*~*~* Preston v Sunderland match thread *~*~*

[Fetch Fletch]

Referee lets that ball to Isidor play on and it’s 0-1.

Just for balance.

 

[MoneyballII]

Could we hook browne and connolly, go 3 at the back with ballard coming in, then switch watson to the left and bring roberts on the right. Fullbacks push up and let the wingers cut inside?

We’ve made a couple of changes and our whole patterns of play have disappeared, I don’t think more changes will help.

Mundle and Roberts on, Isidor through the middle.

Shake Connollys hand and spend 10 minutes apologising to Watson for playing him on the wrong side.

 

[Wild Card]

Reckon rlb will tweak it at half time and we will come out better.

2 nil to the lads.

 

[wrighty]

Imagine if we had Jordan Henderson ready to come on? Just what we need here.

 

[CissesUnderpants9]

Time for change soon if this continues
No threat in attack

Aleksic ? fresh legs etc.

 

[FootballFan]

Over the experts on here?

when have the SMB ever been wrong haha

 

[Sarcoid Kid]

If Millwall stay ahead and beat Leeds, a draw will be a good result for us tonight.

 

[Black_Cats1879]

Explain an inverted winger.

1/winger

 

[darius]

Roberts for Connolly.
Isidore goes upfront, Watson possibly to LW for ten mins then Mundle on OR Mundle on from HT for Watson.
Roberts to RW.

Perhaps, but a bit lat er

 

[PS]

RLB was brave to rotate. Now he needs to be brave again and make early corrections.

 

[SAFC1879]

Another strange 45, Preston bar one shot have looked like a Sunday league team in front of goal, but they’ve had so many chances because we can’t win a second phase ball and very little in the air, we’re not keeping possession and as a result creating very little. Are we that poor against pressing teams, if so we will be found out. Let’s see what RLB does - it won’t take much of a swing to win this.

They're not really pressing though, they don't need to as our passing has been very poor. The winger experiment isn't working, neither of them are tracking runners. Leading to Preston finding pockets of space.

 

[CARLOS CLASS]

Happy to be level

First goal the winner game

Haway the lads

 

[wrighty]

O'Nien is at fault for it being nil nil. @Smartin 06/11/24

Our best defender

 

[dangermows]

Another match thread where you'd think we were getting walloped

 

[SteveFTM]

Need Mundle 2nd half

 

[nz joe]

Not a great half. Cracking save from Moore, I think O’Nien has been superb and Rigg, Hume and Browne are doing well. Apart from that, we need to control the tempo more.
I’m also surprised he’s gone with more orthodox wingers. I’d like to see Watson on his favoured left hand side and one-on-one with their right back

Agree with all that except Browne . Thought he was way off pace and his deadball delivery rubbish .

 

[MoneyballII]

1/winger

That’s fantastic

 

[wakey]

Watson looks like a kid playing mens football for the first time, scared of getting stuck in

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

Brave selection that hasn't worked.

Connolly not working and Browne playing too deep for me.

Don't understand people slagging Tommy. He's done well.

He has and he’s playing out of position. Give him a go on the other side, out Roberts on for Connolly and Isidor through the middle for me

 

[riffraff]

I was just saying that, although the match thread is as toxic as always, the people who say were second best here aren't wrong.

Toxic? Honest I’d call it. We’ve been shite and not even the most red n white eyed fan could disagree.