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Always oneScore line flattered us massively
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Always oneScore line flattered us massively
Very little sideways, very little back to Patterson and players being bold enough to move forward with the ball rather than always choosing a safe but pointless off load.Mad what happens when we play the ball forwards
Always one
I was 100% joking mate I'm one of Ba's biggest fans.Bollocks and needless…. The boy never hides and his running game will only improve if backed and supported. He made his goal with a wonderful cross field pass to Clarke and then got into a great position for a clean finish.
He was on a real high after the game … as you should be.
I do agree with you as well - he's going to be one of our best players and make it known that even though Roberts is injured, his position is in good hands.Bollocks and needless…. The boy never hides and his running game will only improve if backed and supported. He made his goal with a wonderful cross field pass to Clarke and then got into a great position for a clean finish.
He was on a real high after the game … as you should be.
An open, end-to-end game where we took our chances and they didn't. Loads of positives from that Sunderland performance but a far harder challenge awaits at Boro.Interestingly, looking at the stats from the game you'd think Stoke had dominated. Now, I know they wasted a few chances but it didn't feel like they were particularly on top. Just goes to show that the only stat that counts is goals scored!
I've already posted mate. The goal kicks were a massive difference. Went long and allowed us to get high up the pitch and pen them in. That's were our 3rd goal stemmed from. Our players weren't going sideways half as much and were actually carrying the ball forward. I thought Dan Neil was immense today.
Aue, we were just slating his kicking before that aswel yeah, we werevery spread out all across the pitch on goal kicks. I don't mind the long goal kick at all. It can be very influential in just getting you playing in the opposition's half within seconds and puts the pressure striaght on them. They were talking on Talksport yesterday about Bournemouth kicking the ball out of play straight from kick offs, just to get playing in the oppos half striaght away and putting them under pressure.The positioning of the players was interesting from our goal kicks - spread really wide across the pitch as opposed to being in a concentrated area.
Shout out to Patto for his long pass out to Clarke in the second half too. Very Pickfordesque.
Aue, we were just slating his kicking before that aswel yeah, we werevery spread out all across the pitch on goal kicks. I don't mind the long goal kick at all. It can be very influential in just getting you playing in the opposition's half within seconds and puts the pressure striaght on them. They were talking on Talksport yesterday about Bournemouth kicking the ball out of play straight from kick offs, just to get playing in the oppos half striaght away and putting them under pressure.
People say this about yesterday but first half a few times Neil made runs in the inside left and tried to get beyond Burstow. Neil wasn't just sitting all game. Ekwah was kind of roaming all over. On the left then 30 seconds later he was way over on the right in one spell 2nd half. There was defo all lot more freedom given to Neil and Ekwah yesterday to go all over.Switching Ekwah and Neil made a massive difference, Neil in a more defensive role and Ekwah getting forward more played to their strengths.
Yes. That's down to the last few weeks training. They are trying to bring Clarke inside and then go outside to wing so less predictable. BA had his mojo back. Strikers scoring. Major problem is allowing opposition in to our final third so easily. Probably not going to fix it this season so we will just have to outscored themI say this fully aware that it could’ve been different if stoke could score in a brothel and given there position. That is the most positive I’ve seen them play for months!
Clarke was back to his great form. Ba looked better with a faster ball to him. I was getting so sick of the kill the ball and pass to the next man from a static position under Mowbray. We even saw a good old goal kick!
Every pass seemed to have the intent of moving the ball forward instead of back to the keeper.
Too right. It led to slow, ponderous passing between O9, Ballard, Hume and Patto mainly. Was getting us nowhere.I think it was the right change to make. We have been playing ourselves into trouble far too often lately playing out from the back.
For a group of young players they've got some serious balls on them. Great mentality and resilience shown so many times.Played very well. Lads must have felt the negativity and pressure, so full marks to them. Everyone played well.
That said, the opposition were dreadful, and still created a few great opportunities that they should have taken at least one of.
One of my main bug bears this season (along with persisting with Hume coming into midfield from fullback) has been the insistence on trying to turn Ekwah into a 6 and using him there constantly. He's so much more effectively used as an 8 as we saw last season. It's a little bit of a waste of Dan Neil's exceptional talent putting him there too although he's also much better as a 6 than Ekwah. Hopefully we can bring in a proper defensive mid so we don't need to worry about putting either of them there and they can both play further forward. The club have acknowledged it's needed so fingers crossed they can get a good one over the line.Switching Ekwah and Neil made a massive difference, Neil in a more defensive role and Ekwah getting forward more played to their strengths.
It was still fluid at times but it was clear that Neil was playing deeper generally.People say this about yesterday but first half a few times Neil made runs in the inside left and tried to get beyond Burstow. Neil wasn't just sitting all game. Ekwah was kind of roaming all over. On the left then 30 seconds later he was way over on the right in one spell 2nd half. There was defo all lot more freedom given to Neil and Ekwah yesterday to go all over.
Think the difference with Clarke was he must have been told to stop high. He made little effort to track back & was as high as Burstow a lot of the time, not coming from really deep.
If that was an instruction, well done Beale. We’ll all be quick to jump on his shitness, so it’s only fair to acknowledge good bits.
It was still fluid at times but it was clear that Neil was playing deeper generally.
Fair commentWe deserved a win but fuck me we could/should of conceded 2 or 3 more given how many chances they made