Sheffield United vs Middlesbrough

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Championship Week 31 - Wednesday 15th February 2023 - 20:00 - Bramall Lane
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Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistant Referee: Matthew Wilkes
Assistant Referee: Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth Official: Darren Bond

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[Hockey'sBeard]

How many passes have we made that are too short - not precise enough.

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

That midfields been a fucking shambles tonight.

We have a midfield?

 

[drblade]

How many games does Hecky get a touchline ban for?

 

[BouncinBlade]

Listen, stop been a bunch of negative cunts. We’ve played well but they’ve played better. It was their day. We will bounce back.

 

[originaltrueblade]

Is max Lowe playing

 

[boss hog]

Fair play to them they've taken the game to us and we've had a reality check.

 

[drblade]

overplayed it a few times tonight has Jayden

 

[HeySethUTB]

We’ve hit it long far too often, early and loosely. And then tried to take on 4 players in tight areas. Very poor.

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Great start again, fail to build on it again, let teams back into the game again, poor midfield again, rinse and repeat. Hopefully a wake up moment of the season and we learn from this.....and dominate teams on regular basis.

 

[Chilttheblade]

The ownership business may come back and bite us

 

[Gretsch Blade]

That midfields been a fucking shambles tonight.

And defence

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Shocking from McAtee.

 

[Chilttheblade]

Wish we had Alex Mowatt on subs bench

 

[Fatlad666]

Played us off the park credit to them

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Thankfully agent Wilder had them for the start of the season

 

[The Judge 1889]

Mcatee man, fcls sake

 

[Gretsch Blade]

Listen, stop been a bunch of negative cunts. We’ve played well but they’ve played better. It was their day. We will bounce back.

We‘ve played well !?

 

[Yarrayering]

Listen, stop been a bunch of negative cunts. We’ve played well but they’ve played better. It was their day. We will bounce back.

Hope ur rite mate but it's the Sheff Utd way to fuck it up..

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

That midfields been a fucking shambles tonight.

...... and nothing done to address it until we went 3-1 down. Hecky just sat back and let it continue.

Why not take McAtee off at half time for Jebbo and drop Ndiaye back behind the front two and let Berge and Norwood sit in front of the back three. Or take Norwood off and bring on Basham?

Don't just sit there and do nothing and hope for a miracle. You're a manager, so manage them.

Hecky has really annoyed me tonight with his stubborn tactics and refusal to sub off his favourites. He's not ruthless enough and he's too loyal to his favourites. Will he drop Berge or McAtee on Saturday? Will he heck!

 

[b1ade4life]

Jesus, people are acting like we've just been bumped down into a playoff place, this league is fucking tough, boro are a good side, not our night, 7 points clear still, better gd AND a game in hand

 

[Big.Dane.w]

Listen, stop been a bunch of negative cunts. We’ve played well but they’ve played better. It was their day. We will bounce back.

agree with this

They look a better more complete side than us, luckily we don’t have to play them again this season. We should have enough against most other opposition to see this through.

 

[EasyBlade]

Absolute crap - but this has been coming for ages based off post-WC performances.

Not a great feeling about the lane at the moment between blowing this points lead and the Dozy debacle. Wheels need putting back on asap, only hope is that this result is a kick up the arse somehow

 

[Headshrinker]

Good match, tried to be a little too cute per usual. They were more clinical and are very good side.

Jebbo looked good. Start next match? Move Ndiaye down and let Macatee rest.

Still in a superb position. On to the next one!

 

[originaltrueblade]

Shocking performance but we go again

 

[HarryHaslam]

Impressive Boro who I cannot see them losing any games if they keep up that type of form. Hopefully we can keep picking results up and just keep them at arm’s length

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Jesus, people are acting like we've just been bumped down into a playoff place, this league is fucking tough, boro are a good side, not our night, 7 points clear still, better gd AND a game in hand

We just see stormy seas ahead. We are struggling over 90 minutes. We have been great in patches but at this level you're going to get punished when tou loose concentration. Even fkin Swansea looked good. Maybe a fresh player or two at the JTW would have helped but it is worrying and not bed wetting

 

[blades78]

Middlesbrough played well, but were fortunate with 2 of the 3 goals. We were awful in front of goal. Ndiaye 3 good opportunities and failed to properly test the keeper and Egans header at just about sums it up.

 

[ATL Recs]

Ozzy at 3-1 down ?? Hope I’m going to eat those words.

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We don’t look or play like a premier league team, lack quality where it matters. Saddens me to say it but Boro are a better side than us, only hope we have is that the points gap we have built gets us over the line.

Its now 7 and could be 4 by Saturday evening more or less caught Millwall a must win

 

[Belvedere Blade]

 

[Steelcitysenior]

The Blades had 9 shots on target to their 5. Could have been 3 up after 10. They were better than us tonight but got the rub of the green. We regroup and go forward.UTB.