Derby County vs Sheffield United

EFL Championship Matchweek 30 - Saturday 1st February 2025 - 15:00 - Pride Park
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Referee: Tom Nield
Assistants: Jonathan Hunt and Darren Williams
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[Sheffsteel]

Very scrappy so far. No idea why Canon is playing as a lone striker and Brewster further back. We need to get more control of the game. Our forwards have all been poor so far.

Agree Wilder does seem to think out of the box regards tactics,

If it works then it’s brave but more often it doesn’t work and it looks poor. Thankfully he usually changes things when it’s not working.

 

[paidsy]

You’re not making any sense.

Sunderland, Leeds and Burnley recent form is the same as ours. Did you not know that?

If you think we haven’t looked good all season but we’ve still won the most matches in the league when playing in 1st gear.

Then just imagine what will happen if and when we click. We’ll end up Champions with about 10 points to spare.

Over the last 8 games we are the living embodiment of average. 12 in the form table over that period. 2 fewer points than Sunlun, 3 fewer than Burnley & 5 fewer than Leeds.

 

[91stMinute]

We are wank.. fucking awful football

Piss off and go and support Man City or someone like that then. FFS . We are not entitled to win at a canter with opposition rolling over at our feet every week.
We have new players getting used to systems etc. Players coming back from injury. Players missing through suspension.

 

[Blade58]

For me Campbell should be on the pitch.
I don’t care how much Cannon cost. Campbell is the one striker who’s been consistent. He scored a legitimate goal against Hull which I thought was wrongly disallowed so should’ve started for me

 

[paidsy]

Oh and to add Derby have 3 points from the last 8 games. And we are doing sweet FA at the moment against them

 

[Pedro's Winger]

Desperate for pace and flair in the transfer window and managed to spend millions without getting anyone with either.
V poor management.

 

[Pavilion clock]

Pedestrian as usual.

 

[JJBlade]

You’re not making any sense.

Sunderland, Leeds and Burnley recent form is the same as ours. Did you not know that?

If you think we haven’t looked good all season but we’ve still won the most matches in the league when playing in 1st gear.

Then just imagine what will happen if and when we click. We’ll end up Champions with about 10 points to spare.

We've been four points clear, now we're four points adrift which could become five, and potentially losing 2nd place in the League as well
So how have we done as well recently as the other teams.

I've come to the conclusion that Wilder has no effect on our teams at all, they are either in form and confident, or they're not.
If they're not the level of shit that is reserved only for fans of this club shows it's ugly face again.

Brighton just lost 7-0 at the scabs a few hours ago, and I'll bet you any money you like they were more entertaining than we are

 

[loyalblade95]

Sounds like a repeat of the reverse fixture at the lane earlier in the season, Warne trying to make them tough to break down.

 

[Sheffsteel]

You're right, not the Wednesday bit, but the performances have been poor. I think we just want to signs that we can beat teams, so far we are struggling against the bottom dwellers. Not encouraging.
P.s. there is no logic on forums

Agree we’ve rarely been convincing all season. We’ve had a lot of 1-0 wins but most of them have been easy, comfortable wins where our keeper rarely has anything to do.

 

[HackeyBlade]

He got 2 promotions.

With a novelty (overlapping centre halves) that was quickly found out, then abandoned without any clear plan for what the new tactic is. We do not have a game plan or style of play and team selections and subs are baffling to me. If overlapping CB's was so revolutionary why has it died a death? If CW really was the messiah then why were teams not queueing up for him last time he was without a job?

 

[Bladeslad89]

For me Campbell should be on the pitch.
I don’t care how much Cannon cost. Campbell is the one striker who’s been consistent. He scored a legitimate goal against Hull which I thought was wrongly disallowed so should’ve started for me

This

 

[Jan Age]

Piss off and go and support Man City or someone like that then. FFS . We are not entitled to win at a canter with opposition rolling over at our feet every week.
We have new players getting used to systems etc. Players coming back from injury. Players missing through suspension.

Yep and your excuse for all the other games this season?

 

[Cheeky Blade]

Plus points Clarke and Choudhury…

 

[Blademan89]

Over the last 8 games we are the living embodiment of average. 12 in the form table over that period. 2 fewer points than Sunlun, 3 fewer than Burnley & 5 fewer than Leeds.

And we are still 2nd so all that means sweet FA

 

[paidsy]

And we are still 2nd so all that means sweet FA

it means if that carries on we will be 4th in no time

 

[91stMinute]

Based on the opinions of our resident:
Armchair expert managers.
Armchair expert tacticians.
Armchair expert scouts.
Armchair expert coaches.

We might as well all give up on this club.
I’m off to burn all my Blades related gear and get a Liverpool season ticket.

OR

Could we a be being wound up by non Blades supporting WUMs?

 

[Broomhall Blade]

Desperate for pace and flair in the transfer window and managed to spend millions without getting anyone with either.
V poor management.

This is the thing that worries mean about our transfer dealings this window the lack of pace up front, Wilder has been back by the new owners but dosent seem interested in addressing this.

 

[paidsy]

Based on the opinions of our resident:
Armchair expert managers.
Armchair expert tacticians.
Armchair expert scouts.
Armchair expert coaches.

We might as well all give up on this club.
I’m off to burn all my Blades related gear and get a Liverpool season ticket.

OR

Could we a be being wound up by non Blades supporting WUMs?

God forbid people have an opinion that doesn't match yours

 

[bakeblade]

I like it a lot. If your defence isn’t as good as it was, and you can’t improve it enough stick a brick wall in front of it.

Them two are gonna have Ben Osborn’s dinner money off him, poor little fucker.

Plus points Clarke and Choudhury…

Clark and Choudury look good, BBD OK, Cannon shite.
Derby are awful, it should be a comfortable 3 points but we are making hard work of it

 

[Sheffsteel]

Over the last 8 games we are the living embodiment of average. 12 in the form table over that period. 2 fewer points than Sunlun, 3 fewer than Burnley & 5 fewer than Leeds.

But over the last 6 games, which is more current and more recent than your choice of last 8 games.

The points gained is virtually level between United, Burnley, Sunderland and Leeds.

Not sure if you know this but selecting a group of matches is irrelevant. All what counts is the league table and we’ve factually shown (as at this lunchtime) that we are the best team in the league.

 

[91stMinute]

Yep and your excuse for all the other games this season?

So every game this season we’ve been wank? If you think we are that bad why do you continue to support us? Do you just get off on moaning and complaining? What do you actually want, because it’s highly likely you won’t get it following Sheffield United.

 

[SUFCinks]

Just a very average half of football, didn’t create much. We moved the ball around OK at times but without really doing much with it. Without Hamer we look a little lost in the creative department.

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

The sooner Campbell comes on the sooner we can get on with trying to win this game

Peck for OHare would make sense in a scrap like this as well

 

[91stMinute]

With a novelty (overlapping centre halves) that was quickly found out, then abandoned without any clear plan for what the new tactic is. We do not have a game plan or style of play and team selections and subs are baffling to me. If overlapping CB's was so revolutionary why has it died a death? If CW really was the messiah then why were teams not queueing up for him last time he was without a job?

So who would you like as manager then? Proper suggestions please not impossible ones.

 

[SteveH]

Diaz

 

[drblade]

Quality from Cannon

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Well....good half time talk

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Ooh weer wank, cannon's wank...oh wait a minute...armchair moaners sit back down

 

[91stMinute]

The sooner Campbell comes on the sooner we can get on with trying to win this game

Peck for OHare would make sense in a scrap like this as well

That aged well didn’t it