There was nothing wrong with the team the thick manc **** put out. It was his failure to motivate, instruct and have a positive plan to win the game that ****ed it up. He then didnt have a ****ing clue how to change anything or react to the on field situation. Like Clucas getting dry bummed by Amrabat. Or why only use two subs when you're chasing a game. Or why didnt he stop playing with 3 CB's and stick one or two of the big dopey ****s up front and try and batter a goal against a ****ing **** CB like Kaboul.
Amrabat passed the ball backwards to a spare man on the edge of the box who crossed it. There were three central defenders along the 6 yard box to deal with the cross. Unfortunately the ball nicked off Davis and then Dawson and ended up in the back of the net.
No wonder we lost. I can sort of understand 2 players on Amrabat, but putting 2 on Clucas and Mason was plain ridiculous.
Be interesting to see how he goes tbh .. hope the guy does well .. still has a fond place in my memory for the great escape
Not got time to read this thread but my view on Phelan is he has done as well as anybody could have given impossible circumstances caused by the owners. He's better than Bruce tactically and I reckon we would go down with 95percent of managers in charge this season thanks to the owners not allowing a manager to prepare properly pre-season and having an interim manager in place at the transfer window
We all can criticise, John, but Mike Phelan's situation is totally unacceptable; we really must take what we get on the chin. I know you understand that.
Im not sure how I feel about giving MP his P45. considering the players that he has at his disposal. I hope Allams invest in January. anyone know when the long term injuries return?
Sunderland were treated to playing the role of Hull City for the first 20 minutes or so yesterday. They dropped back and gifted our players acres of room and they barely pressed us in our own half. It was the only time this season that Phelan has had the balls to move the midfield forward (from around our own penalty area) and actually try to take the initiative. It failed through some bad luck, but mainly because a team starved of attacking tactics for too long quickly ran out of ideas when the shackles were finally loosened. And why were City allowed to attack yesterday? ... Because it was bottom of the league Sunderland, and that just about sums up how daring Phelan is. Expect more of the usual cowering play next week.
how about, all you panty wetters judging him when we have a full squad, before you start wetting your knickers?
Amazing to see the amount of idiots who were all desperate to give him the job now backtracking and slating him. Odubajo injury and the change of keeper has a lot to do with our failures in my opinion. Equally the fact that we had to buy half the squad in january and ruin the team spirit. i feel like we fixed something that wasn't broken. after the manchester united close loss.
MP hasn't helped himself. Marshall needed dropping. Elmo is not a right back. Clucas is not a left back And Keane should never have been our starting striker.
Not a Phelan fan , BUT and I think there is a big BUT, who's to say that he's actually calling the shots re team selection. We all hate the Allams enough o know it would not be beyond them and might have been a caveat of his contract... who knows!!
Elmo can't defend full stop, sticking a leg out at Defoe instead of keeping goalside was abject The Jak looks more assured than Marshall We miss Robbo & especially Odubajo We don't have the strikers - Sunderland have Defoe and means they can always score Burnley & Boro don't ship goals like us Only Swansea look as bad as us West Brom is a MUST WIN - they are a mediocre team and we can't afford to lose against these
