Match Day Thread Super, Super Saints v Sunderland, Sat 27 August, 3PM

Again - don't forget that when Pochettino started we used to play 45 minutes of really good football and 45 minutes of garbage, give or take. Can't write managers off in the early days, and we may have more additions to to the squad before the window closes anyway.

 

He will rack up a whole lot of dissent yellow cards this season.

 

Is JWP in goal for them?

 

Tadic's final ball has been woeful

 

Bit concerned that Redmond is looking like a red card on the way...

 

Have a horrible feeling one of our yellows may turn red.

 

Can't see much reason to keep him on. Hasn't been in the game, and he's definitely angling for a second card...

 

At times you can really feel the frustration in the stadium.

 

So close offside against, Austin looks fitter than I've ever seen him, that's a plus point.

 

One you don't see often: Everton leads through a Shay Given own goal. On a penalty.

 

We need to get Austin off - cannot hold the ball up, play a decent pass and he has not won a header or 50/50 challenge; not forgetting how to time a run behind the last man.

He will probably score now I have written this.

 

This is too close for comfort.

 

Yeah. If our midfielders can start playing through balls just a fraction earlier I think he's going to score a lot of goals.

 

Austin making some good runs. Some of those offside calls seemed a bit sketchy to me. I think we look okay when we have the ball. Just a mess on defense still, though.

 

Oh god no.

 

**** me the ref got something right

 

What!

 

Borini off having hurt himself taking a free kick.

Novel.

 

And what's happened?

 

Tadic off...?