*~*~* Sunderland v Plymouth match thread *~*~*

[JDD]

Poor first half. Nothing really created, but still looked comfortable. Early goal second half and we'll win 3/4-0.

As much as I'd love every game to be wrapped up by half time, some games it's gonna take longer to break teams down.

 

[Gloucester]

Looks like no half time subs if they are all out kicking a ball around

 

[Millhouse]

Hopefully our run of having one good/one bad half continues cos that was shite

 

[BucketBiff]

Need to up the tempo.

 

[Hulkster]

It’s like people don’t understand football

They were always going to set up to defend and be more compact, hard to break down after the Burnley game. They weren’t just going to roll over after a hammering !

Take a scrappy 1-0 all day. Just get the 3 points, don’t care about pretty !

Leeds (3-0), Burnley (1-0) and Sheffield United (2-0) all found a way through this - essential we do too.

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

We've been comfortable but struggling to break down a well drilled side, we've had some good chances and probably should be 1 up. Need to move the ball around a bit quicker in the second half rather than allow them to settle. Not quite shite. We were never going to just rock up and stuff them.

Well drilled conceded 60 goals this season btw

 

[splorty]

Mayenda has to come on at the start of the second half. Samed off for me.

Have you ever known RLB make a half time sun?

 

[DrewC]

It's a game of football, Plymouth weren't just going to come up and roll over.

I was referring to our slow poor display today reason one might leave early today no intensity today hopefully 2nd half Sunderland step it up

 

[Flea Market Trader]

If this doesn’t change within the first 10 minutes of the second half I would personally take both Samed and Roberts off for Rigg and Mayenda. Samed looks very tidy, but I think we need to quicken it up in there and Rigg I believe will give us that. Mayenda for Roberts to get Mayenda running at them as Roberts has so far provided very little. That’s my tuppence anyhow.

 

[Windypants]

I was hoping for more, but, will happily accept a 1-0 win. To be honest, today is about the result, not the performance.

 

[woodlebert]

Everyone got too cocky

I tried to gently make this point before the game

 

[3stripes]

Poveda looking a little trimmer

 

[Toothless]

Outrageous were not 8 nowt up against these like

 

[joop]

How would you describe that first half then?

Completely one sided. Causing a few issues but haven’t made a clear cut chance. Some nearly moments.
Need to increase the tempo as we aren’t pulling them out of their shape to get more space.

 

[Arfa Sleep]

Well drilled conceded 60 goals this season btw

Have they not looked well drilled in this game?

 

[DrewC]

Need to up the tempo.

Exactly

 

[Balti Man]

Mayenda warming up like he's about to come on.

He obviously should have started in the first place, but at least rectifying it now before it's too late.

Regis apparently said, "if we are goalless at halftime, I will bring on a second striker.

So I'm keeping Mayenda the bargain".

 

[smixsell]

Ballard for Luke might also be useful at some point for his aerial goal threat. Seems ashamed to waste the good corners and crosses from Enzo.

 

[Gloucester]

Jobe not influential at all in that half and Neil would have contribute more in is usual position.

 

[PS]

Have you ever known RLB make a half time sun?

Now that would be impressive!