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

I hate the passenger along the 6 yard line inviting them onto us. It's going to end in disaster

 

Exactly but why are we trying the same players. It's just not working.

 

100%, we hurt teams so much at the start with our pace - obviously missing mundle and Watson hurts us

Need more from all our players so far

 

The pass.
Shame I think ELF could have taken an extra touch

 

Yeah when they attack the left back becomes the left winger and Burgzorg comes centrally creating a massive overload. We can't deal with it. Mainly because Roberts isn't tracking Giles.

 

Worrying thing is these look really ****ing average and we shipping them chances left, right and centre

 

Watching this I don’t understand how people can’t say we need a winger

we’ve bid for enough of them so they clearly believe it to

so if we don’t get one it is disappointing

 

Roberts seems to want to press the LCB but surely he has to stay with Giles

 

You can't play counter attack football without pace. Doesn’t work.

 

Far too slow moving the ball

 

Have they got 11 on the pitch and us 8 they have so much space

 

Just standing off them letting them play through us. I know it's only 30 mins in but we need half time to try and reset.

 

Jesus man. Should be 4 nowt !

Can we make a change now. It's completely wrong..

 

This is harsh of me as he’s 17 but since October I struggle to see what Rigg brings.

the odd brilliant touch which shows us how great he is but the end product is poor and he often slows us down

 

we be lucky to get to half time without conceding again here

 

We need Mayenda on that left to pin Ayling back in. Hes ****ing minging and we've not got at him once

 

Someone track Burgzorg ****ing hell. They've played this same tactic for 18 months now it's nothing new.

 

Should be game over really. Being mauled so far. Massively missing width.

 

He has been poor for 3 solid months.

 

Clearly ELF is a class player but we’ve looked a worse team shape wise with him wide on the left, it just doesn’t work.
We are crying out for a LW.