Safcinpeace wrote:Just thought I would pop in to see how you are feeling about this game and how your season has gone so far.
From our end we are starting to get players back, couple of weeks ago we had 9 of the first team squad out injured or down with Covid, we took choice to keep playing games to avoid getting into a position of playing two games a week and this resulted in a dip game n form. Having said that it is currently 1 defeat in 14, so it’s not that bad.
We have brought 4 new faces in so far Hume a young lad from Ireland, one for the future I think, Batth who looked very good on his first game last week, a big strong experienced centre back, which we needed, Roberts from Man City, who appears to be very talented player who cost £12m only three years ago but appears to have fallen away, so a rescue job, a bit like Pritchard was, then there is Jake Clarke from Spurs who I don’t know a lot about.
There are lots of rumours about Defoe returning as well.
We are at that stage of the season when every game is must win, so we will not be siting back for a draw. We have played some very nice counter attacking football getting defence to shots on target very quickly.
However we tend to be vulnerable when we have a corner, we have shipped a good few goals from break aways from our own corners.
I'm sure you weren't expecting that mate - and neither did we.
Thought your lot had a poor game today and let your travelling fans down.
We allowed you possession in midfield but only 2 shots on target in 90 minutes - one from distance - shows a lack of penetration which is not like the Sunderland I've seen this season and Stewart was in Santos' pocket all day.
Defensively you had the numbers back there - even for the long goalie punt opener (when Trafford finally managed to keep his kick on the pitch) - but there seemed to be an indecisiveness at the back throughout the game - again not like the Sunderland I've seen.
I'm sure Johnson will get into them and sort it out.
One bright aspect was Roberts when he came on - good feet, passing and drive so I reckon things will improve when he settles in.
A shock to everyone involved today but I wish you better days ahead mate.