Match Thread Sheffield United v. Manchester City - 31st October 2020

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EPL Week 7 - Saturday 31st October 2020 - Bramall Lane​

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Officials:

Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistant Referee: Stuart Burt
Assistant Referee: Simon Bennett
Fourth Official: Peter Bankes
Video Assistant Referee: Paul Tierney
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Andy Halliday

Coverage:

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Live TV Coverage:

 

[toledo]

I truly have no idea what our game plan is today ... it’s offense v defense ... I hope this is not our best 11 or our best game plan because if it is, we are what everyone says... crap..

 

[A Storm of Blades]

City are a great side but Christ we aren’t helping. So careless with the ball.

 

[Conspiracy realist]

We look like relegation fodder to me.

I think most of us would think the same if it was a different team to us we were talking about.

I'll get this in now so there's plenty of time for me to eat my words.

I agree mate Wilder's comments lately also not upbeat every team has better players and the only way we will get anything is if all our players play to 10/10 and the opposition has an off day! what happened to the bullish interview where we were going to have a go and get something out of the game

 

[1987]

Arsenal all over again this.

 

[Bladesman98]

Where has our famous overlapping system gone, barely see us storm forwards anymore. It’s just lump and hope at the moment.

 

[jono_t2000]

#ChasingShadows

 

[Sheffsteel]

.I cant see what we are trying to do here.

The plan seems to be to keep the score down.
To be fair we are very good as a defensive unit
but it’s becoming like a training exercise.....attack versus defence.

 

[essyoueffsee]

We need a plan B, not happening down the wings so we go long. No creation through the middle at all.

 

[Suomi_Blade]

Long ball aint working, Brewster is to far off McBurnie to play this way, need more passing football with crosses being put in.

Our right hand side isnt working either, Baldock, Basham and Berge are workint at all.

 

[Drunk blade]

Let's be honest we're not a premier league team... This is like watching a championship team who have drawn City in a cup game, we get the ball knock it about in a kind of hurried shitting ourselves way... Then it eventually ends up with the keeper and gets twatted up to mcburnie and city start again... Its painful to watch

 

[ScottishBlade93]

I agree mate Wilder's comments lately also not upbeat every team has better players and the only way we will get anything is if all our players play to 10/10 and the opposition has an off day! what happened to the bullish interview where we were going to have a go and get something out of the game

This is what worries me something has changed with Wilders attitude compared to last season. We made it hard for every single team last season and played some cracking football along the way. This is just brutal to watch this season. Null and void please.

 

[RecordBreakers]

We don't even look like a decent championship side its a fucking joke, negative boring football.

 

[A Storm of Blades]

Brewster so far is turning out exactly as I worried it might. No point having a new striker when the service is league 1 level.

 

[FriethBlade]

Why is Berge taking corners hes 6'4 ffs

 

[Bladesman98]

Got to make set pieces count

 

[Bladesman98]

doesn’t matter which striker we fetch in they won’t be able to score in this set up

 

[Conspiracy realist]

This is what worries me something has changed with Wilders attitude compared to last season. We made it hard for every single team last season and played some cracking football along the way. This is just brutal to watch this season. Null and void please.

unless something magic happens we look all over a relegation side Cris lost his mojo passes onto team perhaps I dunno since lockdown we can't get going

 

[Flumps]

I'm calling it - Wilder needs to change, don't want to get rid if the guy but where has last seasons bottle gone? As said previous his attitude is like a man already beaten.

 

[ScottishBlade93]

unless something magic happens we look all over a relegation side Cris lost his mojo passes onto team perhaps I dunno since lockdown we can't get going

The players look like they need a lift. We need a sold out bramall lane which aint happening anytime soon.

 

[Conspiracy realist]

doesn’t matter which striker we fetch in they won’t be able to score in this set up

Just 94 passes to citys329 23%possession if you ain't got the ball you can't score

 

[toledo]

Geeeez what are we doing?

 

[Bladesman98]

Just 94 passes to citys329 23%possession if you ain't got the ball you can't score

That’s true but with those 94 passes nothing creative at all

 

[Geordie Blade]

It’s one thing to set up so defensively. But we’re not even defending well. Getting beaten easily in one-on-ones, getting outnumbered as they move the ball around, silly fouls. If we can’t stick to the game plan, we may as well take the hand break off and at least have fun going forward.

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

doesn’t matter which striker we fetch in they won’t be able to score in this set up

If Baldock could cross they might have a chance. His crossing is woeful.

 

[Bladesman98]

If Baldock could cross they might have a chance. His crossing is woeful.

That was infuriating. Been waiting for an opening like that

 

[Bladesman98]

Once we get that first win I think we’ll be fine, just going to be hard work getting it

 

[Davalon]

The players look like they need a lift. We need a sold out bramall lane which aint happening anytime soon.

Breaks my heart to say it mate but looks like being years away

 

[essexblade73]

Osborn has been toss

 

[essexblade73]

Also that ref gives city soft fouls and ignores ours, wanker

 

[Kryten]

De Bruyne is carving us open with them though balls!