Sunderland post match thread

Dharmic Blue said:
Well, very few positives today. Sterling the obvious one. Given how early it is into the Pep revolution, and the players missing today, maybe we should be just glad of the 3 points. But I think a lot of us were expecting something a bit better than that.
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You're joking right
 
Puteulanus luna said:
Thank god for that. 3pts...You've got to be pretty deluded to believe we'd play like barca or Bayern 1st game of season, we saw glimpses of what's to come. Your talking oct minimum before we'll see anything close to resembling what pep wants 100%. Gundogan, sane, new Gk, hopefully new CB to come in.



Think people might be upset as they over hyped the start we'd have.
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was more than happy with that. To see sterling and kolarov play like that. Lovely win
 
It is obviously a work in progress. The priority is to get the three points, start with a win and build from there. The plays will get more match fit and play with more urgency, pace and understanding of what the manager wants, that will come in time.

Too much over deliberation and focus on the task of ball control and keeping possession rather than working to create chances. Kolarov was brave and confident on the ball and drove it forward but still a worry defensively. Stones has a solid debut and Sterling led the team today.

Better things to come, hope common sense prevails and Hart is back on the goal in the next game and Otamendi also gets back and takes his place with Stones.

Three points, job done.
 
Nice possession, no end product. Penalty and O.G. says it all. Rarely looked like scoring from open play. Luckily we were at home to a pretty crap team. Hopefully it improves, as I'm sure it will.
 
Dharmic Blue said:
Well, very few positives today. Sterling the obvious one. Given how early it is into the Pep revolution, and the players missing today, maybe we should be just glad of the 3 points. But I think a lot of us were expecting something a bit better than that.
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Give it a rest mate. I am not sure if you are a rag really putting it on or just a miserable arse, but you manage to make me look like everyone's favourite uncle.
 
It'll take a few weeks to get up to speed, but the result for the min is all that matters. Was nice to see us press and play quicker than we did last season.

Result even more important against something of a bogey side of ours (added to the fact scum aside Moyes often got a result when he was Everton manager).
 
Blueband Brother said:
It is obviously a work in progress. The priority is to get the three points, start with a win and build from there. The plays will get more match fit and play with more urgency, pace and understanding of what the manager wants, that will come in time.

Too much over deliberation and focus on the task of ball control and keeping possession rather than working to create chances. Kolarov was brave and confident on the ball and drove it forward but still a worry defensively. Stones has a solid debut and Sterling led the team today.

Better things to come, hope common sense prevails and Hart is back on the goal in the next game and Otamendi also gets back and takes his place with Stones.

Three points, job done.
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Willy apart from a couple of rusty passes did ok. He wont be dropped for tuesday
 
Wasn't necessarily pretty but given the circumstances I wasn't expecting pretty. An OG and a PK will do.

Top performers for me...
Sterling - our most dangerous player, great job running AT players, something we desperately need
Stones - considering hes just met everyone 3 days ago he slid right in and gelled instantly
Kolarov - as one of the few Kolarov advocates on here today is a proud day for me. Did very well in the air.

Still questioning the benching of Joe. Is Willy really that much better distributing the ball? I think it's almost certain Ter Stegen will be coming in now.
 
What on earth were people expecting with makeshift players trying to implement a system they've had only weeks to learn?
We're gonna be alright.
 
A strange positive: I've just watched their goal and it was string of poor decisions, any one of which taken out and that goal is much less likely to occur—any two and it would have never happened.
 
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