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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[Millhousesblade1889]

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

What do you expect? Fans react to what’s happening on the pitch

 

[BladeInAustria]

Do we have a midfield or do my eyes deceive me? No connection whatsoever.

 

[Jan Age]

0 creativity same as last year still not been rectified

 

[VwBlade]

Where's this full tilt attacking football the Fulham fans promised us?

 

[Drunk blade]

What do you expect? Fans react to what’s happening on the pitch

A bit of atmosphere.. Its the first game at the lane in about 18 months

 

[Begley]

Villa Fan in peace...

Come on Blades, you can win this

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Where's this full tilt attacking football the Fulham fans promised us?

Just said the same. The formation is what’s letting us down, midfield are bypassed

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

A bit of atmosphere.. Its the first game at the lane in about 18 months

There was initially then we started passing it around the back for 10 minutes

 

[Geordie Blade]

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

I’d genuinely forgotten that Fleck was playing. We look like we’ve got holes all over the pitch.

It’s a controversial view, but I don’t like it when McGoldrick has the free role as a third striker; it’s much better when he’s one of a front two. When he’s the third striker, it leaves other players unsure of their role. Are Fleck and Berge meant to be wide or central? It looks like they don’t know. Burke and Mousse - wide or getting in the box? At the moment it’s neither.

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Tempo …….. missing massively from us up to now.

 

[riselikeasalmon]

Slow

 

[Antarctic Monkey]

I’d genuinely forgotten that Fleck was playing. We look like we’ve got holes all over the pitch.

It’s a controversial view, but I don’t like it when McGoldrick has the free role as a third striker; it’s much better when he’s one of a front two. When he’s the third striker, it leaves other players unsure of their role. Are Fleck and Berge meant to be wide or central? It looks like they don’t know. Burke and Mousse - wide or getting in the box? At the moment it’s neither.

Central, that's why they're being bypassed, I think Jimmy fleck has turned up tonight. Touch like a kerb.

 

[VwBlade]

Lovely play from moose

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Why does Berge stand next to Norwood on corners

 

[Drunk blade]

It's so flat we look like a team in free fall... Get berge and ramsdale fucked off to arsenal for 50m before they change their minds

 

[Antarctic Monkey]

Berge and Norwood should be in double pivot, Didzy in the proper 10 role, drop Fleck!

 

[Suomi_Blade]

Whilst we seem to be same old nonsense as last season Moose seems like a different player this year, his work rate and play is so much better.

 

[Half Bond Jls]

Wakey, wakey, Sheffield United.

 

[jono_t2000]

Norwood and Berge don't work as a midfield pairing. Both too static.

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Whilst we seem to be same old nonsense as last season Moose seems like a different player this year, his work rate and play is so much better.

Yes, but he’s playing alongside someone who isn’t a footballer.

 

[Swinton Blade]

A bit of atmosphere.. Its the first game at the lane in about 18 months

Keep singing, maybe others round you will follow you.

 

[Drunk blade]

Na Na Na football in a library..

 

[Drunk blade]

Keep singing, maybe others round you will follow you.

Westfield corner is a designated quiet stand

 

[jono_t2000]

Even before the game the atmosphere around BDTBL was subdued and all a bit meh.

Not sure why. Thought people would be buzzing

 

[A Storm of Blades]

On a side note Brum are unashamedly agricultural aren’t they?

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Please, someone plug in the hairdryer in the changing room.

 

[Alan Roberts' Jinking Run]

Gutted i cant go as stuck in NL with work. Then i see the lucky ones sat there like mutes and loads pissing off for a beer/fag on 39mins. Get behind the lads, its been nearly 2 fkkn years since you could. Jesus christ.

 

[Tony_Kaufman]

1. We've had no new signings, so we've got a new manager making a formation and tactics around what he has, rather than what he wants.

2. We've had only two pre-season matches, so the players will look rusty and jaded, and they will make mistakes. They probably won't take risks due to potential counter attacks, which they're not fit or sharp enough yet to contend with.

3. There's every chance that mentally the players could lapse with the old "shit, we're losing, here we go again" mindset setting in.

Let's put some perspective into things. Losing today would not be the end of the world. It wouldn't be great but given all of the above it wouldn't be unsurprising. We will probably get off to a slow start, but let's not panic or get carried away.

 

[Suomi_Blade]

For what its worth my observations are:

• ozzy isnt a left back, wing back fine but not left back
• moose and burke dont stay close enough to each other to play as just a front 2, switch to a 3
• we urgently need a left centre back
• Fleck isnt a right winger
• Goldie shouldnt be on the left wing
• 442 isnt working with these players, round holes square pegs

 

[DeanLearner'sCat]

Well, that was minging. We are playing this like it's one of the pre-season games we didn't have. The team selection is the type you'd make in a friendly too.