Match Thread ⚽️ Sunderland vs Coventry City Match Thread - Sunday 31st Jul (23 Viewers)

better days · Jul 31, 2022

We should get off Eccles back
He's having a hard time but not hiding
Hopefully he'll settle down 2nd half

SIR ERNIE · Jul 31, 2022

Has to bring on Palmer for Allen

skyblu3sk · Jul 31, 2022

Frostie said:
We lose so much creativity, shape, intensity & everything without O'Hare - he's absolutely critical to the way we play.

Our use of the ball has been unusually poor. Eccles, Allen & Hamer have been really disappointing. Feel a bit for Eccles though, stands out like a sore thumb that he's out of position.

Always said O'hare dictates our pace! Some folks struggle to see it but it's true. And agree on our use of the ball. Worse I have seen for a long time. Credit to Sunderland for how they are set up but they can only play what's in front of them and today we aren't great.

PVA · Jul 31, 2022

Not great. Obviously missing O'Hare but we really need wing backs that bomb up and down.

mmttww · Jul 31, 2022

Palmer for Allen, Dabo for Eccles at HT and we win it. Same XI, sneak a draw. Big 15 mins for Robins.

Grendel · Jul 31, 2022

Great decision to exclude Kane and play Eccles

larry_david · Jul 31, 2022

We're playing a system that needs dynamics wing backs and we've got Bidwell and Eccles playing there.

I think Eccles is gonna be class for us but all this stuff from MR saying his future could be rwb, no, stop it. He's a cm. We've got dabo, kane or Burroughs who could play there over Eccles.

Allen has always let games like this pass him by, I've not noticed him once.

Poor so far but one shite gk error aside we're still in this.

The Philosopher · Jul 31, 2022

Moore poor
Back line ok but getting pressed in. Panzo not quite in sync but what a shot.

Wing backs not much use. Dabo needs to come on. Bidwell - never been a fan and still not.

Allen - league1 player. Hamer silly booking. Sheaf - no zip in him.

Gyok is our only threat. Godden is trying.

stupot07 · Jul 31, 2022

Poor half. Yes, we are missing O'Hare, but some of those performances, and the sloppiness of our passing has nothing to do with O'Hare.

Panzo pick of the bunch, great strike but even he in the last 5 mins has given the ball away with sloppy passes.

Why are we playing Eccles out of position when we have Kane on the books?

Eccles, Allen, Hamer, Bidwell, Moore, and Gyokeres have been particularly bad. The rest have been so so.

In a way this is a story of last season, concede a sloppy goal first then come back.

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lord_garrincha · Jul 31, 2022

Dirk Turpin said:
bidwell really doesnt offer much in the wb role

What he did at the end was better, but agree... sooner Tayo comes in the better. Eccles looks like a square peg in a round hole.

HuckerbyDublinWhelan · Jul 31, 2022

better days said:
We should get off Eccles back
He's having a hard time but not hiding
Hopefully he'll settle down 2nd half

In his defence he’s not a right wing back. Which makes it questionable we’re not playing a Dabo unless he’s injured

David O'Day · Jul 31, 2022

Finham said:
As long as he doesn't go to Burnley without kicking another ball for us, that will be true. I'm not the only worrying though.

mate he's injured

Dirk Turpin · Jul 31, 2022

shit all round, gyokeres looking guilty of dwelling on the ball that bit too long again like he was for periods last season

The CableGuy · Jul 31, 2022

Still think we can get back into this, and hopefully before 1.55 cos the F1 is on then.

Winny the Bish · Jul 31, 2022

Sunderland are playing how we did last season, quick passing in the middle to open the opposition up. It's just that Allen and Eccles are big downgrades on O'Hare and Dabo.

Brighton Sky Blue · Jul 31, 2022

Pretty disappointing but the opposition don't look dynamite and the atmosphere is hardly the cauldron of noise being built up. There for the taking but it's a familiar tale from last season so far.

