Been one of our best players this season and gets better every year. It's not questionable anymore whether he's good enough, the debate is who lines up alongside him.
More than happy to concede that 09 has proved me wrong. Looks solid and as always, has that midfielder gift of moving with the ball.
His passing range is very good, the cross field balls he pings to Roberts are very good! I know people say he was the boo boy etc.. but I think he did used to make mistakes when first put into cb. Also because of him going through so many positions before cb it felt like he was filling in at first, this probably led to people wanting him replaced with a proper cb etc... but think it's fair to say now he is very reliable hardly ever makes a mistake or gets caught out (no more than anyone else in football!). He is now a cb and a very good one when you take in he also has a great passing range, a decent strike and is a class lad who would run through walls to win! Deserves his place, year after year be improves. Ultimate professional! Oh and he saves dogs!
Probably doesn't have the physical attributes and pace to be a top, top player but he's done great to be one of the first picks in a top championship side
Neil is so wonderfully frustrating. Roberts was seemingly poor today, I really don't get why Mundle didn't take that freekick, I think the keeper was ****ting a brick thinking he had the ability to go both ways. Midweek, I'd like to see Jobe shift into cdm a bit more, so we can see a different side of the midfield. We've got two cracking midfielders to come in, I'm hoping, Neil may be on borrowed time in that respect, so he needs a good couple of games. We've made our home games seem a hard task for the away team so far, 6 points will be the perfect cure for dropping a point.
Can I just lament about Le Bris; I really hope he figures us out away from home! We've played two poor sides away from home and won, we've played two average sides who have beaten us. I think it's an experience thing with the manager, but I just wonder if there's ways he can exploit teams away by way of changing something or someone. He didn't have the luxury today but I'd like to see him play Isidor, Mayenda and Mundle at some point.
Just off the train at Durham and the lads were in first class, we were all aware of it They got a heroes welcome off, it was surreal Onwards and upwards. HA’WAY THE LADS
Frustrating day but really think we are on the brink of something big. The talent we are bringing through is unreal Thought Watsons little cameo when he came on today was fabulous.
that’s the game plan though and let’s be honest it’s worked every game. Silly mistakes have cost us results not just the game plan not working we as Sunderland fans have to get used this we’re becoming that team we hate playing against. Sitting tight and not letting the team have a sniff even their first goal is an individual mistake who left someone unmarked as soon as we took the game we had it all game then neil makes a mistake. Which by the way is the stupidest tackle I’ve probably ever seen for Sunderland in my lifetime
Think Roberts was quiet but poor I’m not sure. The stats say 1 goal 3 assists but he’s pretty much had a massive involvement in a goal every single game this season. thought Isidor looked good and with a run of games will be a handful for defenders my worry with Neil is I don’t see him as a proper 6. It’s starting to show. I did think he could do it originally but this season he’s not been physical enough. I also don’t see him as an 8. He doesn’t play forward like Rigg, jobe or Browne for me he’s got bags of quality but what is his position he could also do with a spell out of the team. His form isn’t great and it doesn’t set a good standard to keep playing someone out of form. Doesn’t motivate him or others
Sounds like Neil needs an arm around him and his confidence nurturing. Rather than becoming the target of scorn which will not help. Needs to improve either way.
I’d had a good drink before the game so will have to rewatch tomorrow but I wouldn’t have brung Roberts off personally. Poveda has been poor up to now imo
Scorn is the best thing mate, arm round him bullshit you make a mistake at work once fair enough but don't make a habit of it as i found out one mistake , you bring the other workers down with you and they don't like it, bad subs as well Rusyn should never have been signed either speakman again eh.
Sorry but no we don't, just drop him for the next 4 games and see how we do. What have we learned from the start of this season?? Dodds has far to much input on Regis and Dan is as thick as mince.
