Sheffield United vs Arsenal

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EPL Week 31 - Sunday 11th April 2021 - Bramall Lane

Please keep all discussion related to the match within this thread.​

Matchday Stats/Player Ratings - https://www.s24su.com/forum/match-day/match/sheffield-united-vs-arsenal.539/

Officials:

Referee: Peter Bankes
Assistant Referee: Neil Davies
Assistant Referee: James Mainwaring
Fourth Official: Lee Mason
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gillett
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Stephen Child

Coverage:

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Live TV Coverage:

 

[Chilttheblade]

Sad nobody cares

 

[mcbladeface]

Lundstram ran forward just then.

 

[David Frain's weak tackle]

Decent start! Actually trying to play football.

Yep. Better than the hoof ball we have played over the past few months.

 

[The Hecky Flecky Shake]

Start Burke then decide to play slowly out from the back. Why.

 

[Iceybabey]

Fooking clueless, sick of watching this shite. Get ball, play 2 or 3 passes then lose it. Shambolic.

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Osborn again making some good link up play.

 

[jalfie69]

What is Norwood actually good at?

 

[BladesOnToast]

Decent start! Actually trying to play football.

We've definitely started games worse. We're still shit and obviously going to lose. But this isn't too terrible to watch I reckon. Billy would have scored from the McGoldrick chance.

 

[knowsnowt]

I missed the first 5 minutes but twice now we've broke and could have played up towards Burke. Both times we went backwards.
I like Burke but what's the point of him if we are constantly gonna play the backwards ball. Ffffffs!

 

[BladeTillIDie]

Norwood how many times, we play in RED AND WHITE

 

[mcbladeface]

Commentator just said : "Sheffield United have found it difficult to pass the ball forward haven't they?"

Understatement of the season.

 

[BladesOnToast]

We look less shit with Egan in the side.

 

[Lawrence]

No chance today the way we are playing! Giving the ball away so much

 

[The Bear]

I think trawling all over the bloody country back in our lowest days gives me some leeway. Maybe.
Genuinely though I guess my head is in the same. place as most of the players.. I just want this shit show over.

Agreed !

 

[Ukkonen]

Arsenal dont have a left back today, Xhaka is playing there, a massive weakness.... so we play everything down our left via osborn - I dont understand football sometimes.

 

[JayGreen17]

Wow our midfield is shite, no pace, no creativity, height, guile...osbourne is trying but he’s not even top end champ level.....dreary me, we’re playing like we need the point, Heckingbottom has been as creative with the team as the midfield is likely to make a chance... as soon as we get someone in with fresh ideas and new players for that midfield the better.

 

[David Frain's weak tackle]

Other teams in this league are much quicker at pressing when off the ball, they do it as a unit as well. We are slow and dont close down as a team

 

[Lawrence]

This is terrible

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

We’re all hit and hope, no quality at all

 

[Geordie Blade]

No chance today the way we are playing! Giving the ball away so much

It’s our best possession in quite a long time!

150 completed passes so far - I bet we haven’t had that many at this stage in any game this season.

 

[SUFCinks]

Yep. Better than the hoof ball we have played over the past few months.

Absolutely agree, need to be better in the final third, more purposeful, but we aren't being as wasteful as usual.

 

[Bobby b]

Why does lundstam constantly play it back and then immediately then point to tell the player where to play it,

 

[TJ blade]

No chance today the way we are playing! Giving the ball away so much

Lovely football in our own half, but sadly to slow and no goal threat.

 

[Drunk blade]

We just have no idea what to do when we get the ball, zero creativity, can't see this side opening up championship defences next season

 

[AdamSufc1997]

No pace or quality at all lol

 

[JayGreen17]

Arsenal goal incoming

 

[JayGreen17]

Has Burke touched the ball

 

[SUFCinks]

Osborne looks on it today

 

[mcbladeface]

Norwood nearly got that goal then. In our net like but still. Beggars can't be choosers

 

[Geordie Blade]

Other teams in this league are much quicker at pressing when off the ball, they do it as a unit as well. We are slow and dont close down as a team

We did last season - that’s the biggest difference for us. Such a drop off in energy.

Yesterday, I watched the first half of the 3-0 win against Burnley. It was unbelievable seeing how quickly we pressed as a group. Same fit breaking with the ball. Watching Fleck burst through for the third goal was like looking at a different player.