Match Thread | Sunderland vs. Manchester City (01/01/26)

[citymad]

so what do we think boys and girls? What’s your gut feeling?

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

Without a doubt the worst we've played all year so far.

What you did there, I saw.

 

[heslops barnet]

Without the goals he's been an ornament the last game and half.

He’s still a threat

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Need to put it all through cherki this half

 

[dadnlad]

Wee Davy the Sunderland fan giddy as

 

[moomba]

I appreciate Doku has been with us a season longer than Savi, but he doesn't seem to be improving.

Neither was Doku.

We have no patience with our younger players.

 

[Blue Calx]

"If that went in, it would be a goal"
_Kevin Keegan

 

[Allnightlong]

so what do we think boys and girls? What’s your gut feeling?

Stays like this it’ll be a draw

 

[ninjamonkey]

Agree. Haaland is great much of the time but he does not make the best shooting decisions at times. It seems he frequently does not think where he is shooting. Often straight at the keeper.

What frantic pace? It only looks frantic because we are so unbelievably pedestrian, I suspect they can keep that up quite easily, they get plenty of recovery time defending in shape whilst we quite literally stand still with the ball.

 

[waspish]

so what do we think boys and girls? What’s your gut feeling?

I’ll take a 0-0 now

 

[bert38]

Trust Pep to work it out.

 

[BlueMonkey79]

so what do we think boys and girls? What’s your gut feeling?

Boring nil nil. Will finish this way as well.

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

He takes far too long on the ball, it's annoying as fuck.

I could put up with it of he attempted a diagonal ball of a pass that breaks the lines, but he doesn't, he just plays it sideways and backwards and it's a pass he should have played about 10 seconds previously.

He played one great diagonal to Cherki and I think it's the first sort of pass he has made all season. Rodri does 2/3 of them every single game.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Rodri on.

 

[Dodge]

Nothing up front and two centre midfielders who stroll about against a very physical side and can’t pass it forward.

We need to put Rodri and Doku on, and I’d be tempted to put Khusanov on at right back and play Nunes in midfield as well.

I wouldn't have Rodders anywhere near the pitch. He'll get no protection from the ref and get nobbled. It'll be a relief to get away from there without any big injuries.

Bag the 3 points and get the fuck out of Wearside.

 

[madloaf]

Savio been ok so far in average bunch

He looks better on the left. However, if he shits out of another challenge in going to bust a blood vessel

 

[Beanhead]

Rodders.

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

Gios passing wasn’t great at times 1st half hopefully cuts that out

 

[Blue Hefner]

Our defenders are struggling. They are just bigger and stronger - but that Haaland chance needs to be a goal then we are sound

 

[middle-englandblue]

Rodri coming on for Nico