I'll put this here for people who couldn't find the match thread: https://www.sofascore.com/sunderland-sheffield-wednesday/msQ According to this O'Nien was our best player statistically. If you have evidence to the contrary hoy it up.
Aye buts he's clearly got the potential. His control in tight areas is superb. And the role he plays, break up play and knock a simple 5 yard pass is ideal
Your point being what a few stats based on one game? I'm sorry but overall the lad just isn't good enough for centre midfield role . Stats arnt everything
The stats don't back it up though and I'm going back a couple of years. He consistently scores well especially on the defensive side of the game, go and look it up. If I took the opinion of the people sat around me at the game as gospel than 99% of our players are utter ****e.
Data based analysis says that O'Nien was more effective that our other midfielders tonight - but he still gets the most stick
More than double the amount of tackles of any other Sunderland player tonight, would Evans or Neil have done better overall? I doubt it. Misplaces one pass and he's ****.
No the majority of the players were woeful tonight , let's face it the data your providing for his performance tonight the bar wasn't exactly set hight was it . Give me some more date next time he starts a championship game in cm
I wasn't so much referring to you but it's a popular opinion. If he was going to be in the first team I'd play him as a deep lying DM protecting the defence. He spreads it about ok and reads the game well and he gets his foot in.
This is one of the few threads Gordon hasn't banned me from. Spot on what you've said but I'm going to just stick to the premier league board, at least for a bit. Nowt worse than seeing a grown man asking for posters to be banned as well