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:

 

[Headshrinker]

Poor first half, decent second. Another narrow defeat.

One more shit fixture and then the season starts again.

 

[BettingBlade]

We need to drop this plucky work hard bollocks. We don’t even do that anymore.

 

[shrubbery]

Even the neutral commentators on Bein Sports are getting fucked off at our ridiculous policy of never crossing the ball when in excellent positions. What the hell are we gaining by constantly passing backwards?

 

[Superblades]

Boring as fuck. The fans don’t want to see this shit so just go out to win every game and so be it if we go down playing that way.

 

[ormester]

We can't keep on been like this seriously wilders job is under serious threat

 

[Dutch Blade]

Why not go for it the last 5 minute, I mean we literally played the ball back to our CB's in the extra time...

 

[DroitwichBlade]

We can't keep on been like this seriously wilders job is under serious threat

 

[Wards]

We can't keep on been like this seriously wilders job is under serious threat

Yeah I know we should've hammered these and Liverpool.

 

[A Storm of Blades]

We are one of the worst attacking premier league teams I’ve seen

 

[Swannyblade]

McMananaman making himself look stupid.

He insists we should be kicking it long playing “hoofball” like Burnley.
He can’t believe why we keep resorting to patient build up play.

If he’d done any research...he’d know we rarely play the Burnley style.
Also we lack physicality so don’t have much success from crosses.

Think we’ve been decent this 2nd half.....been a more even game against one of the best teams in world football.

Gerritforrard merchant

 

[Mojo]

Why won't we put the fucking ball in ffs arrrrrrggggghhhhh

 

[bromtom]

Shite today. A few technically decent performances, Lowe, Bash, McBurnie and Ramsdale definitely, but generally just wank.

Horrendous crossing from Baldock, scared to attack them even though we looked to have the means to hurt them, negative, all the speed and excitement of a frame of snooker.

Brewster had the one on one chance that was offside but he fucked it anyway by trying to chip the keeper, they can't get down as quick as they can jump, poor.

Again, played the last ten or so with a McG as a 10 and looked no worse defensively. We need 3 attacking players or this is how our season goes. 1-0 losses, 2-1 losses, 0-0's, 1-1's, that's all we'll do at the moment.

Lowe my MOTM for whatever that's worth.

 

[LJBlade]

Just throw Lundstram back to the U23 for the rest of the year. Obviously we just play shit, but he's not the player that's gonna help us out of it so might as well give other players a chance.

Egan, Norwood, Fleck & Berge really have to carry us this year.

Yeah, we absolutely don’t want to play players who get themselves into goal scoring positions.

 

[Suomi_Blade]

I really would rather lose 6-4 than a 1-0 boring lack of creativity effort like today, we really have no ideas anymore.

I feel sorry for mcburnie and brewsters.... really do.

Also hope Wilder doesnt say the same stuff as normal, need to hear some inspirational words

 

[Wards]

Were you all lamenting us not launching it in the box when we were scoring off that type of situation last year?

 

[jono_t2000]

Anyone who say was a decent second half needs to give their head a wobble. City were playing at 50% (maybe less) in that 2nd half.

 

[BobblesBlade]

This is why most of the Prem teams end up with foreign managers. They prefer forward thinking skill and technique over ‘Just tries hard’ crap

 

[RecordBreakers]

Yeah I know we should've hammered these and Liverpool.

Not really but he's got a point, anybodys job would be 10 games without a win is fucking bollox.

 

[Iffy Onuora's Shiny Head]

Did we have a shot on target?

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Man City never really looked in trouble at any point in that game,are they that good, YES,never broke sweat did they.

We need to play at another level,which will probably be next season in the Championship.

 

[Davalon]

Losing 1-0 with less than 2 minutes injury time left and from deep inside their half you pass it back well inside your own half

 

[toledo]

I think, as much as the overlapping center backs was a novel ploy and it worked, we are incapable of adjusting our game plan. We don’t have the type of players to think on the fly, either individually or collectively, which means simply that once we get behind, the don’t have the mentally, inventiveness, or creativity to win a game ... simple as that ...

 

[Nah den]

Better second half because they totally took their foot off the gas. Had we scored they'd have just gone and got another.

Probably can't read too much into that given the quality of opposition but it can't be helping confidence. Don't know why we don't put it in more quickly when in a decent position, maybe that's down to confidence too? Scared to make a mistake. Brewster must be wondering what he's let himself in for.

 

[Steelcitysenior]

Got to say don't often agree with the comments made on Bt but where was the urgency, overplaying in the final third, and when the cross came in it was generally crap.
Can stand losing but not without a whimper
Desperately missing the fans who would drive United forward.

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

It was hard to watch. Onward and hopefully upward but confidence is waning. The players don't look like they are enjoying their football. No high fiving after a clearance, no one running themselves "into the grouund. Some playing well but everyone has to play great at the same time and that is not happening. When the season turns around is anyones guess.

 

[Mojo]

I can't count the amount of times baldock gave the ball away today. Our quality today in final third was woeful

 

[Iffy Onuora's Shiny Head]

Last season when we had possession I was sat on the edge of my seat in anticipation. This year I just wait for us to give it away as expected and watch as our CF defends on the edge of our penalty area

 

[shrubbery]

Another close scoreline to paper over the cracks of another gutless performance. The easy options taken all day long and wouldn’t have scored if we’d played for a week. Quality opposition but big players out and we never even attempted to turn the screw. Lundstram is costing points every game with appalling finishing and Baldock has lost all attacking intent / ability. Osborn championship quality and Ampadu completely out of sorts today. Brewster waits all game for a chance like that and then completely fluffs his lines. McBurnie adds to his only decent stat of winning more headers than anybody else but offers fuck all else.

 

[bartman]

It was so frustrating watching us get the ball wide, creating a space to cross the ball quickly and then pass backwards. There were times when an early cross should have happened. If CW is telling them to pass backwards when in crossing positions i would be worried. If he isnt, he needs to start games with the players who follow instructions.

 

[originaltrueblade]

No reason to panic before the game we would have accepted 0-1. We will prevail just lost to top two teams in Europe by an odd goal.Wilder will turn it round