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

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We've been terrible so far. They've won every first and second ball. We've got to show some fight and be stronger. We are getting out muscled here.
 
All Sunderland’s players who have come into the team since those 6 have gone to afcon are fresh as daisy trying to prove a point! I’d rather those 6 were still here for Sunderland
 
Agree but he has zero end product so all a bit counter productive. I think reijnders could offer more central
In fairness to him, and I’m not a big Savinho believer, it’s haalands flat footed lack of movement in the box that is not helping the crosses. Defo not big Erl’s strong point
 
We've been playing the same team for almost every game (almost by necessity).

Somehow we need to find the energy in the second half. At the moment it looks like some tired legs out there.
 
Wank that. These can best be described as “rugged” with fuck all else going for them.

Need to go up two speeds in tempo. We’re playing the game to Sunderland’s level and strengths which is making it look like a close contest, when it really shouldn’t be.

Haaland has been shit. Missed a sitter and been bossed by their CB. Needs to sort himself out quickly.

Quicken it up, take the physicality out of the game. If we don’t, these will do us from a scruffy one or a goal from outside the box.

Want to win the league, 3 points is non negotiable here.
 
Really poor. They‘re game and are working hard. But we‘re making it easy for them. Lots of slow, aimless possession. Any time we try to quicken it, we give the ball away. No real coherence to our attacking play, no patterns. It‘s just give it to Savinho or Cherki and hope they can produce something.
 
Moving it too slowly at the moment. They press well, and have more bodies in the middle so we are restricted there. Getting it wider more quickly is key.
 
Might need to be more brave here.

Doku for Bernie, get him LW, Savinho RW.

Foden and Cherki in the middle, Cherki out wide isnt doing it for me and him and Foden playing closer together will be better for our attack.
 
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