Match Thread Sheffield United v. Chelsea - 7th February 2021

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EPL Week 23 - Sunday 7th February 2021 - Bramall Lane

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Officials:

Referee: Kevin Friend
Assistant Referee: Simon Beck
Assistant Referee: Eddie Smart
Fourth Official: Andy Madley
Video Assistant Referee: Simon Hooper
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Timothy Wood

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[United Aren't Back.]

The inevitable goal has arrived. First shot.
Having Ramsdale that can only mean one thing.. First goal.

 

[BaldyBlade]

Sod it. Go for it now. Shit or bust

 

[essexblade73]

The inevitable goal has arrived. First shot.
Having Ramsdale that can only mean one thing.. First goal.

Wasnt his fault when the defence are not tracking runners

 

[Drunk blade]

Mcburnie needs to come off. Off the pace

 

[BlairBlade]

Not Sheffield United.. Surely?

Unbelievable but true.

 

[knowsnowt]

Mcdrunk back in the team, hoof returns..
We're playing absolute wank. We have fuck all to fear from these ffs.

 

[Shoreham_Bhoys]

Good finish that, Lundstram didn’t even attempt to tackle, we allow an overload, then Mount with the freedom of Sheffield to fire in.

Easy as you like.

 

[blades78]

Been coming. Why did Egan go charging over to Werner? Poor decision making.

 

[Working Class Hero]

McBurnie has been embarrassingly bad. I can't remember him keeping posession even once in that half.

 

[BlairBlade]

We need to play with players on the posts - all the time!

 

[Swinton Blade]

The inevitable goal has arrived. First shot.
Having Ramsdale that can only mean one thing.. First goal.

What do you want ramsdale to do with a shot like that?

Most keepers in world wouldn't have saved that.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Mcburnie needs to come off. Off the pace

I agree he’s had a bad half, however he links better with Sharp/ McGoldrick who are inevitably going to come on. I wouldn’t say he should be the first sub

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Wasnt his fault when the defence are not tracking runners

No but still true.
He can rarely make a save.

 

[Stevo]

Mcburnie needs to come off. Off the pace

To be fair I think he has completely transformed the team...........into a load of shit

 

[Geordie Blade]

what was the issue as the tackle i thought was quite damning

Bash was offside.

 

[RecordBreakers]

I'm not blaming mcburnie cos it's not his fault but as soon as he's in the starting lineup do we play long shitty football. Ramsdale just wacking everything as hard as he can down field its a pathetic performance considering how we've improved of late.

 

[YES Blade]

Might as well take off Norwood and put McGoldrick in behind the front two.

 

[A Storm of Blades]

McBurnie is absolutely not ready to start. We can’t get up the pitch because everything is coming off him.

 

[robbiez666]

Decent half. Match Chelsea well and restricted them. Cut apart too easily on the goal. Ramsdale jumpy early doors but seems to have settled down. Too many loose passes from Norwood and Lunny needs to wake up a bit.

 

[BobblesBlade]

Why oh why does Wilder change the team and tactics?

what a bloody shame

 

[steveM]

Daylight robbery if you ask me. All Utd. One bit of quality and you go one down

 

[K1 flabby stick]

I don't know if anyone's noticed but Burke and Horse up front isn't working.

Thought it was worth a mention.

 

[Blade58]

Ball not sticking up front the few times we’ve won it up there
McBurnie hasn’t imposed himself at all
Whenever Burke has had a run at their defence he hasn’t done anything. Toss up who comes off, or even both perhaps

Didzy?
Billy?
Osborne to give us a bit more bite in left?

 

[coolasanidiot]

McBurnie- Awful.

Decent first half apart from that dope.

 

[A Storm of Blades]

We were bright for a bit, but we’re really sloppy for 15 minutes and it let Chelsea come onto us. Hoof has returned

 

[RecordBreakers]

Might as well take off Norwood and put McGoldrick in behind the front two.

Why we are not playing this way anyway is a joke its been fruitful everytime we do and I mean for fucksake what we gotta lose we're done anyway only the stupid or blind see any different.

 

[William Large]

McBurnie is in the team due to Chelsea’s threat from set pieces and to mark Giroud at corners.

 

[blades78]

I'm not blaming mcburnie cos it's not his fault but as soon as he's in the starting lineup do we play long shitty football. Ramsdale just wacking everything as hard as he can down field its a pathetic performance considering how we've improved of late.

We've played alot decent stuff from the back in recent weeks. Seems to have gone out of the window now Mcburnie is on the side. The players still haven't realised that he isn't a target man.

 

[DroitwichBlade]

Nothing will change at half time. It will be the same team until 65 mins.......

 

[bakeblade]

Might as well take off Norwood and put McGoldrick in behind the front two.

That's got to be the move, we've been shocking first half