West Bromwich Albion vs Sheffield United

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Championship Week 3 - Wednesday 18th August 2021 - 20:00 - The Hawthorns

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Referee: Matthew Donohue
Assistant Referee: Richard Wild
Assistant Referee: Steven Meredith
Fourth Official: John Busby

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[Geordie Blade]

Can someone find norwood and fleck please

They just look utterly drained of confidence. Neither is willing to try anything except a backwards pass. They don’t even go sideways anymore! I can’t remember a midfield with less bite or less creativity.

 

[McGoaldrick]

Can’t believe how comfortable we look losing. It looks routine

 

[Hunter_999]

We are so short of self belief and confidence its terrifying.

The way we're playing will get Slav the sack eventually. That might be premature but the build up at the back is horrifically slow

I actually think they have less confidence than when we were getting tonked every week in the Premiership.

 

[Wincobank S9 Blade]

Wtf. I actually think we’ll be in a relegation battle based on the last 3 performances unless something changes sharpish, we’re clueless in middle of the park and forwards can’t score.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Like I said. Name a better two. Do you think any of the rubbish on the bench would even have got in that position? I don't.

I bet they’d all want a ball played to them in that space. It’s rarely happened since they signed.

But let’s use them as scapegoats for a bloke who misses chance after chance.

 

[Jimmy Fleck]

Get Brewster on at half time please

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

I actually think they have less confidence than when we were getting tonked every week in the Premiership.

They look horrific mate, we look petrified and expecting to lose.

 

[William Large]

I cannot believe I am saying (writing) this, and whilst I know he cannot hit a cows arse with a banjo, I think this is a game where we would benefit from Burke’s pace …

I agree on both counts

 

[Alan Roberts' Jinking Run]

Robinson is worse than Darryl Westlake

 

[1987]

We are just so slow and ponderous.

 

[Crabstick]

Wincing every time we get on the ball

 

[FriethBlade]

I really feel for Slav, I bet he can’t believe how poor some of this squad is

But he said it'd a better squad than the ones he inherited at Fulham and Watford

He clearly never watched us play

 

[A Storm of Blades]

Not one player has a pair of balls on them. They even feel the breeze of an approaching player and it’s panic stations

 

[Barnette]

Why are we paying Slav squillions to produce that performance?

 

[Half Bond Jls]

I really feel for Slav, I bet he can’t believe how poor some of this squad is

Same here. I've just looked at him on the side of the pitch and he looks defeated. I hope the Ramsdale money will give him a chance.

 

[Blade58]

We couldn’t score in a brothel at the minute

 

[Hockey'sBeard]

Berge is the worst player on the park

I think is finding out what the championship is all about and basically he can’t live with it, the fouls you get in the premier league for a breath on the back vs the follow through tackles (no foul!) in the championship

 

[Shoreham_Bhoys]

Shows us how far we are away from the top sides.

 

[adamawdhali]

Not being funny but we knew last January we needed a refresh in the summer. We are two weeks left of the window and have one fucking signing

 

[A Storm of Blades]

Abject, dismal, disgraceful half that

 

[BarnsleyBlade]

#slavout

Gi ya fucking head a shake!!!!!

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

I've said this before, I got hammered for saying it but here goes and fook u if you think I'm wrong. BRING IN THE KIDS. Brunt, Jebbison etc. At least they'll give a shit. Now it's me being pissed off but come on.

 

[georgethecat]

Lightweight throughout the team. Obsessed with maintaining possession in our own half at the expense of going forward. Negative football which lacks energy and ambition.

 

[LS5 Blade]

Embarrassing that. For first time the tactics worry me big time. We know these are hoof merchants with two lumps at the back, therefore picking a slow midget and someone who is leading the market for the Enda Stevens loss of Form 2021/22 award is baffling.

Also the midfield don't look interested and permanently looking for a safe pass instead of moving forward. This is what 12 months of playing with mentality of 'hope we don't concede'instead of trying to win games!

Utter bollocks blades! Changes needed all around

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

McGoldrick has had a fair crack,time for him to move aside and let someone else have a crack thru the middle,Burke would have score that chance.

 

[Drunk blade]

I think is finding out what the championship is all about and basically he can’t live with it, the fouls you get in the premier league for a breath on the back vs the follow through tackles (no foul!) in the championship

He doesn't want to know he's clearly avoiding getting involved

 

[adamawdhali]

could we have set up any more defensive?

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

I'm going to say it based on 3 games and I'm praying I look at this by the end of the season and laugh.

Slav does not know what he's doing with this team and he's completely out of his depth. Most managers would be, we have a load of has been and a team made for one formation.

The passing from the back is clearly his idea and it's absolutely horrific. Pass four times at the back, panic because theyve pressed it so we hoof it.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Why are we paying Slav squillions to produce that performance?

Because Wilder ieft us with a pile of dung.

 

[CPB]

But he said it'd a better squad than the ones he inherited at Fulham and Watford

He clearly never watched us play

I believe he watched alot of matches season before where we were good too though.

Not sure how he changes this within this game. I'd be tempted to take off a midfielder for L.Freeman.