Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United

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Championship Week 3 - Sunday 13th August 2022 - 14:00 - Riverside Stadium
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Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistant Referee: Scott Ledger
Assistant Referee: Matthew Wilkes
Fourth Official: Jeremy Simpson

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[drblade]

Too late Hecky, WTF?

 

[JJBlade]

In the entire history of football has there ever been a more mentally retarded fuckwit as Sheffield United

What a complete fucking basket case

Do what you're okay at doing until you get on the lead, and then without fail start doing something you are too mentally retarded to do

I have no problems with a team that takes the lead, sits back, keeps possession and wastes time

But this club just cannot do it because it requires sensible, controlled and rational thinking

And they are too mentally retarded to do that

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

A subs bench with Doyle, Khedra and McAtee and he brings on Oli McBurnie. Says it all really!

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Oh here we go.... 4 minutes for Khadra

He'll need to get used to it

 

[HarryHaslam]

A subs bench with Doyle, Khedra and McAtee and he brings on Oli McBurnie. Says it all really!

Especially when fleck and Norwood are running in treacle, Hecky really is clueless at times.

 

[FallowfieldBlade]

He’s brought mcburnie on to defend set pieces

Why not bring on one of the defensive midfielders we have Hecky Bash ? Doyle ?

 

[blades14]

What the fuck does McCatee, Doyle, or Khedra have to do to get on for Fleck at this stage!

exactly

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Oh here we go.... 4 minutes for Khadra

He'll need to get used to it

Or maybe not

 

[Innuendoandouttheother]

Questions need to be asked of Hecky regarding his cautious approach here.

 

[Antonb]

They were there for the taking

 

[Kryten]

I'm gonna say it, Mcburnie is the worst signing we've ever made EVER!

 

[SuperBobbyHatton]

Khadra must be thinking wtf have I done coming here. Shockingly bad sub use by manager.

 

[blades14]

someone explain the logic behind that mcb sub? i cannot believe it

 

[HarryHaslam]

Questions need to be asked of Hecky regarding his cautious approach here.

Same old same old.

 

[Captain2]

Heat got to Hecky, keep the faith

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Fucking McBurnie's man that. Left him to chase a ball he was never going to get near. Cunt. I wish he'd fuck off.

Not sure it was entirely McB's fault, there were 2 free headers in that goal.

 

[Antonb]

We are trying to draw now

 

[BobblesBlade]

Do you think it’s about time we looked to sign a GOALSCORER and as we concede every match look at whether it’s worth having 3 at the back?

4-4-2

 

[Hillsboro Blade]

I’d like to know what the fuck McCall says to Heckingbottom or is he another yes man? It’s so fucking tedious with Heckingbottom, tactically naive, baffling subs and playing those two has beens in midfield week after week. And why is McBurnie still here? I’ve never loathed a United player as much as that phoney cunt.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Khadra sat back in the recaro.

 

[ChrisDysonHT]

What a waste of 2 hours - sat inside a villa in Portugal - watching a shite stream 2 mins behind the action ... missing the sunshine to see McB come on ...

 

[Shakespeare blade]

Why bother signing all these players if you just keep the same old guard every single game, fleck & Norwood, mcburnie, we chased Khedra for weeks and weeks and he won’t even give home 5 minutes.
This will be a long season

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Here we go.................corner coming in with 2 mins left.

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

Hecky is too cautious and predictable to take us up. Go ahead away from home, instantly sit back and try to defend the lead. When it goes wrong he hasn't got a clue how to turn it around and won't make subs to try to change things. Why bother signing Khedra, Doyle and McAtee if he's never going to play them? It's all well and good saying they're not match fit yet, but they're not going to get match fit playing 10 or 15 minutes here and there off the bench. It's funny how every other team in the league seem to have their new signings in the starting line up except for us. Oh wait, that's half right, we can risk half fit defenders, because you defend your way out of this league.

I'm not calling for Hecky to leave or be sacked, but Christ alive, you could write his tactical playback and knowledge on the back of a napkin.

 

[Bladey_blade]

Bringing McBurnie on to basically play in attacking mid and having mcatee and khadra not getting on is criminal wtf

 

[SLB]

exactly

Pep should get on the phone.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Hecky really getting to my tits now with the shit show subs he makes.

 

[Innuendoandouttheother]

Hecky is too cautious and predictable to take us up. Go ahead away from home, instantly sit back and try to defend the lead. When it goes wrong he hasn't got a clue how to turn it around and won't make subs to try to change things. Why bother signing Khedra, Doyle and McAtee if he's never going to play them? It's all well and good saying they're not match fit yet, but they're not going to get match fit playing 10 or 15 minutes here and there off the bench. It's funny how every other team in the league seem to have their new signings in the starting line up except for us. Oh wait, that's half right, we can risk half fit defenders, because you defend your way out of this league.

I'm not calling for Hecky to leave or be sacked, but Christ alive, you could write his tactical playback and knowledge on the back of a napkin.

Agreed. He appears to have zero plan B. Surely if you bring in these types of players, you need to have the courage and conviction to mix things up? I know it's a long season etc, but use the bench for God's sake man!

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

It's not that we sat back and absolutely asked for it. Its that we did nothing to maximise our threat, freshness and control of the game

If its not an utter disaster........ just leave it as it is. That's the approach

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

2 points thrown away.