Hardest game of the season tonight


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couldn't ask for a tougher oponent than Everton after the highs of last week.
I'd gladly take a draw given that we've over performed in our last two games.
 
couldn't ask for a tougher oponent than Everton after the highs of last week.
I'd gladly take a draw given that we've over performed in our last two games.

tough game that could set the pattern forthe rest of our season, though a Wolves away type game will be just as tough.

But how to you evidence that we've "over performed" in the last two games??
 
couldn't ask for a tougher oponent than Everton after the highs of last week.
I'd gladly take a draw given that we've over performed in our last two games.

'Hardest game of the season tonight'.

Harder than Everton, Chelsea or Spurs away?

Everton's away record is worse than ours and we're good at home.
 
couldn't ask for a tougher oponent than Everton after the highs of last week.
I'd gladly take a draw given that we've over performed in our last two games.

They always play well here and a win would be a great result. Their midfield is cracking. Team selection will be interesting. Get tonight out of the way then we have a nice run of fixtures until Man Utd
 
'Hardest game of the season tonight'.

Harder than Everton, Chelsea or Spurs away?

Everton's away record is worse than ours and we're good at home.

Sure I was reading this morning that we havn't won in 12 against them and lost 4 of 5 at the Stadium of Light, scoring in only one.

I hope tonight is different.

If sunderland really are on the up we need to be winning more games at home against the likes of Everton (we did against Villa this year so maybe it is changing).
 
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Traditional Sunderland Result - Lose against good mid-table team after building hopes of supporters by playing well against established top of the table team.

New Sunderland Result - We'll have to wait and see how the lads cope with the game. We have a young team that is capable of playing really well, but may lack the composure to cope with a very good team that has itself under-performed in some games. If we can beat them then it may well be a season defining moment (as stated on SAFCTV). If we get beat it is a case of not ready yet.

I hope we are ready, obviously.
 
Most Important* (Maybe) A Chance to put 3 points between us no a massive gap but when the table is so tight it would nice to have a cushion. Could even go 5th ;)

The really hard work has been done it would be shit if we drop a load of points over the next few games.
 
everton arent looking very impressive so far this seaosn and its far far from the hardest game of the season
 
I think a lot of teams will be very wary of us now, so we've got to be prepared for teams to come here and try to kill the game almost immediately.

Everton will aim to be difficult to break down and hit us on the counter.
 
Not many people would have had us down for 4 points from Spurs and Chelsea. Simple.

maybe not many people (including most of us) realised just how good we are capable of being, the general opinion of the public doesn't dictate how good we are :confused:

If we can't consider ourselves favourites tonight, then I fear we will never get over this small club mentality many seem to have. Not that I think tonight will be easy by any means, but to say that it is the hardest game of the season is ludicrous
 
everton arent looking very impressive so far this seaosn and its far far from the hardest game of the season

Poor analysis. Everton, like us, have only lost 2 away games and only conceded 5 goals away. They have a consistently good record against us especially here. We could nick it of course and are playing well throughout the team. Its a tough game and I reckon 1-1.
 
Ok we have done better than expected in the last two away games but that is a reflection on our poor away record but at home a draw should be the minimum we expect tonight.

However, this is an important game as a defeat would be a backward step.
 
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