Nick · Jul 31, 2022

How the fuck was their goal a brave header??????

SeaSeeEffCee · Jul 31, 2022

The goal just gets worse and worse the more you see it. So bad.

CanadianCCFC · Jul 31, 2022

Hoping we play with midfielders in the second half

SheafIsGod · Jul 31, 2022

The more I watch their goal the worse it gets. Comically bad from Moore. What is he thinking? I would love a goalie who doesn’t flap on every aerial ball - feels like decades since we’ve had one.

Sick Boy · Jul 31, 2022

Genuinely forgot Allen was playing.

Great_Expectations · Jul 31, 2022

Same issues as last season - if our wing backs arent on form or just not enough, it impacts us massively. I called it pre game and I’m sure others did too.

Eccles is a good footballer but he isn’t going to get us up the pitch, same with Allen. No idea how Bidwell has a career at wing back.

If Dabo isn’t injured he needs to come on. If he he, then I’m pretty annoyed really, as he’s turning into a massive sick note.

We’ve got back into it last 20, and I think Sunderland will have a strong 10 mins then they’ll tire again.

Unfortunately it’s classic Hamer, gets booked and is anonymous and/or can’t pick a pass. It doesn’t always need to be a Hollywood ball.

Wouldn’t panic yet, but would like to see Taveres. Their defence looks slow.

Confident we’ll score, and possibly even clinch it.

lord_garrincha · Jul 31, 2022

Nick said:
How the fuck was their goal a brave header??????

#dementiaawarenessweek probably.

sylus · Jul 31, 2022

O' hare not in the side we look ordinary,

larry_david · Jul 31, 2022

Sick Boy said:
Genuinely forgot Allen was playing.

Has to change it.

Mucca Mad Boys · Jul 31, 2022

CanadianCCFC said:
Maybe Eccles shouldn’t play out of position with 2 RWBs on the books

Maybe Eccles isn’t as good as some make out?

Whenever I’ve seen him, he’s looked decent but I’ve felt he’s been overhyped a bit.

stupot07 · Jul 31, 2022

HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
In his defence he’s not a right wing back. Which makes it questionable we’re not playing a Dabo unless he’s injured

Which if is the case, why is he even on the bench??

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Sick Boy · Jul 31, 2022

Nick said:
How the fuck was their goal a brave header??????

The ESPN+ commentary has been equally nauseating.

Tea & Busquets · Jul 31, 2022

call me crazy but perhaps wilson wouldn’t be a bad option.

SheafIsGod · Jul 31, 2022

Sky Blue Pete said:
Panzo excellent
Bidwell limited
Midfield totally overrun
Wonder what plan b is?
Need someone to connect the play

Think excellent is a stretch. He’s been one of our better players but he’s still given the ball away and looked a bit suspect defensively at times

Winny the Bish · Jul 31, 2022

better days said:
We should get off Eccles back
He's having a hard time but not hiding
Hopefully he'll settle down 2nd half

He's had a stinker. Pushed out of the way for the goal, missing 5 yard passes, not giving anything going forward.

This isn't under-8s football, you don't get your hand held and a 'better luck next time' badge.

djr8369 · Jul 31, 2022

Poor first half. Godden and Sheaf working hard, Panzo has a lot of potentially but can’t seem to find Bidwell with a pass.

Mucca Mad Boys · Jul 31, 2022

sylus said:
O' hare not in the side we look ordinary,

There’s that, but just as important in my view, we have nothing coming from either wing back. We’re penned in and have no where to go.

lord_garrincha · Jul 31, 2022

Tea & Busquets said:
call me crazy but perhaps wilson wouldn’t be a bad option.

At LWB?

Sick Boy · Jul 31, 2022

Sky Blue Pete said:
Panzo excellent
Bidwell limited
Midfield totally overrun
Wonder what plan b is?
Need someone to connect the play

None of our players were excellent; it was a poor first half.

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