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Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Watford FC – Saturday 8th February 2025 - KO 12:30

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Feb 5, 2025.

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Your Prediction:

  1. Home win

    88.4%
  2. Away win

    2.3%
  3. Draw

    9.3%
  1. dansafcman

    dansafcman Well-Known Member

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    Samed not with it

    Not impressed with him so far. Game passing him by
     
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  2. Dorset

    Dorset Well-Known Member

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    One more rash challenge from Dennis and he'll be off. Good block though :)
     
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  3. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    HT 1-1
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  4. Forpadydeplasterer

    Forpadydeplasterer Well-Known Member

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    Sat back since our goal.

    Need to win by hook by crook
     
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  5. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    Much the better team all but for a ten minute spell.
     
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  6. Scout73

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    We've caused problems in the final 3rd but that was poor

    Defensively all over the place, we aren't tracking runners and keep diving in.

    Need more control in CM, missing Neil in the deeper role controlling things, roberts offering nothing so far and Isidor been really sloppy when the ball is played into him

    Rigg picking up some nice positions but has to do better with his 2 chances
     
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  7. Dorset

    Dorset Well-Known Member

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    What's with the boos! Morons!<grr>
     
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  8. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    I think we’re doing ok. Clear penalty. A bit rash in defence. Actually think Samed looks tidy. Think we’ll get this second half with a couple of minor tweaks
     
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  9. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    Don’t think it’s necessarily Samed mind I just don’t think him and Neil play well together. Missing Jobe in the midfield big style. Our best CM is on the wing and our next best is out injured
     
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  10. Hudson92

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    Think we are better than these but both sides vulnerable to the counter, we need to up it a level and no reason we can’t win it
     
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  11. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    That Chakvetadze is a tricky player mind
     
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  12. SourPatch2

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    Such a poor half that. Lack of tempo in possession and a lack of intensity out of possession.

    The Dan Neil in the 8 experiment needs to end. He can't play there. Doesn't have the running power of Jobe and doesn't have the guile of Rigg, he's offering absolutely nothing.

    Need something different in the wide areas. Roberts in particular has been anonymous.

    Cirkin is miles off it. Dreadful performance. Should’ve been sent off.

    Need to improve massively. Absolutely can't back Monday up with a performance like this.
     
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  13. Bucky1989

    Bucky1989 Well-Known Member

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    Hope RLB inspires them at HT.

    we need to get a win to get pressure on those above us
     
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  14. JammySAFC

    JammySAFC Well-Known Member

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    Shame mundle or Watson aren’t back quite yet. With Jobe out it would have been the perfect game for ELF to come into the middle

    We’ve been the best team so far though. Have to trust that quality will come through again and get us over the line.
     
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  15. Comfy

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    Disappointing end to the half but I thought we would go on to score a few more goals after that first. Has anyone noticed the amount of shots rigg has had the last few games where he should've scored or hit the target. Certainly not knocking the lad but think he should've had a few more goals than he has already this season
     
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  16. dansafcman

    dansafcman Well-Known Member

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    Samed doesn't create anything, and quite a few missed passes, bad clearances... Seems to be 3 seconds behind the pace imo
     
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  17. Smug in Boots

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    Isidor needs some help up front …

    … we’re at home, come on Sunderland
     
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  18. SeanMac

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    Too many coasting and thinking it was an automatic win. Drop Neil back and replace Samed with a more attacking player, Mayenda.
    We are at our best quicker tempo and on the front foot.
    Defensively we do not play as a unit. Always a big gap between 09 and Mepham.
    Jobe a big miss.
     
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  19. Bucky1989

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    Fans are stupid.

    not you lot.well apart from
     
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  20. SourPatch2

    SourPatch2 Well-Known Member

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    That's not his role.

    He's completed 9/10 passes.

    He's been absolutely fine, the problem is Neil.
     
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