Match Thread Stoke City v. Sheffield United - 8th October 2022

[Kryten]

Norwich pegged back! cmon Blades!

 

[Keen Blade]

Chuffed to bits for Brewster , let's hope that spurs him onwards

 

[Blade58]

Just what Brewster needed

 

[Nightsweats]

A weakened team is asked to play an unfamiliar system

Not according to some Einsteins on here lambasting anyone suggesting an unfamilliar system would be a pretty mental idea. We could have kept our normal formation today but didn't.

Well done Rhian. Now get at them and fill your boots.

 

[Sheffsteel]

Apparently the atmosphere amongst Stoke fans has been pretty toxic this season.

Let’s hope that equaliser turns their fans against their players and they start struggling in this game.

 

[Belvedere Blade]

Great to see Brewster score one at long last

 

[RWE]

How the fuck did that not go in

 

[drblade]

McAtee looking good.

 

[originaltrueblade]

McAtee and Brewster
Tbf, I think the ball was out but doesn't change the score

It was in

 

[jono_t2000]

At least playing with a 4 at the back makes it kinda fun...

Doyle's shot being saved onto the crossbar, Gordons header off the line, diaye hitting the post.

Flipside we look like we could concede any time they have the ball aswell

 

[drblade]

FFS

 

[DromoreBlade]

Of course it was Jags

 

[Belvedere Blade]

Poor marking from that corner and the BLADRES let Jags score. COME ON UTD

 

[drblade]

Agree with commentary, Brewster should have held the ball.

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Khadra looks terrible, every game I’ve seen him he’s average. Once everyone’s back I’m not sure he’s in the squad

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Agree with commentary, Brewster should have held the ball.

Right idea wrong time of the game

 

[originaltrueblade]

Jags you ****

 

[Stevo]

Just as I thought this game couldn't get any more cunty

 

[FinBlade]

Jags vs Egan, is he injured?

 

[drblade]

yeah, poor game so far from him.

 

[LJBlade]

Khadra looks terrible, every game I’ve seen him he’s average. Once everyone’s back I’m not sure he’s in the squad

Getting a run of games would probably help.

 

[RWE]

Gotta go back to a back 5 for me. No threat down the right with Gordon as RB and they haven’t got a clue how to pass the ball around

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Getting a run of games would probably help.

I’m not sure, he just looks lost. Blackburn fans eluded to what we’re seeing, regularly average but 1/2 really good games

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Gotta go back to a back 5 for me. No threat down the right with Gordon as RB and they haven’t got a clue how to pass the ball around

Might as well give Osborn a half down the right if he’s fit enough. I don’t see what subs we make that change what we’re seeing though

 

[Iffy Onuora's Shiny Head]

Really bad defending for both the goals conceded and wasteful with the few chances we managed to create.

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

Lucky twats. Ndiaye hits post and keeper and it bounces to safety, Jags hots post and goes in. Twats.

 

[Northernsoulblade]

Abysmal outplayed out bullied Stoke deserve their halftime lead let’s hope the half time team talk has the desired effect

 

[jono_t2000]

Really dont know how to sum that half up.... my brain still hurts from watching it

 

[robbiez666]

Terrible first twenty when we were all over the shop and I feared we were going to get hammered. Grew into the game and fairly level but kicker just before half-time.

Hopefully Egan is ok to carry on but he's had a terrible first half (I'll ignore the goal because he looked like he damaged his hamstring and might not be able to jump off that leg) and I thought Khadra was abysmal (but improved towards the end). Needs to hold the ball but every time it's cheaply give it away. We were under the cosh and needed an out ball. Good goal from Brewster (lucky as I think the ball went out but then again Egan should have had a penalty) but he needs to hold the ball up better as well. We'd not be behind if he had.

Basham has had a much better game, which is good to see, and McAtee has looked good going forward. Norwood getting stuck in as well.

Worried about Doyle. Great shot but he looks to be huffing and puffing like an 80 year old. struggling to get back defensively.

Second half we need to find a way of exerting some control. 4 at the back not working for me. Mainly because we've got little defensively in midfield. Gordon doing ok but not getting much help from Doyle. Ndiaye needs to be more involved. We seem bunched in the centre. Could do with more width.

Just such a weird half.

 

[VictoryBlade]

Flipping Jagelka...................we must be really rubbish at defending, how old is he 47?