Sunderland v City post match

[Peggy's a blue]

We are a very good team ;-)

 

[BillyShears]

Total control of the game. My only gripe is the lack of goals. I had 5 nowt at the bookies.

We were way too passive after our 2nd goal. Don't think 2 goal lead in the PL is enough to start trying to kill games with over half an hour to go.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

We were way too passive after our 2nd goal. Don't think 2 goal lead in the PL is enough to start trying to kill games with over half an hour to go.

Also, if the things go our way, goal difference could be vital.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

I'd assume I'm labouring a point made by others, but the key moment in the game was the tactical change after about 25 minutes.

Yaya and Kolorov were making us weak down the middle, and Sunderland were exploiting that. Pep swapped Fernandinho and YaYa and we instantly took control of the game because of Fernandinho's energy and tackling at the back of the midfield. It was an obvious change but I like a manager who will do this early in a game.

 

[Brett Sinclair]

I'd assume I'm labouring a point made by others, but the key moment in the game was the tactical change after about 25 minutes.

Yaya and Kolorov were making us weak down the middle, and Sunderland were exploiting that. Pep swapped Fernandinho and YaYa and we instantly took control of the game because of Fernandinho's energy and tackling at the back of the midfield. It was an obvious change but I like a manager who will do this early in a game.

Spot on and we all know there was fat chance of Pellegrini ever doing it though - he just sat and watched while we struggled

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Spot on and we all know there was fat chance of Pellegrini ever doing it though - he just sat and watched while we struggled

The last manager we had to make quick, reactive early tactical changes was Joe Royle. I know some of them want to stick to the game plan and not over-react too early, but Pep strikes a really good balance on that score.

 

[Burtonblue]

The last manager we had to make quick, reactive early tactical changes was Joe Royle. I know some of them want to stick to the game plan and not over-react too early, but Pep strikes a really good balance on that score.

Tbf Mancini was not averse to early switches and even the occasional first half substitutions.
I like a manager who admits he may have got his tactics wrong at the outset. Sign of humbleness, a rare commodity in today's football.

 

[domalino]

Stones against Hudders and didn't we get a couple against Monaco?

Yeah, but apart from those 3 in the last 3 games, when will we ever score from a corner?

 

[domalino]

Tbf Mancini was not averse to early switches and even the occasional first half substitutions.
I like a manager who admits he may have got his tactics wrong at the outset. Sign of humbleness, a rare commodity in today's football.

I don't see why it's seen as a show of humbleness, sometimes the opposition don't set up the way you expect them too, or have different personnel, and then changing tactics is not swallowing your pride and saying you made a mistake, it's just adapting to the opposition's own changes.

 

[BillyShears]

Also, if the things go our way, goal difference could be vital.

Yeah it's something that crossed my mind yesterday again. Our g/d in comparison to Spurs' isn't great. We should be looking to make a dent in that but we seem to be happy to kill games and save legs.