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Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Watford FC – Saturday 8th February 2025 - KO 12:30

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Feb 5, 2025.

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Your Prediction:

  1. Home win

    88.4%
  2. Away win

    2.3%
  3. Draw

    9.3%
  1. Scout73

    Scout73 Well-Known Member

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    That was poor, but we kept going and had chances at the end to win it

    Got to play better from the start though and play with more intensity from the off

    We looked leggy and that's a concern for me

    Pleased we have some quality players coming back

    Thought Mayenda and Aleksic both made a difference off the bench, Poveda grew into it as the game went on

    Need to beat Luton mid week now
     
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  2. LKToday

    LKToday Well-Known Member

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    Outside of the last 5-10 mins that was very poor.
    Felt like we never got out of 2nd gear, lackadaisical throughout. Need to really to turn it up if we are to get automatics.
     
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  3. Bucky1989

    Bucky1989 Well-Known Member

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    Whilst the top 2 are still in reach points wise anything can happen,

    Burnley are playing turgid football and Sheff utd aren’t exactly great either.
     
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  4. Saf

    Saf Not606 Godfather+NOT606 Poster of the year 2023

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    We left it far too late. Time and again we have showed we are too hot to handle for most teams in the league when we are on the front foot. We are simply too pedestrian for most of the games.
     
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  5. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    It’s mental that we’re unbeaten at home but I’m more confident away
     
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  6. malagamackem

    malagamackem Well-Known Member

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    Just weren't at the races for about 70 minutes. However, the fight in tis team to not roll over is brilliant. Ref is still a ****
     
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  7. dansafcman

    dansafcman Well-Known Member

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    First time this season I've seen our heads drop and run out of ideas. But we clawed back a point and could have easily won it.

    Ref shocking mind you
     
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  8. Hudson92

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    Few takeaways from me

    jobe huge miss
    Samed has a place in this team but not from the start in games we want to be on the front foot for me
    Credit Watford almost the perfect away performance
    Can’t keep conceding sloppy goals if we want to break into the autos
    Resilience again on show
    Not at our best and yet still could have nicked it at the end
    Back the lads they’re giving everything even when it’s not going their way
    Get behind them Wednesday

    Haway the lads
     
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  9. SourPatch2

    SourPatch2 Well-Known Member

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    Mayenda has to start games. Yes he's raw and lacks composure but the difference he makes is deserving of a start. Offers so much more than Roberts, Poveda and Rigg.
     
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  10. Nacho

    Nacho Well-Known Member

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    Rough watch that. Good resilience but not a lot else positive to say.

    I wouldn't be opposed to seeing Poveda start instead of Roberts, tough game to come on in but he looks like he has something.
     
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  11. BRMC

    BRMC Well-Known Member

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    Performance matched the crowds support.
     
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  12. JammySAFC

    JammySAFC Well-Known Member

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    I live to be proven wrong and I hope it happens mate. We’re much improved from last season and I love this team, but I just don’t think we’re the complete package yet
     
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  13. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    funny really, I thought Poveda looked poor. All fart no ****e.
     
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  14. Southern A

    Southern A Well-Known Member

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    Cirkin’s finish was top class btw. He otherwise had a poor game.
     
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  15. Bucky1989

    Bucky1989 Well-Known Member

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    Once the likes of Mundle and Browne are back we will be laughing.
     
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    I agree that Burnley don't play good football but they win that game today. Conceding 9 all season isn't a fluke.
     
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  17. Prehab26

    Prehab26 Well-Known Member

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    Not sure how many more passes Rigg gets btw. Been toilet since November.
     
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  18. Nacho

    Nacho Well-Known Member

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    That's Roberts as well though, Poveda did alright considering the levels of rust.
     
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  19. Hudson92

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    No choice but to play him until we have some wide options back, thought Aleksic was bright mind poor day but it is what it is, if we’re the 4th best side in these league then so be it given what we expected in August
     
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    rooch 3 Well-Known Member

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    Games like this is why I don’t want us to go up this season, we would get butchered, one more season in the championship would be beneficial imo.
     
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