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Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Stoke City FC – Saturday 11th January 2025 - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Jan 8, 2025.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Jan 11, 2025.
  1. Home win

    85.3%
  2. Away win

    2.7%
  3. Draw - Sunderland win in extra time

    6.7%
  4. Draw - Stoke win in extra time

    1.3%
  5. Draw - Sunderland win on penalties

    4.0%
  6. Draw - Stoke win on penalties

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    He did. Played very well for large parts of the game. Kept cannon quiet and won lots of headers. However, the errors he is making are significant and costly. Unfortunately, it's been most weeks over the Christmas period.
     
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  2. clockstander

    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    Johansson goes down with a leg injury In every game I have watched him play ,after lengthy treatment resumes with no discernible after effects. Meanwhile, the players all rush over to the sidelines were the coaches appear to be working harder than the physios on the pitch. Just a thought.
     
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  3. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    Loads simply won’t admit it but overall O’Nien has been poor for a good few weeks now.
     
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  4. Arlyman

    Arlyman Well-Known Member

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    Wow - I'd never thought of it like that

    edit: It was the same back 4 as the 3rd division campaign.
     
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  5. Charley Farley

    Charley Farley Well-Known Member

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    I don’t have the stats but my guess is that Onion probably is involved the most in our defence, the most touches, tackles, headers and the like.
    If that is so it’s not surprising that sometimes he makes a mistake.
    If he avoided tackles and just made safe sideways passes all the time he probably wouldn’t make these mistakes.
    It’s because he’s in the thick of it just about all the time and involved in most of what’s going on that there’s the occasional error.
    Don’t forget all the good bits which far outweigh his odd lapses.
    For me he’s still the first name on the sheet. (and he saves dogs)
     
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  6. Ayrton

    Ayrton Well-Known Member

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    Quite enjoyed watching without the pressure, thought we were the better team tbf just not clinical enough. Thought hjelde looked decent centre half
     
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  7. LD19SAFC

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  8. Evil Jimmy Krankie

    Evil Jimmy Krankie Well-Known Member

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    I noticed that in the previous game. I was probably doing something else when he did it in the latest one though. It’s clearly a tactic employed by the coaching staff.
     
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  9. smithy in nl

    smithy in nl Well-Known Member

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    Not arsed about losing at all really, what I am pleased about is the young boys who've worked there arses off to get a shot at the first team and I don't think any of them have let themselves down. Future is very bright
     
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  10. Bobcat

    Bobcat Well-Known Member

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    Fair point. Ball should have played and we should never have lost that game.
     
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  11. ISOE II

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    McPhail was past it by then though.
     
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  12. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    I will and said so, in fact everyone I've seen post has said he's had a bad period ...

    ... but not Always <laugh>
     
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  13. clockstander

    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    Yes he had a really good game, as did the four U21 players Jones , Johnston, Alecsic, & Trey and the much awaited debut of Samed did not disappoint , apart from his one error which unfortunately led to their winner , which in retrospect might turn out to be a blessing.
     
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  14. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    Official Highlights

    Extended:


    Full 90:


    Post match reaction:
     
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  15. LD19SAFC

    LD19SAFC Well-Known Member

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    Still can’t believe we got a free kick for that
     
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