Sunderland post match thread

[andyhinch]

Bet the match day thread was fun, think PB was glad to be at the match, great to see a few faces again x

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

"All of the new signings were a team so we fight. We spoke many times what we should do like a team - This is just the first step."

 

[@BluePhil8]

Not thick, quite the opposite. Delph is shite.

So we have a bunch of fat wasters like Nasri, Bony, Mangala and Yaya yet the priority is to get rid of Delph?

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

You're either joking or are thick as pig shit.

The latter

 

[lancs blue]

Asking Clichy and Sagna to do the things that Alaba and Lahm did for him at Bayern might be a stretch. Surely Zabaleta would be more comfortable than Sagna seeing so much of the ball in central positions?

Probably for the best that we played a well-organized, disciplined team that we struggled to breakdown as our first game, it's a good insight into how a lot of teams will set up to frustrate us and Pep will be busy devising ways to break down teams that play so defensively against us.

I thought both full backs did well positionally in the new system, the main problem was their distribution, Clichy in particular made 3 poor passes in the second half in good attacking positions. Early days though and the nice thing is we'll get better as the season goes on and the players adapt.

 

[AkanjisAfro]

Opinions on nolitos performance?

 

[@BluePhil8]

Opinions on nolitos performance?

Had a quiet game. No point judging him yet though.

 

[blueinsa]

Opinions on nolitos performance?

Quiet but its his first game in a new side, new league and new country.

Think its only fair we give him a little more time before we make him the next boo boy.

 

[bert38]

Opinions on nolitos performance?

I like the look of him. Yes, he cuts in and has no great pace, but he's clever, has a good touch, links play well and appears mature. Good addition.

 

[SexAndManCity]

I thought both full backs did well positionally in the new system, the main problem was their distribution, Clichy in particular made 3 poor passes in the second half in good attacking positions. Early days though and the nice thing is we'll get better as the season goes on and the players adapt.

yeah, it's nosebleed territory for them though isn't it? Perfectly capable of making the exact same passes in our half, but everything looks different in the final 3rd.
The more familiar they become, the more quality we will see - same goes for the ball-playing 'keepers.