Should have beat them more at the start of the season. That first half felt like we just pressed them really high, they couldn’t get out their half. Can’t remember them threatening at all
I know it might have been yesterday but there was no Ballard in that video so I doubt he’ll be playing Friday
. Totally agree, the few times I have seen them I’ve not been impressed.With them being at home they will have to come out and attack us, and we will then pick them off. I can see us winning by 1-2 goals.
Aye. It is a problem for him imo. Dont know what the answer is. Centre backs are often a partnership. Hard to build if it is interrupted regularly.
Ballard and Mepham back center two. Jobe, Neil Rigg and Le Fee in midfield. Isidore and Mayenda up the middle 3 - 1 to the lads. Isidore 2 and Le Fee 1
I would put Neil in front of back four. Two in front of him Jobe and Rigg then Le Fee behind front two. I don’t think these tight games need much width. If we need to chase the game then bring on Paddy. Keep it tight and compact I believe is the best approach.
Totally get what you’re saying, I wouldn’t complain if that’s what RLB went for. I’d have Roberts in personally, know he’s capable of a bit magic against good opposition
Cheers RTB love the old match day thread, gone be a tough one but I feel we always rise to the occasion id take a draw if I’m honest but the old heart says 2-1 to the lads really looking forward to the 2nd half of the season COME ON
Regis Le Bris reflects on Enzo Le Fee's arrival at Sunderland https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/s...ris-reflects-enzo-le-fees-arrival-sunderland/ ENZO LE FEE is ready to make his Sunderland debut in tomorrow night’s Championship game at Burnley, with Regis Le Bris having been impressed with the way in which the midfield signing has slipped seamlessly back into his methods and principles.… Le Fee regards the Sunderland boss as something of a ‘father figure’, and with the pair’s relationship having been a major factor in his switch to Wearside, the 24-year-old has been able to hit the ground running this week. “It (the pair’s previous relationship) makes it 100 per cent easier for him to integrate into what we are doing here,” said Le Bris, whose side will attempt to bounce back from last weekend’s FA Cup home defeat to Stoke City when they return to league action at Turf Moor. “It was one of the first things we thought about when we first connected with Enzo. It wasn’t easy to think about getting an agreement from a player who is playing with Roma. It is difficult to connect with someone like that when, even though Sunderland is a massive club, we are playing in the second division in England. “But he wanted to play and enjoy himself, and he wanted to rediscover the link between his football and enjoyment. We have a shared knowledge of the game, and a shared history, so we talked together and thought it was a good idea. “We have only had two or three training sessions back together, but it is already very clear that he understands what we are doing here. It is very clear for him because he played with these principles and these ideas for seven or eight years at Lorient. That means it is easy for him to understand what we are doing.” Le Fee boasts a considerable pedigree, having been heavily linked with both Liverpool and Arsenal during his time at Lorient, when he was the third-highest chance creator in the whole of Ligue 1 in his breakthrough campaign. Sunderland’s loan agreement is widely regarded as a major coup, but that is still no guarantee that the midfielder will walk straight into the starting line-up. Dan Neil, Chris Rigg and Jobe Bellingham have played together for most of the season, forming what has generally been acknowledged to be the best midfield unit in the Championship, so Le Bris accepts he will have to make some tough decisions in the next few weeks. “First of all, he (Le Fee) is ready to play,” said the Sunderland boss. “Sometimes, this is not possible when you sign a player because they have not played a lot or they are injured, but Enzo is really fit. “But at the same time, we have to respect the legacy. A new player can come in and say, 'I'm here to change everything'. Here, it is not possible because the identity of the team is very strong, the quality is important and he has to make the steps to connect with the team. “It depends on many things, the game, the scenario, the players available and so on. He is ready and at the same he has to connect with the team, so we will see for Friday.”
Head says 1-1, heart has a sneaky feeling that we put out another statement performance and beat them 1-3. Usual back four for me. The new lad and samed on the bench, available to change things round if it's not working for our usual trio.
When we played them at home didn't we use the high press really well and caused them loads of issues as we penned them in? Or have i imagined that?
