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

[Petethemancinleeds]

Doku on please so the worst half of the year will be followed by the best!

 

[hilts]

Shirt pull on Cherki just ignored isn't a conspiracy.

Oh no really, butchered overly aggressive and a shirt pull, a shirt pull.
I think home alone may be on sky cinema......... scrap that someone gets hit with an iron.
Frozen anyone?

 

[Zenmanc]

Alot of quiet shitty little fouls on their behalf... i dont care who you are pulling for: that kind of thing is taught and condoned and is really poor for the game.

 

[Berti No Show]

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.

 

[waspish]

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

 

[wattle]

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

 

[jollylescott]

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.

 

[moomba]

No doubt he's got speed and skill, but game after game the final ball or finish is non-existent.

People said the same about Doku last year, that's improved by a lot.

Hopefully the same for Sav.

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

Some of the comments on here we may as well not bother turning up 2nd half

 

[Stoned Rose]

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.

 

[hertsblue]

This ref hates us. Shows as well with allowing their fouling with impunity

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Doku has to be playing in this team

He would be, if he was match fit.

 

[wolviedinho]

He's in good scoring form atm though. Does Cherki need to move inside ?

Take Phil off? He can score while playing not great.

Sav has to go and one other attacker.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Great advert for the prem league that first 45

 

[sh249]

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.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Disappointing. 4/10 performance up to now.

Must do better. Hopefully will. 2-0 City if Doku comes on for Savinho and Haaland gets his finger out.

 

[cookster]

Results have papered over quite a few poor performances.
We can't keep relying on a bit of individual brilliance to bail us out.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Shite game to watch so far.

Miserable ****

 

[oldius]

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.

 

[WallyA]

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.