Match Day Thread Middlesbrough FC v Sunderland AFC – Monday 3rd February 2025 - KO 20:00

This. We play it's importance down and they get well up for it.

 

Exactly, so mepham should be dropping

There is no pressure on the ball so the CBs have got to drop on the cover and block that run but he leaves o9 out to dry

I know you hate O9 but that goal is not his fault

He's been beat for pace and his cb partner has left him out to dry

 

Guessing the linesman

 

There was nobody for Luke to mark in that scenario?

I’m not one that bums LON but that wasn’t even partly on him.

 

Is the linesmen from Sheffield or Burnley?

 

Mepham has played as the sweeper all season probably because he’s much faster and better in those situations. I agree he was further forward than he normally is, don’t think they were expecting us to lose the ball so cheaply

 

Probably both they all mutants.

 

We are so poor at following runners

 

Really poor start this. No control at all. The lack of any proper wide play is killing us, Roberts needs to improve.

 

100% they want but then you see him take a few steps forward when he should be dropping

If he drops the pass is so much harder to play

 

That should be 2-0

 

If anyone runs at us we are awful

 

That is ****ing piss poor that mind. Midfield totally bypassed. Let off

 

So lucky. What has happened to our shape.

 

got away with one there

 

Have a horrible feeling sinking in

 

We are wide open far too often. That should be 2-0.

 

Should really be 3-0 down if you consider Forss’ bad header

 

Why is O'nien that high

 

How are we conceding so much possession but still being so open? You can't do both.