Match Thread Sheffield United v. VfB Stuttgart - 5th August 2023

[bertieblade]

Anyone watching on SUTV and not getting any sound?

 

[RWE]

I like the look of Traore, looks sharp and can tell he’s been playing games recently. Larouci looks a bit lost defensively

 

[Stevo]

Berge looking good, Osulla lively as is traore, some good passing too, larouci seems like a headless chicken

 

[Lower Drop Blade]

37 mins in and we look shite irrespective if it's a friendly or not we will be cannon fodder this season unless we bring 3/4 in who are better than we have.

 

[Dodona]

How many stuttgart fans are coming? Anyone got a clue?

My partner's family are a mix of VfB and KSC fans. 5 of them jumped in a car yesterday evening and are currently in Sheffield. The KSC fans (2) have gone because of the oldest stadium and the 'English football' experience. They are then going to the Oval tomorrow for 'The One Hundred' cricket games. None of them know anything about so that will be interesting.

 

[bakeblade]

I like the look of Traore, looks sharp and can tell he’s been playing games recently. Larouci looks a bit lost defensively

Defensively Larouici looks hopeless

 

[Hackey Blade]

Berge looking good, Osulla lively as is traore, some good passing too, larouci seems like a headless chicken

if the choice is going to be between Larouci and Lowe we’re fucked

 

[pudseyblade]

Anyone watching on SUTV and not getting any sound?

Nah, that's the correct atmosphere you're hearing mate

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

I just want to see something to make me think Larouci is anything but an utterly bizarre careless gamble....

 

[HarryHaslam]

if the choice is going to be between Larouci and Lowe we’re fucked

We may well be fucked but it’s a very very easy choice, it’s Lowe.

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Hoping and praying osborn isnt in our first 11 next week

 

[Stevo]

if the choice is going to be between Larouci and Lowe we’re fucked

It is very much like being asked if you'd like your left or right arm chopped off

 

[RWE]

Defensively Larouici looks hopeless

Didn’t want to be too harsh on him, but yeah your right

 

[finlaytheblade]

if the choice is going to be between Larouci and Lowe we’re fucked

Bloody hell some have thrown there toys out of the pram already.

 

[Stevo]

Hoping and praying osborn isnt in our first 11 next week

Put his energy and tenacity into berge and we would have a hell of a player

 

[originaltrueblade]

Fodds redeemed himself

 

[SwindonBladeJnr]

Bloody hell some have thrown there toys out of the pram already.

Are you surprised? We have this routine on here every pre-season

 

[Working Class Hero]

Most teams who get promoted to the Premier League will have question marks over certain players and whether they can play at that level, but we seem to have a worrying amount of those in our starting lineup (assuming this is it for Saturday) let alone our squad.

Osborn, Berge, Robinson have already been up there and didn't cut it.

Slimane, Traore and Larouci are untried, and the latter looks way off it at the moment.

Osula wasn't even ready for the Championship last year.

Hopefully there are more to come in, but the Palace game is looking very worrying.

 

[Keen Blade]

Defensively Larouici looks hopeless

Fuckinell , don’t tell me he’s worse than Lowe !
If so , warra crap signing.
Shall we play Osborn at LB and give up trying to attack down the left ?

 

[vas borbokis]

Hoping and praying osborn isnt in our first 11 next week

Ozzie is the least of our worries. He's done ok so far.

 

[ATL Recs]

Berge looking good, Osulla lively as is traore, some good passing too, larouci seems like a headless chicken

Headless chicken - Two on our left now then

 

[jono_t2000]

Traore constantly moving looking for pockets of space, some nice tidy take downs and turns.

Get some muscle on him and he may become very promising.

 

[Lower Drop Blade]

Could be 4 down....bit pathetic really

 

[ATL Recs]

Ozzie is the least of our worries. He's done ok so far.

Our last sides a shambles

 

[BigBed]

Well, I wish we were still in the Championship, were going to get mullered every week.

 

[bakeblade]

Fuckinell , don’t tell me he’s worse than Lowe !
If so , warra crap signing.
Shall we play Osborn at LB and give up trying to attack down the left ?

First priority of a LWB is to defend, the guy doesn't look like he has this in his locker

 

[Snowflake]

I just want to see something to make me think Larouci is anything but an utterly bizarre careless gamble....

..a bit like Macatee in his first match ?

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Ozzie is the least of our worries. He's done ok so far.

He hasnt got a clue apart from running about. Thats based on not just today, but since he has been with us. I dont have a problem with any of the new lads, they need time to bed in, judge them later.

 

[Addison]

First half thoughts;

Getting a footballing lesson.
They are walking through our midfield no one is putting in a challenge.
Being destroyed on the counter pace is killing us which we will face each week in the EPL.
Defence looks all over the place.
Very little movement when Berge is in possession, no out ball having to go sideways.
They could have had more than two we are too open all over the pitch.
Traore trying hard but with little return.
Quality centre forward for Stuttgart the type we need but he will be too expensive.

 

[fifty shades of blade]

..a bit like Macatee in his first match ?

Bang on. People were squealing and crying about macatee, then look what happened!!