Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Bournemouth FC - Saturday 29th November 2025 - KO 15:00

Not a bad watch actually, quite impartial for an opposition review

 

Hard disagree. I'd like to see him loaned out, he looked good at centre back but isn't a left back and has played most of his games there for us, I think he can still improve a lot. He will end up a proper battering ram type centre back I think, not dissimilar to Ballard but left-footed.

 

Time on his side but I’d be massively shocked if Leo Hjelde played Premier League football regularly

I wouldn’t mind him featuring some time soon anyway, I’d make some money on him being booked…

 

That all sounds sensible to me, thanks to our good start to the season we can rightly err on the side of caution, and look beyond the next game. A win tomorrow wont go amiss , but getting to 20 points before Xmas has to be the first aim. Then looking forward to the prospect of safety the next.

 

His main problem is Ballard, they're essentially the same type of player but Ballard is obviously much further along (4 years older as well), If you remember Ballard in his first season here he was not great in possession, but he has become an absolute lynchpin for us and has been great at starting attacks and retaining possession. Hjelde could absolutely become that player.

 

Hope he enjoys the experience marra, I’m sure he will lap it up.

 

Great post , enjoy the day.