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Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Preston North End FC – Tuesday 11th March 2025 - KO 19:45

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Mar 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM.

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Your Prediction:

Poll closed Tuesday at 9:53 PM.
  1. Home win

    88.4%
  2. Away win

    4.3%
  3. Draw

    7.2%
  1. young2077

    young2077 Well-Known Member

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    He was poor last week and had a couple of below par moments tonight but has been one of the better tonight (considering its all been a bit flat!)
     
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  2. C19RK73

    C19RK73 Red & White army!

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    norwich are gonna be the last minute runners I reckon
     
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  3. Dorset

    Dorset Well-Known Member

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    We've created some good chances, but so have PNE.
     
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  4. Gil T Azell

    Gil T Azell Well-Known Member

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    WellI was happy with the team. At the mo it hasnt worked but another half to go yet.
     
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  5. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Poor half. We look far too rushed and some of the players are showing massive rust. Watson and Wilson specifically. Preston have had a good go TBF, I would be thinking about changes.

    Some player Wilson but he does miss some sitters.
     
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  6. WillD

    WillD Well-Known Member

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    Again, do we think we just have to go through the motions? I'd like to see either the wingers take players on and get to the byline or play through balls for our forwards to run onto.
     
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  7. J Flash

    J Flash Well-Known Member

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    Really poor on the ball tonight. Would stick with the formation though, we’ll make chances. Got to go for the winner.

    Isidor though bloody hell might be the worst of all the misses this season
     
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  8. SourPatch2

    SourPatch2 Well-Known Member

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    Shape hasn't worked at all. Neil and Jobe getting swamped in midfield. Only time we look threatening is when Mayenda drops into the spaces.

    We have been so slack in possession and nothing is sticking with Isidor, Mayenda doing slightly better but not great.

    Wide players are completely ineffective, probably has something to do with them having to track their wing backs.
     
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  9. WorkyTicketFTM

    WorkyTicketFTM Well-Known Member

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    Not a single complete cross that half like, that needs to improve if you’re playing 2 up top with wingers. Hopefully just figuring things out first half come out second half better.
     
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  10. FellTop

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    Not good enough. Down to formation, not players. No control or structure in possession.

    I feel sorry for Wilson in that miss. He bas completely lost his bearings. Technique was good. Still a shocker mind. My bet is he bags second half to win it for us now.

    Mundle for Watson first change. But I wouldnt be too patient with a flat 442 personally.

    Is that David Corner I hear? Get him on <laugh>
     
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  11. Flash Gordon

    Flash Gordon Well-Known Member

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    I'm glad that we've tried 4-4-2 but I'm not sure it's working. We've lost a lot of control in the middle. I like Mayenda dropping into the '10' from an attacking perspective but I'm not sure that adds to our ability to control the ball.

    Hume's delivery is becoming so consistent. I find it frustrating that we don't have a midfielder breaking their neck to get into the box for those kind of chances. I feel this is something Jobe needs to add to his game.
     
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  12. Smug in Boots

    Smug in Boots Well-Known Member

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    The whole league looks nervous tonight, us included.

    Burnley, Sheff Utd, Coventry seem to be struggling.

    A win here could be bigger than we expected.

    Watson is disrupting our game at the moment and not tracking back …

    … I’d have Mundle on now.
     
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  13. SourPatch2

    SourPatch2 Well-Known Member

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    Think i'd bring Rigg on for one of the forwards, probably Isidor. Rigg hasn't been great recently but we don't have any link from the midfield to the forwards, would help defensively as well.
     
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  14. FellTop

    FellTop Well-Known Member

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    Haway lads, sort it out. Could be a really big 3 to get this. Just haway.
     
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  15. FellTop

    FellTop Well-Known Member

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    Bollocks. Wasnt having a bevvies. Just poured a way too large malt. This is a big bloody game as it stands.
     
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  16. Flash Gordon

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    Maybe it's time to give Aleksic some minutes. From the little we've seen, I think he's potentially got that greater attacking threat from midfield.
     
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  17. clockstander

    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    We need to do better to win this one , changes should do it.
     
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  18. SourPatch2

    SourPatch2 Well-Known Member

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    That's who I personally would bring on but I doubt RLB will
     
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  19. Prehab26

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    You have probably got a better chance at getting some minutes
     
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  20. clockstander

    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    Alecsic for isidor would be my choice.
     
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