*~*~* Sunderland v Swansea match thread *~*~*

[dave hedgehog]

I am in disbelief that people are either defending that or coming up with excuses.

Resting players. Conserving energy. Pissing about while we wait for the first leg. Nowt to play for. Etc etc.

I’m sorry like but that was a woeful performance. Passing it in a triangle between the defenders and keeper. A 4th game without a goal from open play.

Patto will be playing in the play offs and had another fumble.

Neil will be playing in the play offs and had a shocker.

Isidor will be playing in the play offs and was offside more than he had touches.

Watson could be playing in the play offs, but he shouldn’t be, cos he was completely disinterested.

Roberts will be playing in the play offs and although he did have an ok game, his cutting inside consistently comes to nothing.

We have been crap for months and bumbled our wins by 1 goal cos we score and just sit back. Yes you only need to score once to win a game but it bites you in the arse more than it doesn’t.

It needs sorting. We look like the worst team in the playoffs at the minute, by some distance.

Coach's mentality. Play it safe. That was a dull as anything ive watches at the sol. Patrick roberts the only one trying to make things happen.

 

[ontap]

He's right though. Watch the game from 70th minute to 77th minute and justify our approach play. We haven't looked a top four team for weeks.

We didn’t have our top 4 team on the pitch. Nowhere near man.

 

[Randy Ostrich]

"Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra"

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Gray. When the penalty missed.

 

[Hongkongphooey]

Shame Jones was shite. Early days

I honestly felt sorry for him, he looked so far out of his depth against grown men

 

[Tom]

I hope RLB knows what he is doing. I hope he is simply getting players ready for the play offs now. Getting minutes in the legs of those who need it, giving others time to heal and get fit and adopting a very catiuos playing style to avoid any further injury problems come May.
Our football is slow, predictable and actually quite boring... It has been for quite a while now. I'm thinking Shaff U at home on New Year's night was the last time we actually grabbed a home game by the throat.

I have my doubts, he just seems far to passive.

 

[CaptainRed]

We're clearly cruising into the Play offs. Problem is that there's no guarantees of stepping it up when they start.

 

[vinegar hill]

In the Dun Cow now it’s the best part of my fuckin day every game now.

 

[Smiler]

Not really sure why anyone was expecting anything else today. Two teams with nothing to play for played a game which looked just like that.

 

[CissesUnderpants9]

4 points

Still dave, 4 more league games left, and then.. well who knows.

 

[Mackemansj1]

We're clearly cruising into the Play offs. Problem is that there's no guarantees of stepping it up when they start.

That’s the issue you can’t just turn it on it’s not how it works.

 

[Tokyo Optician]

Sleep walking into the playoffs

 

[w73]

We didn’t have our top 4 team on the pitch. Nowhere near man.

When did we last play well? That's a serious qusstion. We've played our top four team, barring injuries, for weeks and the team hasn't inspired confidence.

 

[waddy999]

Both my beloved teams lost today.
But at least Bratfud scored 4.!

 

[Tom]

Not really sure why anyone was expecting anything else today. Two teams with nothing to play for played a game which looked just like that.

There’s players on the pitch who should be playing for their playoff place in the team.

 

[Bailes]

Disappointed in that performance. Appreciate its resting players but expect so much more from those getting an opportunity. P.S. Isidor needs to learn the offside rule quickly

 

[Black_Cats1879]

What a heap of shite. Played like crap for the full 90.

 

[Smiler]

There’s players on the pitch who should be playing for their playoff place in the team.

Our playoff team is already set and if one of them is unfit/injured we know who will replace them. Games against teams who have also stopped playing for the season won't decide a thing

 

[Drifter]

Coach's mentality. Play it safe. That was a dull as anything ive watches at the sol. Patrick roberts the only one trying to make things happen.

And le fee when he came on

 

[Bears Beets]

So glad there’s only 2 home games left, that was absolutely shite.

 

[offmenut]

I am in disbelief that people are either defending that or coming up with excuses.

Resting players. Conserving energy. Pissing about while we wait for the first leg. Nowt to play for. Etc etc.

I’m sorry like but that was a woeful performance. Passing it in a triangle between the defenders and keeper. A 4th game without a goal from open play.

Patto will be playing in the play offs and had another fumble.

Neil will be playing in the play offs and had a shocker.

Isidor will be playing in the play offs and was offside more than he had touches.

Watson could be playing in the play offs, but he shouldn’t be, cos he was completely disinterested.

Roberts will be playing in the play offs and although he did have an ok game, his cutting inside consistently comes to nothing.

We have been crap for months and bumbled our wins by 1 goal cos we score and just sit back. Yes you only need to score once to win a game but it bites you in the arse more than it doesn’t.

It needs sorting. We look like the worst team in the playoffs at the minute, by some distance.

Nar.
Keep playing like pre season. We are in a privileged position that we can do that.
Rotate the squad, rest players, play half intensity atm.
Last game of the season play our first 11 and tell them to play with a bit more intensity.
Would be absolute stupidity to play our best 11 each game and tell them team to give it everything, go into all tackles full blooded , high intensity press etc .