Stoke City vs Sheffield United

EFL Championship Matchweek 45 - Friday 25th April 2025 - 20:00 - Bet365 Stadium
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[jt64]

Souza needs minutes

I find the whole concept of match fitness comically overrated, but if he "needs minutes" then bring him on with 20 to go against tiring opposition.

 

[bakeblade]

I find the whole concept of match fitness comically overrated, but if he "needs minutes" then bring him on with 20 to go against tiring opposition.

Your comment is comical

 

[Blademan89]

I find the whole concept of match fitness comically overrated, but if he "needs minutes" then bring him on with 20 to go against tiring opposition.

Then you my friend have never played football.

 

[jt64]

Then you my friend have never played football.

You would be surprised then

 

[robbiez666]

wtf is this team? We have 2 RB and yet the one without any match fitness is on the bench again. Despite being good enough for Chelsea last season. Pointless Brewster starts. Robbo starts. Literally a chance to play some players and yet he picks a shit version of the usual team. Cannon scores his first goal and is dropped for a guy who can't play 60 minutes?

 

[Blademan89]

Choudhury with Blacker. If Blacker is mysteriously injured, someone else from the U21s. If they have no fit central midfielders, give Michael Tonge a call and bring him out of retirement. If he's not answering, Wilder registers himself as a player. If he can't do that, put a traffic cone there. I don't care. This game only has downsides in that area, we cannot go into the playoffs without both Souza and Peck both available and fully rested.

Think your being a bit unrealistic, yes whilst I agree we undoubtedly csnt not go into play offs with out peck and souza, but has mentioned before 1 is being rested and the other is getting back to match sharpness and fitness after a lengthy injury.

 

[Blademan89]

wtf is this team? We have 2 RB and yet the one without any match fitness is on the bench again. Despite being good enough for Chelsea last season. Pointless Brewster starts. Robbo starts. Literally a chance to play some players and yet he picks a shit version of the usual team. Cannon scores his first goal and is dropped for a guy who can't play 60 minutes?

Ain't gilchrist been out injured for last month or so?

 

[robbiez666]

Ain't gilchrist been out injured for last month or so?

Who knows, but he's been on the bench for the last two games so why is he not getting 60 minutes of match fitness? Souza has also been injured but seemingly fine to throw right back in.

 

[Blademan89]

Who knows, but he's been on the bench for the last two games so why is he not getting 60 minutes of match fitness? Souza has also been injured but seemingly fine to throw right back in.

Different roles and positions, we can live without Gilchrist for few games but souza is vital and we are thin in midfield.

Also souza was thrown in earlier than required due to results and performances.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Just see the pre match interview. Wilder’s crossed the line into combover territory hasn’t he. I’d bitten the bullet & had a number 3 well before reaching that stage.

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Not too arsed with anything here but Gilchrist should be starting

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Then you my friend have never played football.

I remember coming back from 8 months out with broken ankle and damaged ankle ligaments. I was 17 and could run all day. Did all the rehab right, was back running 10k's, leg strengthening etc, my first game back was hell. Legs like jelly after 20 mins Match fitness is completelt different to general fitness

 

[Blademan89]

You would be surprised then

I would, if your talking like that. If match sharpness and fitness is so over rated.

 

[Belvedere Blade]

 

[Blademan89]

I remember coming back from 8 months out with broken ankle and damaged ankle ligaments. I was 17 and could run all day. Did all the rehab right, was back running 10k's, leg strengthening etc, my first game back was hell. Legs like jelly after 20 mins Match fitness is completelt different to general fitness

It's bad enough playing that first game back after season ends, let alone 8 months out haha.

First game back from covid was brutal too, I played decent level and that first game back ruined me. Due to lack of match fitness and sharpness, made me hang my boots up at that level shortly after and play at amateur instead .

 

[Jon Bon II]

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[AWetFlannel]

I find the whole concept of match fitness comically overrated

Which is why you aren't a manager.

 

[gooseh]

Please destroy Stoke. A thoroughly unpleasant football club

 

[Thrice]

Team looks like they still haven't fully recovered from that 0 point week.

 

[Nick Jansky]

Keiffer Moore shown a couple of moments of real quality.

 

[jt64]

Which is why you aren't a manager.

At least I wouldn't have got our key players scythed down like they just have

 

[Iceybabey]

Pen all day

 

[jt64]

Pen all day

The one on Seriki, yes, the one on Campbell, no

 

[Not so Slim ane]

We're so dull to watch....even in nothing games we just look clueless

 

[jt64]

Goal

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Get in

 

[Belvedere Blade]

GOAL Stoke 0 BLADES 1

 

[Not so Slim ane]

Get in ... Didn't realise stoke had signed Gribic

 

[Belvedere Blade]

 

[10p]

Incredibly poor goal to concede. Very lucky goal for united.