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

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rowley said:
Roefs is by no means the only one mind. Almost all goalies take a position similar to that now, allowing the back line to push up.

A lot of attempts are made in response to it, and a few goals and near misses have come from it.

Coaches must think it's worth the risk. I think I agree, hard as it was to see one go in on Saturday! Hitting the ball on the run in the rain with that half second to sort yourself was a bloody wonder goal.

It usually takes an amazing effort, but it's an interesting development and shows how football changes all the time. The days when goalies barely left their line and sometimes joked with the crowd when the ball was up the other end are long gone I think.

For now that is, until the fashion changes!
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I agree. I saw Smug posting about it a few weeks ago and 99 times out of a 100 a player will try it and it will go wide over the top etc.. will be very rare it actually beats the keeper and stays on target. I was definitely more of the persuasion that Roefs wouldn't concede one because opposing players would miss. Glad i didn’t bet the house on it <laugh>
 
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young2077 said:
I've said similar about RLB and the club being the right fit for each other, I'm not so sure he would jump at tbe chance to go to a "big" club or job! Imo he is an intelligent bloke and can probably see that this job is probably made for him! He fits how we want to do things and is being well backed on the pitch and coaching staff!

He could so elsewhere and struggle cause that club don't work to his strengths and be sacked within half a season!

He has it good at SAFC and my hope and belief is he will be able to see it and know where he is better off!
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Just has to look at Thomas Franck and how things are turning sour so quickly at Spurs. Grass isn't always greener and all that.
 
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young2077 said:
I agree. I saw Smug posting about it a few weeks ago and 99 times out of a 100 a player will try it and it will go wide over the top etc.. will be very rare it actually beats the keeper and stays on target. I was definitely more of the persuasion that Roefs wouldn't concede one because opposing players would miss. Glad i didn’t bet the house on it <laugh>
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My main concern is that there’s no pressure on a player who shoots from the halfway line …

… even if it’s a mile wide the crowd will just cheer like idiots <laugh>
 
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Smug in Boots said:
My main concern is that there’s no pressure on a player who shoots from the halfway line …

… even if it’s a mile wide the crowd will just cheer like idiots <laugh>
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Good point! Expected to miss so might aswell have a cracking at it!

Now I'm not going to out my house on it like but I reckon Roefs could do that the rest of the season and not be beat like he was at the weekend! That was some hit but if he did that all Monday morning on the training ground he would miss more than he scored!

Add in we gave the ball away where it held up in the surfarce water with no one close enough to even distract him as wewere artacking the corner, but we were lucky and scored our goals despite the stats according to Mags and Bournemouth! <laugh>
 
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