Sunderland vs Sheffield United

EFL Championship Matchweek 25 - Wednesday 1st January 2025 - 20:00 - Stadium of Light
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[Blademan89]

Robinson fucking up again there

I'd just take him off at this point and put rnd in there. Can't be any worse currently.

 

[Sheffsteel]

Much better tbf...we're the only team that looks like scoring

Normally I'd agree but we have this ability to keep making unforced errors.
So you do sense Sunderland could score from nothing (one of our mistakes gifting them a chance) against the run of play.

 

[MiserableBlader]

One shitline and he nearly scores.
But can't work out with poor quality pics at the moment if Brewster is supposed to be playing deep or he is back to the bone idle fat lump that he was when an utter moron signed him and destroyed our finances in doing it.
It appears to be the latter and if it is he should never start again.

FFS Ohare and Brewster coming deep to play a pointless pass rather than running in behind. No wonder they never score.

 

[ATL Recs]

Shoulder charge. Foul given. Rather proving the point from the O'Hare decision...

Brewsters a shoulder charge not in a million years

 

[harrry1990s]

We can’t play this way if we don’t have someone who can score.

 

[Jan Age]

Every game we do the same … loads of possession … but absolute shit and I mean shit up front it’s laughable

 

[MiserableBlader]

FFS Ohare and Brewster coming deep to play a pointless pass rather than running in behind. No wonder they never score.

McCallum thinkng he can pass like TC FFS

 

[paidsy]

Not really sure what those subs are achieving

 

[Pintor75]

2-1 down brings another defender on, one on ,why not Louis Marsh must be hated by CW, if he did the business he could save us millions, Brewster done nothing this half, change top 2

 

[utd4ever]

The quality tactics from Sunderland have won this.
Proper class attacking football.

Just hope our players have run enough so Wilder stays happy wi em.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

How is Moore still on the pitch

 

[paidsy]

2-1 down brings another defender on, one on ,why not Louis Marsh must be hated by CW, if he did the business he could save us millions, Brewster done nothing this half, change top 2

Tactical genius

 

[YES Blade]

Frustrating this, this match is there for the taking and it looks like it’s going to slip away from us

 

[harrry1990s]

How is Moore still on the pitch

To be fair, Wilder might not have realised that he is still on the pitch

 

[Greenwich Blade]

The quality tactics from Sunderland have won this.
Proper class attacking football.

Just hope our players have run enough so Wilder stays happy wi em.

I think you've got your username wrong, SAFC4ever.

 

[Blademan89]

I'd just take him off at this point and put rnd in there. Can't be any worse currently.

I stand corrected with that he just did

 

[Jan Age]

To anyone saying Sunderland are there for the taking you are wrong …

Sunderland are playing very clever tactics and executing them so well…

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Hamer is morphing into Norwood.

 

[Iceybabey]

Sunderland there for thr taking tonight I'm sorry. They were better at the Lane.

 

[Blacksea]

To sum up, Moore and Robinson have cost us big time here,neither are good enough to start in a promotion hopeful team.

 

[paidsy]

To sum up, Moore and Robinson have cost us big time here,neither are good enough to start in a promotion hopeful team.

One of them is here for a number of years more and the other was made club captain. Lol

 

[Blademan89]

The quality tactics from Sunderland have won this.
Proper class attacking football.

Just hope our players have run enough so Wilder stays happy wi em.

So not our 2 absolute massive cock ups and gifting them 2 goals then?

 

[PrestwichBlade]

League 2 defending from Robinson again. Qualiteh

 

[ATL Recs]

Robinson n Norrington both liabilities

 

[unchosen]

I’d have taken Moore off for One, not O’Hare

 

[harrry1990s]

Robinson should be no where near the top of the championship.

 

[Sheffsteel]

Wow....we're all over them now.
Sunderland desperately holding on.

Agree, think Sunderland have been below par tonight, looked very ordinary and haven't done enough to deserve 2 goals.
They were both gifts due to our poor defending. At least Brewster has been decent. We've deserved at least a draw tonight.

 

[YES Blade]

To anyone saying Sunderland are there for the taking you are wrong …

Sunderland are playing very clever tactics and executing them so well…

What tactic is that? Let us have the ball?

 

[CornwallBlade]

On the Cooper point, I agree that the aura he had seems to be lacking a bit in the last few games - I think the midfield gave a lot of confidence to the defence, who in turn gave a lot to the keeper. I guess a keeper can only be as calm and assured as those in front of him when it's just mistake after mistake and basic error after basic error. I think Anel has also looked more exposed without big Vini and Ollie to clear up.

I really dont think we can start questioning Cooper. Hes been excellent today, his passing out of defence has been better than Anel or Robinson!

 

[Jan Age]

What tactic is that? Let us have the ball?

Yes and then hit on the break which they have done fantastically well