Sunderland post match thread

I was thinking this a few times during the game, maybe not a bad suggestion as has been quoted on here this summer about Delph and dinho as fullbacks, once gudongen is fit, could line up then something like
Dinho...komps...stones...Delphi
..................gudongen..................
Sane...kdb.............Silva.....sterling
....................kun.............................

Whilst I could definitely see that line up but Angelino should eventually be given a shot at LB, however I replied to say my tablet auto corrects delph to Delphi as well!!
 
Wouldn't like to be in a foxhole with someone who thinks having an opinion about a football match is akin to fighting in a war! Then again, I don't suppose we can all be hard b*stards.

No problem with opinions pal as this is the place to express them. Yes wasnt the most exciting to watch in parts but was clear for all to see what the aim is for this team going forward in the pep era. Nowt to do with being a hard bastard as you say.
 
We are the best squad for long time since Mancini and Pelli era but he are underachievement in term of result. Since we got first trophy, opponent teams start to park the bus and we have no answer so far. We need the system that make our better squad win. Barca has set their system for decades to get result in this situation and that's why we need Pep.
Today we play like Barca when Messi in the bench, no penetration. Pep need to sort out and I can't wait to see.
 
Possession (%):

City 76 - 24 Sunderland

I know we need to work on doing something with it (work on our shape on the rare occasion we don't have the ball) but what is the full time record for a split in a First Division match?

We might beat it this year.
 
I was thinking this a few times during the game, maybe not a bad suggestion as has been quoted on here this summer about Delph and dinho as fullbacks, once gudongen is fit, could line up then something like
Dinho...komps...stones...Delphi
..................gudongen..................
Sane...kdb.............Silva.....sterling
....................kun.............................

I love that lineup.

The question is who will be in goal.
 
Did he not watch the game at the ground?

Wilfried BonyVerified account‏@wilfriedbony
Good 3 points

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Positives were Dinho, Sterling and thought we used the ball well in our own half/centre of the pitch.

Negatives, we didn't create much at all, didn't carry a threat and looked like most of our attackers had just come back from 2 weeks in Napa.

Going forward I'm terrified at the prospect of Kolarov, Clichy, Sagna and Willy trying to play fairly risky but precise passes under pressure against good sides who actually know how to press. In other words, as much as its exciting to stock pile youngsters for the future, we need improvements in a number of areas within the starting 11. Don't let a composed Kolarov performance fool you into thinking he's a long term solution. Likewise for Clichy and Sagna, who both lack the ability and speed of thought of Lahm or Alaba. Willy looks like an accident waiting to happen still so hopefully a keeper is on his way.

Overall delighted with the win, not too disheartened by the performance given how obvious it is that about 20-25% of the starting 11 aren't suitable for the system. I'll only be disheartened if we don't act on these problems. A win is a win but surprisingly decent performances by average squad members shouldn't fool anyone into thinking they are good enough for where we want to be.
 
Beating possibly the worst team in the Premier League by a penalty and an own goal is not something to get excited about.

It is if you are a City fan which you're obviously not looking at your 37 posts.
 

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