. We were never going to score tonight.

    We're still amongst it for now but need to turn these draws into wins very quickly to stay in the pack.

    Friday is massive.
     
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  20. Southern A

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    It’s a compliment, they treat us like the big club and the opposition as underdogs.
     
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