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How did Sunderland win the Play-Offs


10 Trenches Deep said:
Right then. Here it is. Too young, too naive, lacking experience they all said. Well the pundits were wrong.

They were also wrong about Sheffield United dominating the game. The first 20 minutes Sunderland were under the cosh, but slowly through a series of small tactical changes Sunderland grew into the game and ended up dominating possession and having almost as many shots and chances as the Blades.So what did the pundits miss and just how did Regis Le Bris turn the youngest team in the Football League into Championship Play-Off winners.

Well come in and take a look and do me a favour; stay 'til the end'. There's a treat to finish with. Enjoy everyone.

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Regarding them dominating the game i think the commentary got lost in the moment as early doors it did look like we were going to be goliath to their David. It seemed to last a lot longer than that 1st 25 mins or so and many fans I would assume would agree but once we started to get our foot in that game there really was only one winner...so thank you for your time putting this together I'm off to watch
 
10 Trenches Deep said:
Right then. Here it is. Too young, too naive, lacking experience they all said. Well the pundits were wrong.

They were also wrong about Sheffield United dominating the game. The first 20 minutes Sunderland were under the cosh, but slowly through a series of small tactical changes Sunderland grew into the game and ended up dominating possession and having almost as many shots and chances as the Blades.So what did the pundits miss and just how did Regis Le Bris turn the youngest team in the Football League into Championship Play-Off winners.

Well come in and take a look and do me a favour; stay 'til the end'. There's a treat to finish with. Enjoy everyone.

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Class mate
 
10 Trenches Deep said:
Right then. Here it is. Too young, too naive, lacking experience they all said. Well the pundits were wrong.

They were also wrong about Sheffield United dominating the game. The first 20 minutes Sunderland were under the cosh, but slowly through a series of small tactical changes Sunderland grew into the game and ended up dominating possession and having almost as many shots and chances as the Blades.So what did the pundits miss and just how did Regis Le Bris turn the youngest team in the Football League into Championship Play-Off winners.

Well come in and take a look and do me a favour; stay 'til the end'. There's a treat to finish with. Enjoy everyone.

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Cheers, marra. Gonna watch it at lunchtime.
 
Absolutely superb!

Who'd have thought that this time last year when you were doing the "to-do" and "ta-da" videos that 12 months later you'd be putting together a promotion video?!

Agree completely about this so called domination from the opposition and it was also the same against Coventry. Pundits and fans alike need to realise that possession that creates nothing does not equal dominating a game. The xGOT numbers were pretty much identical. I suspect this is something that we will be listening to a lot next season as I think we'll set up for the PL quite similarly to the way we did in the playoffs.

I feel Le Bris vs Wilder was a perfect example of a modern day tactically astute coach vs the old school manager who has a significant advantage of squad depth and financial muscle. Ultimately, the tactical flexibility won out in the end, but if you swapped the managers of both sides I think Sheffield United end up winning relatively comfortably, which says a lot about both gaffers.

Loved the VAR subtitles piece :lol:

A fantastic breakdown. That video will stand the test of time and be something that we're watching back as a memory in years to come. As a history teacher I'm sure that is probably part of your intention in making these?

Thanks @10 Trenches Deep and for all of your videos over the season (and prior). Enjoy a well earned break over the summer and I'll be looking forward to your preview videos of our new signings prior to the start of the season! ;)
 
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