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

[Sid]

Defence very good, but midfield and attack quite poor.

Time to rest Dan Neil?

For who? Obviously not going to start Aleksic yet.

 

[Dave Hosselhaff]

That was an awful watch. We missed Jobe.

Definitely

 

[Gloucester]

A fair result. Pretty stolid stuff but I thought Roberts pepped things up a bit.

Mundle struggled

 

[HettonSAFC]

We’ve played the bottom 7 away now (plus Watford). We’ll need to be a lot better away against the better sided if we’re going to challenge top 6.

Easier home games then! ( on paper)

 

[rubberface]

Thought he looked canny early doors but offered nowt recently.

Terrible tonight.

Pompey game he was canny...then nowt.

 

[splorty]

Anouther clean sheet , but our ability to score is becoming our downfall again ,

We’ve only failed to score twice in 14 games ffs.

 

[zebediah]

Two things concern me

1. You judge a manager when things are going bad not good, otherwise Steve Bruce would be world class. That team needed changing far earlier than it happened. You bring Mayenda on for game time when 2-0 up, not chasing the game. Also annoyed Tommy didn't get a chance in his actual position.

2. The last two performances have been Dodds like, and every time the camera went to the bench he was gobbing off to everyone. I honestly hope he is not gaining influence on match day team decisions.

 

[Boo]

Mundle struggled

Agreed.

 

[Roker Mackem]

Like QPR it was a dreadful performance, looking nothing like a promotion winning team.

Decent play off sort of team though?

 

[SuperKevsLeftBoot]

How long have people been watching football on here .Surely everybody knows teams go through an off patch during the season .Two nil nil draws isn’t a crisis frustrating yes but it’s a long long season.Remember where we were not to long ago .

Do you remember the start of last season and what happened ?

We don’t have Amad this season to bail us out with worldies

 

[vinegar hill]

They literally controlled the game and ran through us. If he’s playing DM he’s the problem.
We need a proper dm there as numerous people have said. Midfield is non existent

But we’re hardly conceding?

 

[me is back]

His shooting is horrendous for a player with the technical ability he has.

Yes, I don’t get it. It’s not even average…

 

[Daffy]

Neil getting stick again and can’t judge because I haven’t seen the stream.
You would have thought though playing the role as the defensive midfielder protecting the back four and nine clean sheets in 14 games, there must be something he’s doing right.

Bore off

 

[Big Duke Six]

MLF in the away end.

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[Select coaches]

8 points from 4 away games do me 2 points per game. And three clean sheets

18th 19th 20th & 23rd just saying

 

[safcpauluk]

Moores kicking is worse than pattos

 

[rubberface]

Seems the club have a policy to bed players who don’t speak the language in slowly and only to give games when settled.

Don't put him on the bench then.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Points away are never to be sniffed at, but that was tough viewing.

As Regis said in the presser , we bring players into the side to assess what they can do and to see where they need to improve. On that evidence, if Watson can get some defensive positional sense he could be a big asset, on the flip side Connolly reminds me of an early Rusyn. Always on the fringe of the game, he really needs to offer more, either in behind or getting involved in the buildup.

Watson needs to bulk up pronto. He was bullied tonight.

 

[SAFC7391]

You're not watching it are you?

Aye he did nowt apart from miss control the ball over and over, summed his performance up in the last few mins when he had Rigg and Neil to pass to and instead tried to turn his man and let the ball run straight out of play.

 

[Geppetto]

Neil getting stick again and can’t judge because I haven’t seen the stream.
You would have thought though playing the role as the defensive midfielder protecting the back four and nine clean sheets in 14 games, there must be something he’s doing right.

He give the ball away time and time again, shooting was shite. At one point he just left the ball whilst in possession, it was bizarre, it was like his brain stopped for a second and everything else carried on.

Sick of him skying shots, it's energy sapping.