GUSTAVO POYET has admitted he cannot see a short-term solution to Sunderland’s problems, and launched another attack on the section of his club’s fans who would rather see their players “running around” than “trying to pass the ball”. Sunderland slipped back to within two points of the relegation zone as a bitterly disappointing display against QPR resulted in a deserved 2-0 home defeat courtesy of first-half goals from Leroy Fer and Bobby Zamora. After impressive recent displays against Burnley, Fulham and Swansea City, Poyet conceded it was “typical Sunderland” to throw in such a below-par performance against a QPR side who had failed to claim a single point in their 11 previous away games. GUSTAVO POYET has admitted he cannot see a short-term solution to Sunderland’s problems, and launched another attack on the section of his club’s fans who would rather see their players “running around” than “trying to pass the ball”. Sunderland slipped back to within two points of the relegation zone as a bitterly disappointing display against QPR resulted in a deserved 2-0 home defeat courtesy of first-half goals from Leroy Fer and Bobby Zamora. After impressive recent displays against Burnley, Fulham and Swansea City, Poyet conceded it was “typical Sunderland” to throw in such a below-par performance against a QPR side who had failed to claim a single point in their 11 previous away games. And, not for the first time, the Uruguayan conceded he was struggling to work out how to prevent similar mishaps from occurring in the future. “It’s a massive missed opportunity, and it’s typical us,” said Poyet. “When we are in a good situation, we always make a step back. It’s something we need to correct because it is happening too many times. “It happened last year, and it has happened this year as well. Every time we do something all right, the next step is the worst. “If I knew why, I would change it. If I knew, I would know what to do next time, but nobody knows. If you change six players and lose, it is because you have made six changes. If you pick the same team that played last weekend, it is because you played the same team. I keep looking and trying to find things.” Poyet conceded his team paid a high price for a dreadful opening 20 minutes in which they could barely string a couple of passes together, let alone threaten the QPR goal. Both of the visitors’ goals came before the interval, but rather than bemoaning the defensive errors that left gaping holes down his side’s left-hand side, Poyet appeared more intent on underlining the ineffectiveness of his switch to a 4-4-2 system at the interval. Sunderland displayed more urgency in the second half, with QPR goalkeeper Robert Green making excellent saves to deny Jermain Defoe and Ricky Alvarez, but having previously criticised Sunderland supporters for harking back to the ‘kick and rush days’ of Niall Quinnand Kevin Phillips, the head coach once again seemed infuriated with a perceived desire from the stands for a brand of football he does not admire. “That is what people want in the second half,” he said. “That is what they want, and they have been asking for, for a while, so maybe they need to be a little bit more proud of the team. But that craziness of the second half didn’t give us points either. “I don’t know if that was football. I don’t define that as football. It was a desperate team running about and trying to be nice with the fans. “You can’t analyse about passing the ball because nobody wanted to pass the ball here. Everybody wanted the players to play the ball forward – to let it bounce and get corners. It was more important to get a corner than make a pass. “Me, I learned that if you give your team-mate an angle and pass the ball forwards, you have a better chance. “I think it is time for everybody to sit down, reflect and learn. Then maybe we can make a big step forwards. If we keep trying to sort out problems by asking the team to do things we are not capable of doing, we are going to have this problem for years. I would like to be the one who changes things, but I cannot see it happening in a short period of time.” QPR are poised to appoint former Swansea boss Michael Laudrup as their new manager, after talks with another target, Tim Sherwood, broke down yesterday.
Why is because of your team selection and tactics you blindfolded idiot, a defensive mid v qpr at home? What a ****ing plank
Erm, worrying. “If I knew why, I would change it. If I knew, I would know what to do next time, but nobody knows" Sounds like he's gone in the dressing room in a huff and just told them to kick it long to keep the fans happy “That is what people want in the second half" "But that craziness of the second half didn’t give us points either" “I don’t know if that was football. I don’t define that as football. It was a desperate team running about and trying to be nice with the fans." He thinks he's against us, it's in his head we want hoof ball “Me, I learned that if you give your team-mate an angle and pass the ball forwards, you have a better chance" .
A f**king halfwit could see that they were getting 2 v 1 most of the time on our left flank in the first half . Some times they were passing it out there without looking cause they new we had nobody in front of PVA - you got it wrong Gus just admit it and don't blame the fans
He's lost it mate and i'm a supporter hanging by a thread, he ****ed up tonight big time, losing patience rapidly, can't believe how he lined up tonight, been home over an hour and still livid
You need to do that Gus. You've been trying for over a year to trying to make us do thing we're not capable off. Maybe if you picked the right team, get them in the right frame of mind and install a system that doesn't resemble Jon Merrick we'd improve. I mean what the **** system was that? Have nobody on the left for 45 minutes then congest it for the next 45. No central attacking midfielder again, while your ****ing club captain is trying to put long balls on 5ft 5" Defoe's head. It's a shower of **** Gus, what the **** are you doing with these lads in training? Keep blaming us Gus if you want. We all know it's you who's at fault.... You're a ****er too!
They put two on Aj and he was neutralised easy. Yes Alvarez gave the ball away a couple of times cheaply at first today. But QPR put two on him and does Ricky do time and time again? Beat them both and put a cross in. Ricky should have been on from the start. He's looks the only one capable of giving Defoe chances.
He's a ****ing ****er, smug, self righteous prick this ****. Ellis, I will not be offended by another change, I'm actually infuriated the way he talks about us. He will never, ever manage top level. Never. Prick. A manager who 'can't see a way' is as much use as a viagra in a teapot.
Thats what i mean, you dont go from being a top manager ti **** for ni reason, i dint fillow the league either iPhone 6 predictive text is a twat btw
Imagine... Indy, Dortmund are bottom because they had SEVEN of their first eleven missing for about 12 games. No damage to Klopp's stock, which does mean he's way above our station, sadly. Dortmund were just about surviving every year and Klopp took them to a Champions League final, not saying that's in our reach, it isn't, but it's what a genuinely talented manager does. He makes things change, he brings ideas, he gambles, he alters his own natural ideas to win. Gus thinks he knows best. He doesn't, his stats are woeful here, woeful. It wasn't a 'miracle', it wasn't good management, it was pure fortune that saved us.
I'd still reckon he'd be way way above our level, just that I'd now pay more attention to any doubts I had about him. I lik
Dear Defoe in a row It was a very strange game; we lost because of the way we played in the first 20 minutes. Their second goal came right on the stroke of half time and we didn’t start well, they scored a good goal and we were unable to recover. When we started going forward we made a lot of good chances but we took nothing from them and QPR capitalised. After that it was a big challenge. Today, 20 bad minutes, lots of missed chances plus their goalkeeper being man of the match resulted in defeat. We did have a few good moments in the game, but we know if you have a bad start in the Barclays Premier League and concede the way we did then the rest is a consequence. We need to make sure that it doesn’t happen again and that we are a better team in many ways. Bradford is another game that is going to be difficult to play, we will need to adapt a lot and we need to be brave. The big test is the week after when we play West Brom, that will be an important day for everyone and we need to make sure that we are all better than we were today. Thanks for your support, Gus Poyet Fnar!
