Match Thread Sheffield United v. Birmingham City - 7th August 2021

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Championship Week 1 - Saturday 6th August 2021 - 20:00 - Bramall Lane

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Officials:

Referee: Tim Robinson
Assistant Referee: George Byrne
Assistant Referee: Nik Barnard
Fourth Official: Andy Woolmer

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[Chilttheblade]

I see from team selection that Wilder still in charge

 

[cahill]

Good luck from south of France.

UTB

COYYYRRRAAAAWWWW

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Everyone predicting a back 4 and SJ puts Berge a back 3! View attachment 118372

A pound to a pinch of shit we don’t line up like that .

 

[Iceybabey]

Time coming to an end with us for Bash going forward with a back four?

 

[S13Blade]

Because the media team always make up a random formation and put players in bizarre positions. Was quite head scratching at times lol

Haha that's true they did come up with some random stuff sometimes haha

 

[Whitby-Blade]

A pound to a pinch of shit we don’t line up like that .

Defo are, sky said so.

 

[Suomi_Blade]

Sky have us a 442 with goldie and fleck on the wings

 

[shrubbery]

No Bash…

 

[pommpey]

I trigued to.see where mousse plays ,in the friendly he was straight down the middle but I'm hoping him and Burke take up wide positions and let didsy roam

Didsy will hopefully tuck in behind as a false nine. I just hope Smashy and Brickie don't lose sight of each other or end up running against the goalpost like some early FIFA glitch.

Playing 3PO instead of Bash is possibly setting him up to fail.

We need a change in formation but Bash has the capability to carry the ball forward.

Fuck knows what Norwood will do without wingbacks to ping it to.

pommpey

 

[Isaw Joeshaw]

Defo are, sky said so.

Really .

 

[sheff_blade90]

quite surprised in back 4. Robinson is preferred over basham. & Osborn deserved his shot with stevens form in closing mths

 

[jono_t2000]

Didsy will hopefully tuck in behind as a false nine. I just hope Smashy and Brickie don't lose sight of each other or end up running against the goalpost like some early FIFA glitch.

Playing 3PO instead of Bash is possibly setting him up to fail.

We need a change in formation but Bash has the capability to carry the ball forward.

Fuck knows what Norwood will do without wingbacks to ping it to.

pommpey

In Slav we trust!

 

[Whitby-Blade]

Only is the gaffer is pissed. In all seriousness, happy with that set up, be interesting to see if it’s as fluid as in the Donny friendly.

Really

 

[Frank the tank]

Tindall still there then

 

[Geordie Blade]

Just for the told-you-so archives: This playing it out from the back business is going to backfire.

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Lack of movement in the middle is poor at the moment. Early days but this backwards play isn’t going anywhere.

 

[Chilttheblade]

Going well then

 

[Suomi_Blade]

Why do we keep playing the ball backwards all the time? Its like de ja vou

 

[Antarctic Monkey]

Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhh

 

[Drunk blade]

Such a soft shit goal

 

[GKhantRebel]

Uggghh! That was poor. I like Ozzy but he should have reacted as soon as Colin started drifting in.

That said the midfield was nowhere to cover the run (more of a jog really).

 

[drblade]

Has Berge had a touch?

 

[The Vicar]

No confidence from me in that team, it looks short on quality & unbalanced. Are those 2 really our best front 2?

 

[Antarctic Monkey]

Berge looks disinterested, no exposure to the ball. Him and Fleck seemingly ineffective so far, game passing them by...

 

[Antarctic Monkey]

Would definitely have started Brewster/McBurnie over headless chicken.

 

[Drunk blade]

Shite performance so far, shit team, shit fans, like a fucking morgue at bl tonight

 

[Jan Age]

Same old same old

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

This is really really bad.

 

[Antarctic Monkey]

Appears to be pass around back four, full back look for an option down the line for one of the front two, skips the middle of the pitch unless Norwood gets his foot on it.

 

[CyloCybin]

We're looking pretty much the same as last season so far. Completely uninspiring. I really hope it's just nerves and we pick up. Can't do another season of passing backwards and chasing games